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Friday, November 6

Designer Funding Progress 6th November 2009

by Helen on Fri 06 Nov 2009 09:52 AM GMT

Aquascutum A/W09 RTW, courtesy of Style.com

Amount Invested                  Shares Sold       Designer

£2,360                           236               Georgie_W_Couture

£1,330                           133               Plastikowy

£930                              93               Love Cole by Samantha Cole London

£480                              48               Fred Butler

£330                              33               Kelly Love

£300                              30               Pitchouguina

£270                              27               Marshall&Vox

£230                              23               Tom Florian Atelier

£220                              22               Tour de Force

£200                              20               Camilla Welton

£180                              18               Daughter Earth

£80                                8               Clash&Refine

£80                                8               Jennivi Jordan

£70                                7               Ayuk&Adaora

£50                                5               Minna

£50                                5               Katie Rowland

£40                                4               Heidi Mottram

£30                                3               Chrysalis

£30                                3               Deibe Rondon

£30                                3               Gemma Lister Jewellery

£30                                3               Hannah Makes Things

£30                                3               Seraglia

£20                                2               Anna Paola Pascuzzi Made in Italy

£20                                2               Penelope Lowe

£20                                2               PopRina

£20                                2               Simone Williams

£10                                1               ANA FAYE

£10                                1               Claire O

£10                                1               kathy & claire

£10                                1               MDD

£10                                1               Minnehaha

£10                                1               Sue Rock Originals

£10                                1               Alisa Benay

£10                                1               Funky Homo Sapiens

£10                                1               Sample Remix

£10                                1               Cristina Schamann

Why are some designers not clickable?

Some of the designers haven't got any products on sale at the moment and so their profile is currently inactive.


All shares purchased still stand and you can view them in My Account >Designer Funding.

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Tuesday, October 6

Public Enemy choose crowd-funding

by Helen on Tue 06 Oct 2009 03:05 PM IST

We mentioned earlier this year that Chuck D had stepped up as Ambassador for music crowd-funding site, Sellaband.

Today, Techcrunch are reporting that he's gone a step further and now Public Enemy will fund their next album through their fans on Sellaband.

This'll be a great test of our own hypothesis that crowd-funding can work for creative businesses at any level of their career - not just those trying to establish themselves.

In other news, yesterday the New York Times covered the Catwalk Genius Back a Designer scheme - and hinted at some of the changes we have up our sleeves for the next few months.

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Thursday, July 30

Designer Funding Progress 30th July 2009

by Lynsey on Thu 30 Jul 2009 09:00 AM IST

Chanel Spring 2009 RTW, courtesy of Style.com

Here are the latest chart positions:

Amount Invested  Shares Sold  Designer£1100                           110                Georgie_W_Couture
£780                              78                 Love Cole by Samantha Cole London
£380                              38                 Fred Butler
£340                              34                 Plastikowy£330                              33                 Kelly Love

£260                              26                 Marshall&Vox
£210                              21                 Tom Florian Atelier
£180                              18                 Daughter Earth
£180                              18                 Camilla Welton
£120                              12                 Tour de Force
£100                              10                 Pitchouguina£80                                 8                  Clash&Refine
£30                                 3                  Chrysalis
£30                                 3                  Seraglia
£20                                 2                  PopRina
£20                                 2                  Anna Paola Pascuzzi Made in Italy
£10                                 1                  Minnehaha
£10                                 1                  Alisa Benay
£10                                 1                  Funky Homo Sapiens
£10                                 1                  Queerkinks
£10                                 1                  Sample Remix
£10                                 1                  Cristina Schamann
 
Why are some designers not clickable?
Some of the designers haven't got any products on sale at the moment and so their profile is currently inactive.

All shares purchased still stand and you can view them in My Account >Designer Funding.

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Monday, April 27

Designer Funding Progress: 27th April 2009

by Lynsey on Mon 27 Apr 2009 03:04 PM IST

Sinha-Stanic SS09
Courtesy of Style.com.

Here are the latest chart positions:

Amount Invested Shares Sold Designer

£650                      65                  Georgie_W_Couture
£390                      39                  Love Cole by Samantha Cole London
£320                      32                  Fred Butler
£310                      31                  Kelly Love
£200                      20                  Plastikowy
£190                      19                  Marshall&Vox
£180                      18                  Daughter Earth
£170                      17                  Tom Florian Atelier
£100                      10                  Camilla Welton
£60                          6                  Clash&Refine
£30                          3                  Chrysalis
£30                          3                  Seraglia
£20                          2                  PopRina
£20                          2                  Anna Paola Pascuzzi Made in Italy
£10                          1                  Minnehaha
£10                          1                  Alisa Benay
£10                          1                  Funky Homo Sapiens
£10                          1                  Queerkinks
£10                          1                  Sample Remix
£10                          1                  Cristina Schamann

Why are some designers not clickable?
Some of the designers haven't got any products on sale at the moment and so their profile is currently inactive.

All shares purchased still stand and you can view them in My Account > Designer Funding.

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Tuesday, March 31

Creative Liberty

by Lynsey on Tue 31 Mar 2009 03:56 PM IST

Union Jack

Here at CWG we're all about helping up and coming designers. Our 'Back a Designer' programme was born from the idea that there is just not enough support out there for new design talent. So imagine our delight when we heard what Liberty had planned!

