This week, commencing 2nd March, Caroline Ash and the Fashion-Enter Ltd / FTA Haringey team welcomed two groups of first-year students from the London College of Fashion, Buying and Merchandising programme for their regular site visit.
Their current module focuses on the full product development lifecycle and principles of circularity, so Caroline prepared a highly informative seminar and tour that explored each stage in depth – from initial concept through to production, reuse, and end-of-life strategies. She also spent time explaining and examining emerging sustainable fabric options, discussing material innovation, and the challenges of integrating environmentally responsible textiles into commercial ranges.
Both groups came prepared with thoughtful and insightful questions, which led to lively conversations and made the seminars particularly engaging and enjoyable.
Feedback from the students included:
“I learnt how a garment is made from production to it being bought, also how pricing / cost is explained to buyers. Thank you for a great tour and explanation. I learnt a lot.”
“I found out about AI for fashion and how a factory works – the process. Very great and useful information and experience.”
“I learnt about the process of making clothes in detail. The speaker was interesting and full of information.”
“I gained amazing info on sustainability and components of garments. Amazing info and very informative, I really enjoyed it, thank you.”
“I learnt about the process of creating garments, different stitching techniques, the use of effective AI. Thank you I really enjoyed this and learnt so much.”