Sanlam South African Fashion Week to be held in April

19 Feb '09

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The Sanlam South African Fashion Week will take place at 65 Ntemi Piliso Street, Newtown, Johannesburg on Thursday 2nd April to Saturday 4th April, 2009.

Speaker:Joanne Coelho and Amber Jones
Joanne Coelho, manager: womenswear trend and design division and Amber Jones, trend researcher and forecaster, both from fashion value chain, Mr. Price

Presentation Outline
Designing, Assorting, Producing & Selling a Range for Retail

From creative concept to reality and beyond in the final analysis of sales. An informed, inspiring and insightful look at the nuts and bolts of successful fashion retailing for the mass market.

Biography
Joanne Coelho and Amber Jones - Mr. Price(SA) Joanne Coelho and Amber Jones are key members of the dream team behind the continued success of the Mr. Price fashion chain.

Joanne Coelho has spent most of her 16-year career in the South African retail industry being part of Mr. Price's evolution from a factory shop business to one of the country's leading value fashion retailers.

She currently manages the womenswear trend and design division and gets great enjoyment from working with an innovative and creative team, travelling the world and collecting information to assist the business in making the right fashion calls.

Amber Jones joined Mr. Price as a trends researcher and forecaster in 2005 following a brief spell in manufacturing and after completing a 4-year fashion degree at Linea Academy in Durban.

Running parallel with her trending, she has recently added the design of two Mr Price labels to her portfolio.

Sanlam South African Fashion Week (SSAFW)