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Leicester Made & Regions 24th April 2026

Posted on May 8, 2026 by BuyersEye

This year’s Leicester Made event at De Montfort University brought together a passionate and knowledgeable array of people from across the fashion industry, all with one common purpose: to revitalise and accelerate the development of UK manufacturing in fashion. It … Continue reading →

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AI Symposium at London College of Fashion: Unlocking the Future of Fashion with Artificial Intelligence

Posted on June 27, 2025 by BuyersEye

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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Where’s my crystal ball…….

Posted on April 24, 2020 by BuyersEye

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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Let it go……..

Posted on November 21, 2019 by BuyersEye

Sometimes it helps to just ……STOP…… Stop working, stop stressing, stop trying to please everyone, all of the time, stop worrying, stop feeling guilty for your mistakes, and take time out to just breathe, and give yourself the time to … Continue reading →

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Taking to the stage…….

Posted on January 16, 2019 by BuyersEye

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…

Posted on June 3, 2018 by BuyersEye

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 →

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Dedication, diligence and determination………

Posted on May 25, 2017 by BuyersEye

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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Hold on tight, it’s going to be a rollercoaster of a ride………

Posted on November 4, 2016 by BuyersEye

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 →

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Even before leaving the ground…….

Posted on October 17, 2015 by BuyersEye

The last few weeks have seen us in a frenzy of inspirational shopping trips and the start of the planning process for Autumn/Winter 2016, with various members of the team heading for Antwerp, Copenhagen and New York, as well as … Continue reading →

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Eat, sleep, work, repeat……..

Posted on May 25, 2015 by BuyersEye

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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