Fashion designer Betsey Johnson and her daughter Lulu Johnson talk about the business of fashion, the financial challenges (bankruptcy) and their reality Tv show.
6 Steps on How to Use a Tradeshow to Sell Your Fashion Line
FAB Counsel shares six steps on how to use your tradeshows to sell your fashion line. They cover the importance of walking a Tradeshow before you sign up, preparation, having your line sheets, lookbook and business cards, know and have your decor together and having a staff and sales goal. Watch for more details
Video | Watch The Business of Fabrics with Sheila Jones
Thanks to our friends at Retail Consulting, we were alerted to this video by fashion insider Sheila Jones on the Business of Fabrics. Watch and learn or refresh your memory on what a designer or person in the apparel manufacturing business needs to know about fabrics: fabric knowledge, where to buy, spreadsheets and negotiation.
African Cinema: Finalists Announced; Afrinolly Short Film Competition, Commences Online Public Voting
After a rigorous exercise of screening and pruning by the panel of Judges, the organisers of the Afrinolly Short Film Competition are proud to announce a shortlist of ten (10) finalists each in the contest’s Short Film and Documentary categories. With over 400 entries received from 16 countries (Rwanda, Kenya, Nigeria, UK, Namibia, Tanzania, Ghana, …
Trade Hub Promotes Designers at Swahili Fashion Week
On Sunday, December 8, as part of Swahili Fashion Week, the East Africa Trade Hub presented a workshop on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and integrating design and marketing for a U.S. customer base. Attended by 40 designers and entrepreneurs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the workshop featured presentations on U.S. retail channels, …
New York Fashion Week Designers Michael Kors and Diane von Furstenberg Leave Lincoln Center
With some revolutionary changes taking place at the forthcoming edition of New York Fashion Week (NYFW), many top-level designers are opting for off-site venues other than their old favourite space at Lincoln Center. According to WWD, the leading American labels like Michael Kors and Diane von Fürstenberg will showcase their latest Fall/Winter 2014 catwalk collections …