A team for the new catwalk collection

A meeting in Wembly with Amit Rastogi of RCKC and Jessica Aldred of the RSN ... We're putting together a team of embroiderers to create the new catwalk collection (designed in India, embroidered here - complete reversal of the usual process...).

So - if you are interested - the first step is to submit a sample of your work for Amit to look at. He asks for anything that you think might be relevant. Please send it to Susan Roberts, c/o Bridging Arts by 21st June -

Bridging Arts

370-376 Uxbridge Road

London W12 7LL

Please enclose return postage to ensure it can be posted back to you - I am not sure how much more registered post is, but it is probably worth it.

All very exciting! Amit will look at all samples submitted in the following week and put together a team...

A call for keen embroiderers....

Exciting news... Amit Rastogi of sari retailer RCKC (who produced the winning British Sari Story saris last year and will also have this year's winning entries made up) is keen to have a catwalk collection designed by one of his designers embroidered here in the UK. So ... we are sending out a call for keen embroiderers who might like to become involved. If you feel that you could come on board please do get in touch (please email info@bridging-arts.com). Initially it would just be a question of getting some examples to your work to Amit (who will be based at RCKC in Wembley this month) so he can see. Then we'll get a team together.  We don't anticipate a huge amount of work - this will just be for sample garments for the catwalk show.
Amit would like to start on this as soon as possible.
This is really an exciting development. Currently the vast majority of embellishment and beading for London catwalk shows is done in south Asia. We're keen tostart to change this. This first idea is a small move that could be important. This new collection will be designed by an Indian designer but embroidered by a British team....

A meeting with RCKC and a silver cabbage in Mayfair

An early morning meeting in Wembley with Amit Rastogi of RCKC and Julian Day of the Knitting and Stitching Show. We discuss how we might work together this year.
RCKC, as usual, is a magical oasis of sparkle and embroidery.

Shoppers who have been to Fenwick, down the road at Brent Cross.

Petals by the Visitors' Book.
Much later, after a drink with a friend, walk back to the tube via Albemarle Street in Mayfair and spot a silver cabbage in a jeweller's window. More sparkle. And the silver looks almost tissue-like.

 

In Fenwick, Bond Street (second Fenwick reference of the day!) see an almost cabbage green Paul Smith dress in the window.