Official Show Guide - director-e
Official Show Guide - director-e
Official Show Guide - director-e
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Welcome<br />
Editor: Catherine Christie<br />
You may have gathered from the front cover<br />
that this is a special issue of <strong>director</strong>-e<br />
magazine - it has combined forces with the<br />
<strong>Official</strong> <strong>Show</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> for the Workwear and<br />
Corporate Clothing <strong>Show</strong>. If you didn’t know<br />
already, <strong>director</strong>-e is the joint owner of the show, and<br />
you can read all about the exhibition, fashion show,<br />
conference and the Business Manager Awards taking<br />
place at the Birmingham NEC on 1st and 2nd April in<br />
the first part of this publication.<br />
In the second half, you can sit back, relax and enjoy<br />
getting stuck into features on the next generation of<br />
protective clothing, the latest sourcing situation and the<br />
historical relationship between workwear and fashion.<br />
Fristads & Co discusses its latest plans in the UK and<br />
London Fashion Week provides inspiration for the<br />
corporate sector.<br />
Along with all this food for thought we have cause for celebration: <strong>director</strong>-e has come of<br />
age to celebrate its tenth birthday, while German fabric manufacturer Lauffenmühle will<br />
turn a robust 175 years old. To celebrate these anniversaries, <strong>director</strong>-e managing editor<br />
John Gibbon recounts a breathless history of his 50-year career in textiles - high jinks<br />
included - while Lauffenmühle reveals the secret of its success.<br />
I hope that you have a worthwhile and enjoyable time if you are exhibiting or visiting the<br />
Workwear and Corporate Clothing <strong>Show</strong>. And, if not, you can skip to the last half of this<br />
publication if you don’t want to know what you’re missing!<br />
INVISTA’s CORDURA ® Brand sponsors the Business<br />
Manager Awards. Read more on page 14 and visit<br />
the team on Stand: C6<br />
Visit: www.CORDURA.com<br />
CORDURA ® is a registered trademark of INVISTA for durable fabrics<br />
Fashion <strong>Show</strong><br />
Business Manager Awards<br />
Lauffenmühle<br />
Fristads & Co<br />
www.<strong>director</strong>-e.com www.fabric<strong>director</strong>-e.com www.workwearshow.co.uk<br />
Editor:<br />
Catherine Christie<br />
BA (Hons) PG Dip<br />
Catherine@<strong>director</strong>-e.com<br />
Fabric, Fashion &<br />
Trend Editor:<br />
Janet Prescott<br />
Janet@<strong>director</strong>-e.com<br />
Circulation/Subscription:<br />
Hannah Johnson<br />
Hannah@<strong>director</strong>-e.com<br />
Managing Director:<br />
Yvette Ashby<br />
Yvette@<strong>director</strong>-e.com<br />
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