Paris Womens Fashion Week/Carrousel de la Mode Paris Feb/March 2014 11 Exhibitions and 8 Agent Showrooms qualify for grants (please see over) The static exhibitions in Paris are probably the most famous in the international women's designer and accessories calendar. They are on at the time of the Paris catwalk shows, and attract buyers from all around the World; they are traditionally the first step into export for many British womenswear and accessory designers. Over 250 British designers and womenswear brands show regularly at the exhibitions which now attract UKTI funding. These are: capsule, d&a, Fashion Scout, MeMyMode, Paris sur Mode, Première Classe, The Box, Tranoï, , Vendôme Luxury, WOMAN, and ZipZone (see P3 for full contact details). Some shows are for established labels, some actively seek out new designers who have not shown before and some take a mixture of new and unknown designers. 8 selected Agents’ showrooms now qualify for grants as well (also listed on P.3). It’s not a question of booking space – you have to convince the organisers to want you there! So you must first visit these exhibitions to see which one is right for you and your merchandise. Exhibition space is limited, and collections are carefully selected (from images, background information and Press packs). If you have visited the shows, and you know where you would like to exhibit, you should apply for stand space, and, at the same time, complete the grant application forms. Don’t wait until you have been offered space at a show; if you do that, it will be far too late to get a grant! If you would like further information and advice on showing in Paris, and on exporting in general, please contact Laurian Davies at UKFT, and get our free booklet “Making an Exhibition of Yourself – a guide to showing abroad”. Additional marketing help and advice is available to companies which are members of UKFT. If you are showing in Paris, you will be included in the UKFT famous Brits in Paris Map …see http://ukft.org/britmap/map.html. You will also be invited to contribute images and a logo to The Loop, the image presentation which promotes the British contingent in Paris for the shows – see last season’s here http://www.ukft.org/brits_around_the_world.php?page=about&psub=brits If you are serious about showing and you would like a grant, you should apply to UKFT for the grant at the same time as you apply to the Organisers for space. Don’t wait until you have been offered confirmed space at the show or it will be too late to get a grant! There are a limited number of grants for each show, so get your application in now! If you don’t get space, or you pull out for some reason, provided you let us know well in advance, we can withdraw your grant application and refund the UKFT fee. If you are new to export and/or exhibiting and would like some help, please contact Laurian Davies at UKFT and get a free copy of “Making an Exhibition of Yourself – a guide to showing abroad”. The Government scheme for trade fair support (TAP) restricts grant assistance primarily to companies which are both SMEs and New Exporters, or who have been exporting for fewer than 10 years (see attached Guidelines for definitions). SMEs which have not shown at the previous edition of this event might still be eligible for a grant, even if they are experienced exporters. In Europe, the grant is now at a flat rate of £1,500 towards your show costs, provided you have paid a minimum of £1,500 for the stand, or on eligible costs directly related to the exhibition. The grant is paid after the show. If you would like to apply you should NOW (at the same time as booking your stand): 1. Complete the UKFT application form and the UKTI Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP) form 2. Scan at same size and e-mail them to Laurian Davies [email protected]. We will acknowledge receipt of your forms. 