Im going to miss this.

I'm gonna miss blogging for sure. This is going to be my last ever post. I feel that overall the project has gone really well. Eveything's done on time! I'm so happy i've completed it.
Its like a weight lifted off my shoulder but I'm going to miss being creative and just making it all fit together.

Goodbye FMP... Welcome to the big world world charlotte.

Best of British

Range launching in 20 stores, lasting 26 weeks. all british manufactured. all decent prices. please just hope the M&S autograph lady will love it.

Best of British Bag

This is my British Bag that took me like 2 hours to draw. but all worth it the M&S lady will love it!

Planogram

Planogram for both trends, courtesy of smart draw, thank you muchly your system made it much easier for me to complete it!

Candy Shop Trend DONE!!

EVERYTHING FOR MONOCHROMATIC IS DONE. so happy. all of the unit plan range line detail planogram i'll post that up in a bit. Cant believe FMP is almost over and into the real world!

Monochromatic Minimalist Trend

cracking on

Just want it to be done now! such a busy schedule of work to be done.
crazy stuff
Was at alices on thursday straight working for 7 hours. WE ARE PROS
kinda in a lot of pain now though, so sunburnt :(
GONNA POWER ON THROUGH
sourcing and buyers pack you want get the better of me

TRENDING...Or just clothing?

So both of my trends are now practically completed with all my inspirational images, moodboard, trendboard and range put together. Just need to work out Cost prices, and the factories in which they are going to be manufactured from within the UK. That is probably going to prove VERY difficult. But will see what happens, I might find somewhere that can do it at a good price due to the amount that will be being produced.

AH FMP. Please just get me a distinction. Thanks.

Oh and...

Yeah, I'm never gonna stick to my timetable...
I haven't so far. and I've just realised I have TEN DAYS. THAT'S RIGHT TEN!!! to complete to stick to timetable.
I could use really inappropriate language right now to explain how I'm feeling. But I wont.

TiRREEDD

I've Completed one of my ranges, just have to the Range Line Detail! SWEEEEET and I've done my website, hopefully this will print right when its due to be handed in. I think it looks pretty :) I hope you do too!

Candy Shop Trend

Candy Shop
S/S13 Trend for Autograph Womenswear
It's going to be really sophisticated and have 20 options in it :)
Including 7 Tops, 5 Skirts, 2 Dresses, 1 Jacket, 2 Trousers 3 accessories :)

Pastel Theme Inspiration

Source: www.weheartit.com

Source: www.weheartit.com

source: www.weheartit.com

source: www.weheartit.com

Source: www.weheartit.com

LOVE THIS

source: www.weheartit.com

Source: www.weheartit.com

Out of Touch

I'm struggling MAJORLY to get on top of all this work. My focus has depleted slowly realising how much work I really have to do! OMGGG. Help with FMP please?
My timetable at the moment really accounts for nothing! I have managed to not stick to it, which is pretty bad. But I have completed my research file so far, all pretty all organised!
Gotta love a good bit of organisation
and hey on the plus side guess who's gonna be interning with M&S on a friday basis?! MEEEE :D so excited, so hoping I can obtain a job with them. Let the project commence!

Marks and Spencer Westfield

British Manufacture here? Dream!

Bottom Line, I think so!

So I'm taking my FMP to the extreme, I've just finished watching all 3 of Mary Porta's Bottom Line.
Literally inspired my FMP so much. What she has done has been achieved, people are employed and more money is going back into the economy. I know my idea can work, I'm sure of it.

Timetable

Timetable for the next coming weeks. Hopefully my project will be completed in time!

DATE W/C	PLAN	DONE  ✓
23rd April	Research about the brand, UK manufacturing, and M&S Plan A Research pre existing factories within the UK for manufacture Primary Research Survey/Questionnaire ETC. Choose brand within M&S that will be best suited for UK manufacturing. Complete a Comp Shop and SWOT for M&S chosen brand
30th April	Choose Trend for the Brand Create Trend Boards, Mood boards Choose silhouettes needed for the brand, and manipulate them Start to understand pricing for the garments from contacting UK suppliers to gain prices Understand Margin Create an Open Costing Sheet Testing Processes needed for each garment Care Label information for each garment. Marketing Creating the Swing ticket and back neck label ticket for UK manufacture advertising
7th May	Grading the Products for which store, Which stores is the product going to be going to? How many stores are the UK range going to be in? Drops of the garment Price Architecture Planogram
14thth May	About the UK suppliers Supplier base in the UK Advantages and disadvantages of UK Manufacture PESTEL Deal with the critical Path Range Line Detail Size Packs Logistics and Packing
21st May	Merchandising Side Sales Space mix Unit Plan WSSI Delivery Schedule

Lets Get Started

Fashion Retail Academy Student

Level Four Buying and Merchandising

Final Major Project

British Manufactured Womenswear Collection for Marks and Spencer

Let the working commence...