23 Feb Free Masterclass: 12 Step Plan to Develop and Create a Fashion Collection

On Wednesday 22nd February, Deputy CEO Jackie Bertram and Head of Technical Development Claire Solley gave a two-hour online masterclass on how to develop and create a fashion collection.

This highly informative session was free for attendees at the FC Designer Workspace and individuals externally via Zoom. Both Jackie and Claire methodically explained the 12 steps to getting a fashion collection off the drawing board and through sampling and production. Along with solid advice on business building such as understanding your market and knowing your competitors Claire discussed essential documentation such as range plans and tech packs.

For detailed information, important documents, templates, working examples take a look at our Business Bundle packages.

The second half of the masterclass also included a tour of the Fashion Studio with Director Caroline Ash. Here attendees could see the skilled Fashion Studio team at work and go through the each stage of garment development.

Attendees included 15 from FCDW learner groups and 36 people online and the total length of the course was 3.5 hours as the session ran on-site at the FCDW. At the end of the session the FEL team included employment support activities such as CV writing, how to prepare for an interview, how to find a job, where to look for a job, what to expect with contracts and presentation skills. 

The session rounded-off with a Q and A and attendees asked all sorts of questions ranging from; finding an apprenticeship to FEL’s on-site printing service.

Feedback included: 

“I gained insight into the work and process that goes into creating your collection and setting up your business.”

“I learnt about the garment life cycle. The people speaking were very good.”

“The speakers were very informative and did a good job to break down and detail all the info.”

“I found out about the initial steps to start a fashion business.”

“It was good to learn about business plans and the resources available at the FTA / Fashion-Enter.”

“The session was really helpful, useful and detailed.”

“I just attended the masterclass which was very informative and interesting. Thank-you. I look forward to meeting Claire and Callum and getting ahead with my project, very excited!”

The next free online masterclass will take place on 22nd March and will be on the topic of UK V’s Overseas Sourcing, Development and Production with Jackie Bertram via Zoom. 

Tap here to book and receive a Zoom link to join this session.