Daniel Blyth talks to fashion students
On Friday 3 February, as part of the British School of Fashion Skills Month, GCU London welcomed Daniel Blyth: Buyer at a luxury department store in menswear, accessories and underwear to campus. Daniel delivered a workshop on the insights to the fundamentals of buying brands for a multi-branded store.
In his workshop, Daniel covered topics including:
- The basis of buying
- What you need to know and the skills you need to have
- How to buy brands
- Buying from a merchandising viewpoint
- Range planning
- Margins
- Different ways to plan and measure
- Full price versus mark down
The British School of Fashion Skills Month has a series of exciting workshops with industry specialists, which continues until the end of February.
Our next workshop is on Monday 6 February and will be with Matt Berry, founder of Graphic Design Agency. He will deliver a workshop on Adobe Photoshop for those who have little or no knowledge of the software. You can find out more about our upcoming workshops by visiting our Events section.
