THE TAILORING ACADEMY
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ashion-Enter Ltd, with funding from the Mayor of London’s ‘Good Growth Fund’ and Haringey Council, officially launched London’s very own Tailoring Academy this past November. The Clothworkers’ Company was proud to join the select group of sponsors that helped fit the new 11,500 square foot space with stateof-the-art equipment – a cutting table, CAD CAM Optitex, and new machines for stitching, pressing and more. Nick Beighton, CEO of ASOS.com, was the keynote speaker at the opening. He said, ‘ASOS has long been a supporter of ‘made in the UK’ brands. In 2008, ASOS provided Fashion-Enter with funding for their Stitching Academy and then further funding for the Fashion Technology Academy in 2015. We are delighted now to see that the success of high-level technical training has continued to extend to the new Tailoring Academy, which will act as
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a hub linking local talent to experts, specialist training, professional development courses, equipment and opportunities. ASOS is very proud to be part of this innovation.’ Jenny Holloway, CEO of FashionEnter Ltd and The Tailoring Academy, spoke next: ‘It’s time to train a future generation of tailors! A big thankyou to ASOS for their support and guidance for the past 10 years...This Academy would not have been possible without funding from the ‘Good Growth Fund’ and Haringey Council. Additional funding and support has been generously provided by Clothworkers’, Optitex EFI, Vetigraph, Gerber Technologies, Eastman Staples, K Sewing, Rupitex Fabrics, Marcos Trimmings and Telestia...The launch is a true celebration of how public and private investment can work...’ The Tailoring Academy will create 50
