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 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
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!