The lovely people at Liberty are holding an open day on Saturday 25th April, where budding British designers can bring in pieces they have designed, and in return get some expert opinions and advice. It's not just about designing clothes, you could design a chair, a cushion, an umbrella - anything at all!

The best designers will get the chance to have their designs sold at Liberty.

For further information or to register your interest, check out the Liberty blog.

If you're a budding designer and fancy selling your designs through Catwalk Genius, here's how.

Designers designing.

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Wednesday, March 11

Crowdfunding thrives in music

by Helen on Wed 11 Mar 2009 03:37 PM GMT

Music crowd-funding platform Sellaband have just announced that music icon Chuck D (Public Enemy) is joining them as an ambassador while they attempt to gain ground in the US.

Since their launch in August 2006, the German venture has seen fans raise $50,000 in funds for 29 musical artists to release albums. A mighty $2.2 million has been invested in unsigned artists overall. You can read more here and here.

We're delighted to see them going from strength to strength as one of the pioneers of crowdfunding and can't wait to see them break America with a democratic funding model.

We're looking forward to developing a similar track record of success in connecting fashion fans with great designers.

Want to come along for the ride? Find out how the back-a-designer scheme works.

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Wednesday, March 4

Designer Funding Progress: 4th March 2009

by Lynsey on Wed 04 Mar 2009 04:54 PM GMT

Ossie Clark AW09, courtesy of Style.com
Here are the latest chart positions:

Amount Invested    Shares Sold    Designer

£550                        55                    Georgie_W_Couture
£350                        35                    Love Cole by Samantha Cole London
£310                        31                    Kelly Love
£280                        28                    Fred Butler
£170                        17                    Tom Florian Atelier
£160                        16                    Daughter Earth
£160                        16                    Plastikowy
£150                        15                    Marshall & Vox
£70                            7                    Camilla Welton
£60                            6                    Clash&Refine
£30                            3                    Chrysalis
£30                            3                    Seraglia
£20                            2                    PopRina
£20                            2                    Anna Paola Pascuzzi Made in Italy
£10                            1                    Minnehaha
£10                            1                    Alisa Benay
£10                            1                    Funky Homo Sapiens
£10                            1                    Queerkinks
£10                            1                    Sample Remix
£10                            1                    Cristina Schamann

Why are some designers not clickable?
Some of the designers haven't got any products on sale at the moment and so their profile is currently inactive.

All shares purchased still stand and you can view them in My Account > Designer Funding.

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Wednesday, January 7

Funding Charts 7th January 2009

by Lynsey on Wed 07 Jan 2009 03:00 PM GMT

Richard Nicoll SS09 courtesy of Style.com

Here are the latest chart positions for designer funding:

Amount Invested    Shares Sold    Designer

£350 35    Georgie W
£280 28    Kelly Love
£270 27    Love Cole by Samantha Cole London
£160 16    Fred Butler
£111 11    Daughter Earth
£80 8    Tom Florian Atelier
£70 7    Plastikowy
£60     6    Clash&Refine
£60           6                    Marshall&Vox
£30                             3                    Tatiana Biktimirova
£30                             3                    Lucy Willis
£20 2    PopRina
£20                             2                    Solemare
£10                             1                    Paula Mattoso
£10                             1                    Jennivi Jordan
£10                             1                    Saia Ikavalko
£10                             1                    Sample Remix
£10                             1                    Cristina Schama
£10                             1                    Alisa Benay

Why are some designers not clickable?
Some of the designers haven't got any products on sale at the moment and so their profile is currently inactive.

All shares purchased still stand and you can view them in My Account > Designer Funding.

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Wednesday, November 26

How to 'Back a Designer'

by Helen on Wed 26 Nov 2008 06:33 PM GMT

If you'd like to join in the unique crowdfunding project and 'Back a Designer', here's a screencast to show you how to buy shares. Click the image to play (you'll leave this site):

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Thursday, November 6

Surviving the Fashion Crunch

by Lynsey on Thu 06 Nov 2008 01:06 AM GMT

Unless you’ve been living in a bubble for the last 6 months, you’ll know that we’re right smack bang in the middle of some tricky credit-crunching times. Today Jens Laugesen sadly announced that his label has folded after 6 outstanding years. The Danish born designer has won just about every award out there and received sponsorship from the BFC’s New Gen programme. Unfortunately in this day and age that just isn’t enough if you don’t have the funding to back it up.

We at CWG believe that fashion designers sometimes need a bit of help. We care about the fashion industry and that’s why we’ve launched our ‘Back a Designer’ scheme. Here you and I can purchase shares to fund a designer’s next collection. Once the funding target is reached, the funds are used towards the production of a new collection or diffusion range. Once that collection is sold, the profits are split between you, CWG and the designer.

We like to think we’re doing our bit. If you fancy doing your bit, check out the designers we have who are available for backing and why not purchase a share or 2?

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Friday, May 9

Designer adoption progress charts - 9th May 2008

by Helen on Fri 09 May 2008 02:56 PM IST

"Awlright Nicey*, you crazy rocker; who are the movers and shakers this week, great mate?" more »

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Thursday, April 24

Adoption element giveaway - ends Saturday

by Helen on Thu 24 Apr 2008 09:32 PM IST

Get 'em while they're hot! These 5 beauties are each worth 1 adoption element and can be used for any opted-in designer like so: more »

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