Photography Lea ColomboFashionNewsWant to know how to start your own fashion brand?A new event – hosted by the consultancy who’s lent a helping hand to the likes of Claire Barrow, Ashley Williams and Ryan Lo – is your 101 crash courseShareLink copied ✔️August 5, 2015FashionNewsTextTed StansfieldClaire Barrow AW15 Starting your own fashion label is no easy task. You might have flown out of the corridors of CSM with a killer graduate collection, but how do you learn the ropes when it comes to building a business? How do you tackle a tax return? Or billing sheets? Or perhaps you've just been reading Alexander Wang’s tips on making it in the industry and want some further advice. Enter FYI Starting Your Own Fashion Brand – a one-day event hosted by The Bridge Co., a company which acts as brand consultants for emerging talents and Dazed favourites Claire Barrow, Ashley Williams and Ryan Lo. Taking place in London’s Holborn on Saturday 8th August, this event – billed as a must for new graduates and fashion students – includes a series of informal talks from industry experts including PR guru and founder of Mandi’s Basement Mandi Lennard and Dazed alumnus Dean Mayo Davies. These talks will cover a range of topics that aren’t usually covered on fashion design courses including branding, business, finance, pricing, publicity and sales. For tickets head here, and for enquiries email info@thebridgeco.uk. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREFrom Lana to Gaga: August Barron curate their ultimate music video nightInside the world of August Barron, fashion’s disruptive design duo Jean Paul GaultierJean Paul Gaultier’s iconic Le Male is the gift that keeps on givingIn pictures: Shalom Harlow’s most iconic catwalk momentsSilver Arrows: Fusing fashion with film noirSo you want to get your hands on Leigh Bowery’s merkin?‘Westwood and Kawakubo are provocateurs’: Inside their powerful new exhibitA look back on Loli Bahia’s best fashion moments Sunrise Angel: Loli Bahia steps out of the shadowsIrish designer Robyn Lynch is riding the ‘green wave’ her own wayDario Vitale has left Versace after 8 monthsThe 2025 Christmas archetype gift guide