FIVE OPPORTUNITIES. COUNTLESS POSSIBILITIES.
Fashion District is a hub for sustainable fashion innovation in east London connecting fashion, technology, business and education to provide innovation networks, affordable space, business support and investment. The Trampery Fish Island Village. Poplar Works. Leyton Green Studios. Fashion Enter’s Tailoring Academy. London College of Fashion. These are just some of the initiatives bringing fashion innovation, manufacturing, workspaces, and talented businesses to east London. It’s a hothouse of talent and it’s ripe for investment.
FASHION DISTRICT FIVE PILLARS
Everything that we do is powered by our five pillars:
- Skills: To develop fashion skills creating opportunity and a pipeline of talent
- Investment: To increase access to finance and investment
- Innovation: To stimulate innovation, exploit technology and support enterprise
- Connections: To act as a coordinating hub to create a connected fashion community
- Spaces: To increase affordable fashion space for all scales of fashion business
Through these pillars, the Fashion District is:
- Helping to make London the global hub of technology
- Boosting the economy across the whole capital
- Supporting made-in-Britain across sectors
- Reviving our fashion heritage
- Creating a legacy for the future
WHAT WE DO
INNOVATION CHALLENGES
Fashion District’s annual Innovation Challenges (Manufacturing Futures, Design Futures, Retail Futures) are designed to find solutions to current industry issues, while supporting new innovations and SMEs.
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BUSINESS SUPPORT
Evo Fashion is a four-month business support programme for emerging designer labels and fashion technology brands. It offers early-stage businesses guidance on their strategic growth and helps them to embed sustainable practice in everything they do.
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FESTIVAL
The Fashion District Festival is a celebration of sustainability and innovation. Shoppers, start-ups and emerging talent can buy, learn and network at pop-up stores, talks, workshops, and more.
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INVESTMENT
Fashion District links investors to designers, makers and entrepreneurs, with particular interest in investing in ideas around technology, the environment, and businesses with a social conscience.
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SPACES
At the Fashion District, we use existing spaces, refurbish other spaces, and create new, more affordable spaces for fashion businesses, manufacturers, entrepreneurs, and community groups.
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SKILLS
Working with a network of training providers, we signpost industry recognised provision and clear pathways into good careers in fashion. We open up paid internships, specialist programmes and new apprenticeships to young east Londoners.
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