The Bulletin
White Tent’s Profile Live
September 8, 2010 by Cath
White Tent’s profile has gone live today in the Profiling Business section of the CSF website
White Tent is one of the labels on our Business Support Programme which aims to help existing and emerging London based fashion businesses
You can read the full profile here
Mr Wingate’s Profile Live
by Cath
Mr Wingate’s profile has gone live today in the Profiling Business section of the CSF website
Mr Wingate is one of the designers on our Business Support Programme which aims to help existing and emerging London based fashion businesses
You can read the full profile here
Estethica at London Fashion Week – CSF Showcase
September 7, 2010 by Cath
The British Fashion Council founded Estethica, sponsored by Monsoon, over four years ago to showcase the growing movement of cutting edge designers committed to working in a sustainable way. Estethica, now in its ninth season has evolved to become the hub of London’s ethical fashion industry. The success of this initiative, the strongest of its kind internationally, is evident in its rapid growth from its first season of 13 designers to 37 designers in this season’s Estethica collective.
All Estethica designers adhere to at least one of the three Estethica principles of fair-trade and ethical practices, organic and recycled materials and are selected for both their ethical credentials and design excellence.
As part of CSF’s commitment to supporting and catalysing change in fashion, we have developed a programme of workshops and one-to-one mentoring for London based fashion businesses. Through CSF’s business support programme we encourage engagement with the sustainability agenda at a variety of different levels working towards new ways of doing business through the adoption of strategies.
Each season at London Fashion Week we showcase a selection of brands at Estethica that embody sustainable design strategies in action. This season we will show four exciting new brands; Borders and Frontiers, Josie Beckett, Martina Spetlova and Romina Karamanea.
The project is part financed by the European Union’s European Regional Development Fund and is fully subsidised for small and medium sized fashion businesses registered in the Greater London area.
S/S 11 Brands
Romina Karamanea – www.rominakaramanea.com
Martina Spetlova – www.martinaspetlova.com
Borders and Frontiers – www.bordersandfrontiers.com
Josie Beckett – www.whereisjosienow.com
More information on Estethica can be found here
More information on our Business Support Programme can be found here
BBC Blast Fashion Festival at the V&A, London
September 6, 2010 by Cath
BBC Blast has teamed up with the V&A in London to bring you a one-day Fashion Festival for 13-19 year olds. Offering an exciting range of free creative workshops based around Fashion including T-Shirt Design, Creative Styling, Knitwear, Hair and Make-up, Fashion Recycling and many more.
For the full workshop schedule please click here
Start London, a Garden Party to Make a Difference
by Cath
The Garden Party – an integral part of Start – is a twelve day festival to be held in some of the most iconic but seldom seen venues in central London.
What: The event aims to demonstrate the small steps that can be taken by all of us interested in building a more sustainable future, whilst at the same time giving people of all ages a fun day out in the heart of London. The exhibition will include an Ethical Fashion area in the Red Cross tent.
When: 8th-19th September 2010, doors will open from 10.00am to 6.00pm, with last entry at 4.00 pm. (Sunday 19th September will open from 12.00pm to 6.00pm)
Where: The Gardens of Clarence House (The Prince of Wales’ official residence), Lancaster House (next door to Clarence House), Marlborough House (Headquarters of the Commonwealth), Bridgewater House and Spencer House (both along the side of Green Park). The event will also cover the side of The Mall on Horse Ride.
For more information please click here
