Jenny Holloway, chief executive of the garments manufacturer Fashion-Enter, is particularly excited about the rise of influencer designer retailersJenny Holloway, chief executive of Fashion-Enter, expects trading this year to be buoyant, helped by the return of more textile production from Asia and the rise of UK “influencer” designers. Yet it will not be plain sailing for the garments maker, which has micro-factories using the latest printing technology in north London and Wales, and a training academy in Leicester. SponsoredJanuary and February will be “horrendous” for the rag trade as unworn dresses bought in anticipation of a busy, pre-Omicron Christmas party season are returned. “I think demand will then pop in March” as buying and confidence return, Holloway said. Almost three quarters of UK manufacturers are similarly upbeat, according to an annual survey of senior executives conducted by the trade body Make UK and

Source: The Times January 11, 2022 16:11 UTC