Tonight Vauxhall Fashion Scout is launching a new series of Mentoring Events!
Running in partnership with Beach Blanket Babylon and supported by the Mayor of London, these events are free to fashion designers and feature experts from across the industry.
The new series is kicking off tonight on the topic of Production, featuring guest speakers from Gucci Group, ELSBC and DeAtelier Ltd and will feature the issues involved in taking designs to production. Covering all aspects of manufacturing, our panel of industry professionals will provide advice on sourcing the best manufacturer for your collection locally and overseas, how to optimize relationships with production units, communicating with factories, sampling, quality and sustainability control and negotiating costing, payments and delivery.
Production
Today Monday 14th November 7pm
Beach Blanket Babylon, Shoreditch
Guest speakers for the evening will include:
Burack Cakmak: Head of Sustainable Production, Gucci Group Ltd.
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With over thirteen years business experience, Burack is currently the Director of Corporate Sustainability at Gucci Group. He is responsible for the implementation of sustainable production, working to develop initiatives for business ethics, human rights and environmental stewardship.
Paul Williams: Business Counsellor for East London Small Business Centre
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With an extensive history in garment manufacturing, Paul became Managing Director for the design and manufacturing of Next, Debenhams and House of Fraser, running three factories simultaneously. Paul then spent two years as a consultant, auditing and setting up factories in China and Turkey for various clients before becoming an advisor at ELSBC. ELSBC is an agency designed to provide financial and business advice and support to start up fashion labels in the UK.
Burhan Bilici: Managing Director De´ Atelier Ltd/Sourgrape
With a family background in manufacturing, Burhan has 15 years experience in the production business, having worked for companies including Karen Millen, Whistles and All Saints. Burack now runs his own production company with a portfolio that includes Hussein Chalayan, Erdem, Peter Pilotto, Jonathan Saunders, Mary Katrantzou, Roksanda Ilincic, Richard Nicoll, Roland Mouret, Eudon Choi & House of Holland.
The Vauxhall Fashion Scout Mentoring programme is designed to provide tailored advice to designers across all industry areas. We actively work to promote and develop both established and the next generation of talent to ensure that designers build sustainable and successful businesses.
The VFS Mentoring programme is only possible due to the kind support of Beach Blanket Babylon and the Mayor of London.
Spaces are strictly limited to one representative per designer label.
Priority is given to Vauxhall Fashion Scout designers.
RSVP essential to event@vauxhallfashionscout.com
Look forward to seeing you there!