Posts tagged trend research
the fashion feed - episode 20- how to get out of your creative fashion rut with elizabeth stiles

This week I’m giving you free reign to get creative!

You may have seen online lots of people who are super inspired and excited to post “new year, new me” posts which can make you roll your eyes if you’re not in that space

Perhaps you need to move on a bestseller and you’ve hit a brick wall to come up with some new designs

I’ve got 5 steps on how to get out of a creative rut…

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the fashion feed - episode 19 - 2020 retail trends with elizabeth stiles

If you read the news - there’s a lot of doom and gloom around retail at the moment but I’m here to inject a bit of fun and positivity for the independent brands!

This episode is a solo episode after a lot of you enjoyed the one I did about my career history and all about 2020 retail trends

I take some time out each week to read articles on these platforms - I highly recommend signing up to their newsletters

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the fashion feed - episode 8 with charlotte jacklin

This week’s guest on the fashion feed podcast is blogger, podcast host & content creator Charlotte Jacklin

I started following Charlotte at the beginning of this year and my friend noticed she was speaking about starting a fashion brand on her stories. I sent her a message to ask if she’d like to come along to the workshop we were running which she did, it was so lovely of her to come down and join us.

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the fashion feed - episode 7 with joanne @ arnold & bird - graphic & product designer

My guest on The Fashion Feed this week is Joanne Griffin, graphic designer & product development consultant.

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the fashion feed - episode 6 with lucy greenwood

My guest on the sixth episode of the fashion feed podcast is Lucy Greenwood who’s the co founder of Lucy and Yak with her partner Chris.  Lucy & Yak is an ethical clothing and lifestyle business famous for their super comfy dungarees!

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the fashion feed - episode 5 with meg pirie

My fifth guest on The Fashion Feed podcast is Meg Pirie

Meg runs a slow fashion advocacy business where she’s an eco conscious stylist, writer, designer & workshop leader in Wales.

After having worked for Gucci and giving birth to her daughter India, her outlook on the fashion industry completely changed… for the better!

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the fashion feed - episode 4 with amy fuchsia

My fourth guest on The Fashion Feed podcast is Amy Fuchsia of Fuchsia Shaw

Amy Fuchsia is the ultimate definition of a ‘multi - hyphenate’ - she’s a fashion influencer, stylist, content creator and designer for her own brand Fuchsia Shaw. Her career started in costume design and on- set styling but it didn’t fulfil her creative drive so she slowly transitioned into creating her own designs on swimwear.

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why do so many fledgling fashion businesses fail?

This is an article I came across last year and regularly forward it on to my clients as it sums up everything I believe in with regards to budget planning at the start of your brand!

It has been written by Kim Winser for Forbes.com & the link to the original article can be found here

Kim was the youngest-appointed and first female director of the Womenswear Group at Marks and Spencer Plc, chief executive at Pringle of Scotland, CEO of Aquascutum and chairman of Agent Provocateur. She also served as retail guru to 3i, and most recently, launched luxury fashion brand Winser London

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understanding your customer & why it's so important

The number 1 rule in retail is - who are you talking to?

Without any customers, you don’t have a fashion business!

This will root all your difficult decision making because the clothes that you’re offering must always serve a purpose to your customer

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how to interpret fashion trends for your brand with joanne

So you’ve seen the new catwalk trends for SS19 but how do you interpret them for your brand? Or even which ones to choose?

 

I wanna chat about how to interpret fashion trends for your brand so you don’t end up doing all the things!

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