If you’re a fashion designer just itching to start your own label but don’t know how then this is the workshop for you!  It’s not enough just to have the talent but in order to be able to succeed you need to know about the business nature of this industry and how you can create and power position your line. If anything, fashion is one of the most competitive industries there is, so you do need to arm yourself with the right knowledge if you’re planning to be in it for the long run.

  In support of the development of the Fashion scene here in Egypt,  ”Workshopers” a new educational platform have started their business with launching its’ first workshop “Starting Your Fashion Label”. Workshopers is a dedication to the concept of workshops, a field of educational experience which brings the fruits of an interactive learning environment with the diversity of ‘how to’ knowledge. Their agenda “ aims to bring experts and innovators in their fields to accessible platforms of interactive instruction.” Based on their enthusiastic and dedicated research, they create a calendar of events to gather those interested for an evening or two to explore a certain theme within a particular field with experts from around the world.

Toby Meadows

 Thus giving that quality of education they choose to provide, they choose Toby Meadows to be tutoring their first workshop, Toby is the international best-selling author of ‘How to Set up & Run a Fashion Label’ and founder and Director of Three’s Company Creative Consultancy, a collective of fashion professionals providing creative and business services to the fashion industry. As well as the Director of the London-based cult womens’wear designer label Belle & Bunty. He worked with some of the worlds largest fashion business from high street giants, Gap, Zara, Topshop to High End designer labels, Ralph Lauren, Gucci, Christian Dior, &  Alexander McQueen.

  Nevertheless he has a strong teaching resume  whereas for the past 7 years he has been a visiting Lecturer at the London College of Fashion, invited to host conferences on developing a fashion label as well as writing and delivering short courses for professional development within the fashion industry both in the UK and abroad.

  Quiet an impressive CV huh? Well the way I see it is if you are serious about the new career that you wish to pursue or have already been involved in but have had some difficulties with, then this is a good opportunity for you to invest in yourself. This fundamental course will help you have a better understanding of the vital steps you need to be taking so you can better prepare and plan your business.

The course includes:

• Advantages and disadvantages of being your own boss
• Business structure
• Methods of starting your own operation
• Practical aspects of running a fashion business
• The structure of your business plan
• Your product and image development
• Understanding the fashion year plan
• The process of designing and sampling a collection through to production
• Sourcing fabrics
• Working with manufacturers
• Costing and pricing
• Understanding profit and loss and cash flow for a fashion business
• Methods of selling your collection to stores e.g. trade exhibitions
• Marketing and promotion

  This course is suitable for both beginners and Intermediate levels, it’ll be held for 3 consecutive days from 9am to 5 pm, starting the 24th of February. The best part is not only you get tutored by this fashion expert whom I can guarantee will give you a wider perspective of things but you also get to have a copy of  Toby Meadow’s Book once on the course. Honestly, I have read the book myself and it’s hands down amazing, so informative and gives very concrete examples that you can easily relate your business to!

Seats are limited so hurry up and call “01020100816/17″ or visit their fan page http://www.facebook.com/workshopers