Past Events
Presentation skills workshop: The Retail Dragons' Den - 2 July 2008
Wednesday 2nd July 2008 6.30pm-8.30pm
Presented by Sara Gatoff and Maureen Cook from Buying Vision Ltd
Selling your products to a retail buyer can feel like entering the Dragons' Den.
Buyers are looking for you to demonstrate and communicate your design ability, your commercial awareness, an understanding of their customer, their market and their needs.
They need you to have a product range and not just one design or one idea and to present in a succinct, coherent and structured manner.
Can you do this?
Come and find out some of the tricks buyers use, the questions they may ask and the answers they want to hear.
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Little Black Hat Workshop - 28 June 2008
Saturday 28th June 2008 10:00am-1:00pm
It's regarded as a fashion essential, something you'd never be without. The Little Black Dress is a wardrobe staple. So how about crowning the LBD with an LBH?
Make your own exclusive Little Black Hat at a workshop with one of the country's leading milliners.
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Little Black Dress Curator’s Talk - 21 June 2008
Saturday 21st June - Midday
An exciting opportunity to take part in a guided tour through the gallery space with curator Eleanor Thompson from Brighton Museum, who will be offering insight into the dresses on display. The tour will last approximately half an hour.
Free with purchase of a ticket to the exhibition.
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Talk With Christopher Breward - Fashion Historian and Author - 23 May 2008
Friday 23rd May 2008 6:30-8:00 pm
FTM is pleased to welcome eminent fashion historian and author Christopher Breward, of the V&A, for an informative and exciting talk on men’s style.
His books have included Fashioning London: Clothing and the Modern Metropolis and The Culture of Fashion: A New History of Fashionable Dress.
The evening’s talk will provide an insight into many facets of the male image, dress and masculinity.
Don’t Miss Disorder at FTM! - 25 April 2008
Disorder Magazine Discussion Panel
Friday 25th April 2008 6:30–8:00 pm
What is it like to run a magazine? How do you organize photo shoots with models, clothes, hair and make-up? What influences the photographer’s vision?
These questions and more will be discussed with a panel from Disorder, an exciting and innovative publication. The speakers will include a cross-section of editors, stylists and photographers. An informal question and answer session will follow.
Contemporary Photographers Discussion Panel - 12 March 2008
Wednesday 12th March 6.30-8.00pm
Contemporary men’s fashion photography conveys both style and substance, creating future icons of the male image.
The discussion panel will feature photographers Eric Hason, Leigh Keily, Richard Kelly and Christopher Sims whose work is featured in the Peacocks and Pinstripes exhibition. This band of photographers work to incredibly high technical standards creating a smoothness of finish that often contrasts with the strong visual impact they achieve.
In modern men’s fashion, the era of a single dominant look is now gone, the panel will discuss the myriad of influences on their work, the development of their careers and the future directions of the male form in fashion photography.
Professional Courses @ FTM - 17 December 2007
Gaining skills, knowledge and training shouldn't stop when you leave college. Topping up your knowledge or getting a quick injection of fresh thinking can have a significant impact on your commercial success. Whether you want to develop your practical garment production skills, get to grips with using computer software, or learn more about business and commercial practice, The Academy at the Fashion and Textile Museum is the place to bring your professional skills and know-how right up to date.
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Creative Clusters - 12 November 2007
Creative Clusters is an independent policy conference examining the growth of the creative economy. more
Fashion Expo - 5 November 2007
FashionExpo will bring together London-based manufacturers and designers to showcase the talent and quality of products available to retail buyers.
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