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AI Symposium at London College of Fashion: Unlocking the Future of Fashion with Artificial Intelligence
Julia Redman, Lecturer, London College of Fashion and Responsible Fashion Consultant London, June 24, 2025 — The London College of Fashion’s Fashion Business School (FBS) hosted a groundbreaking AI Symposium that brought together industry leaders, innovators, creatives, academics and students … Continue reading →
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Tagged agentic AI, ai, artificial intelligence, business, buying, clothing, design, fashion, manufacturing, merchandising, retail, sourcing, technology
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Reimagining Fashion’s Future: Insights from fashion trade fair Leicester Made May 2025
By Julia Redman, Lecturer at the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, and Founder/Owner of Responsible Buying and Sourcing Consultancy, Buyers Eye. A couple of weeks ago I visited Leicester Made, a trade fair focused on the … Continue reading →
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Tagged eco-friendly, fashion, featured, nearshore, offshore, onshore, responsible-fashion, supply-chain, Sustainability, sustainable-fashion, value-chain
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Where’s my crystal ball…….
If you’d told me a few months ago that things would have changed this much, I don’t think I, or anyone else would have believed it. I guess we’re all in a position to say that, as Covid-19 has snatched … Continue reading →
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Taking to the stage…….
So, today I took to this stage at Fashion SVP (there was an audience by the time I got up there!) to deliver a talk on the challenges facing the buying community in the current, ever changing and volatile retail … Continue reading →
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Ransoms, rickshaws and recognition…
MAY 2018 Fresh out of an amazing double win at the Brand and Lifestyle Licensing Awards (B&LLA’s) in April, we are head down in preparation for our next round of overseas supplier visits. The win was for our innovative collaboration … Continue reading →
Posted in Buying, Charity, childrenswear, Clothing, Fashion, homeware, licensing, menswear, negotiation, Retail, Travel, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bangladesh, business, buyer, buying, challenge, change, clothing, communication, Delhi, design, factory, garments, India, manufacturing, market, negotiation, retail, royal wedding, strategy, talent, travel
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Dedication, diligence and determination………
As is frequently the case when we are planning and undertaking these mammoth buying trips, things do not go according to plan! This time we are a team of 12 buyers, designers and technologists, not necessarily all arriving and leaving … Continue reading →
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Tagged business, change, communication, design, factory, knitting, manufacturing, motivation, retail, strategy
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Hold on tight, it’s going to be a rollercoaster of a ride………
I cannot quite believe it’s been a year since I last posted this blog; the trip I was about to embark on did not go according to plan!!!!!! After a 6.30am departure to Gatwick airport and what should have been … Continue reading →
Eat, sleep, work, repeat……..
Arriving in the murky, wet greyness of a hot and steamy Sunday evening in Dhaka, my senses are as usual, assaulted by the sights, sounds and smells of a very different culture from the London I left behind. Having negotiated … Continue reading →
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Tagged babywear, Bangladesh, boyswear, buying, charity, childrenswear, clothing, dyeing, education, fabric, factory, fashion, garments, girlswear, India, knitting, manufacturing, market, menswear, retail, slums, sourcing, travel
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Creating awareness………
The past few weeks have seen a great many changes, and some real ups and downs, from the excitement of appearing in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies, to significant changes in senior management and a rollercoaster of emotion, a … Continue reading →
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Tagged business, buying, challenge, change, childrenswear, clothing, communication, customer, design, fabric, factory, fashion, garments, marketing, negotiation, presentation, price, profit, retail, sales
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New experiences!
Well, that was one hell of a trip! It started with an early morning departure from Heathrow, travelling with three of my colleagues, first destination Bangalore, India, where none of them had ever been before. This was going to be something … Continue reading →
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Tagged buying, childrenswear, clothing, design, fashion, garments, India, manufacturing, menswear, printing, season, sourcing, strategy
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