3. Pay the UKFT fee – either by bank transfer, credit/debit card or cheque. You will get a receipted invoice for VAT purposes after the show has taken place. The TAP form is then sent to your local office of UK Trade & Investment, as they decide on your eligibility for grant support. If you are new to the scheme, they will call you for a chat about your business so please respond to their calls or e-mails promptly so as not to hold up your application. For further information please contact UKFT: Tel: 020 7843 9460 or email [email protected] UKFT (UK Fashion & Textile Association Ltd) 3 QUEEN SQUARE, LONDON WC1N 3AR www.ukft.org Paris Women’s Fashion Week – Feb/March 2014 shows and Showrooms which currently attract UKTI Grants Organisers’ contact details, and show venues…please note various exhibition dates (Paris Fashion Week Catwalk show RTW Dates are 25 Feb – 5 March 2014) (capsule) VENUE CHANGE! Tapis Rouge, 67 rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin, Paris 75010 Contact: BPMW Agency 80 8th Avenue, Suite 202, New York E-mail: [email protected] www.capsuleshow.com New & directional designers – womenswear & accessories d&a Paris www.designersandagents.com Contact: d&a, 80 W 40 St, New York, NY 10018 Designer womenswear & accessories 5 bis rue Froissart, Paris 75003 Tel 001 212 302 9574 Fashion Scout Paris Contact: Martyn Roberts [email protected] www.fashion-scout.co.uk New and newer designers 28 Feb – 2 March 28 Feb – 3 March 23 rue du Roi du Sicile, Paris 75004 27 Feb – 4 March MeMyMode Bourse de Commerce, rue du Louvre, 75001 VENUE TO BE CONFIRMED www.memymode.com Contact: Mariel Gamboa [email protected] Established brands, and designers Paris sur Mode Terrasse des Feuillants, rue de Rivoli, 75001 Contact : WSN Développement, 27-29 rue Guénégaud, 75006 Paris T: +33 (0)1 40 13 74 70 Show Director – Mme Sophie Guyot [email protected] www.parissurmode.com Established brands, and young designers 28 Feb – 3 March 28 Feb – 3 March Première Classe Jardin des Tuileries, rue de Rivoli, 75001 28 Feb – 3 March Office : see WSN above T: 33 (0)1 40 13 74 70 www.premiere-classe.com Contact: Mme Sylvie Pourrat E-mail: [email protected] Designer accessories and lifestyle collections The Box Pavillon Cambon-Capucines, 46 rue Cambon,75001 Paris Office: see WSN above www.theboxparis.com Designer accessories Tranoï Office: 29 bis rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75004 Paris Tel: 00331 53 01 84 90 Contact: email : [email protected] www.tranoi.com Designer womenswear & accessories 28 Feb – 3 March 28 Feb – 3 March Palais de la Bourse, Place de la Bourse, 75001 Paris and Carrousel du Louvre, 99 rue de Rivoli, 75001 and Espace Montaigne, Rond Point des Champs Elysees, 75008 Vendôme Luxury Office: Studio XXB, 16 Place Vendôme, F-75001 Paris Tel: 00331 42 86 98 28 Contact: Carole de Bona E-mail: [email protected] www.vendomeluxury-paris.com Luxury designers & top-end brands WOMAN Contact: [email protected] www.woman-shows.com Selected designers and brands 27 Feb – 2 March Park Hyatt, 5 rue de la Paix, 75001 Paris and Le Meurice, 6 rue de Castiglione, 75001 and Hôtel d’Evreux, 19 Pl. Vendôme, 75001 Paris est 28 Feb – 2 March Bastille Design Centre, 74 Boulevard Richard Lenoir, Paris 11 Zip Zone Louvre 27 – 30 Sept Office: 5 rue Castiglione, 75001 Paris Tel: +33 6314 86289 Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 102 & 111 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Contact: Alessandra Stretti E-mail: [email protected] www.zipzoneltd.com New & directional designers – womenswear & accessories Agent’s Showrooms which now qualify for a TAP grant: Eastern Block Paris, Lightfoot Fashion Paris, Polly King Paris, RainbowWave Paris, The Showroom Next Door Paris, Tomorrow Ltd Paris, Trace Showroom Paris, Valery Demure Paris Application for grant reimbursement Paris Women’s Fashion Week Feb Feb/March 2014 Government support takes the form of a reimbursement of £1,500 (provided you have paid a minimum of £1,500 of eligible costs directly related to the exhibition). In the event that your stand cost is insufficient to qualify for a grant, related expenses may also be taken into consideration. Please ask UKFT for details. Reimbursement will be made after the show, and will take several months. To be eligible for a UKTI reimbursement, you must be a UK-based SME and a new exporter (unless you did not show at this event last season); please see accompanying sheet for more information and definitions. You must be selling goods originating substantially in the UK, or which add significant value to a product of non-UK origin. You don’t need to be a Limited Company. After the exhibition you must provide us with proof of payment within one month of the end of the show. You may also be asked to complete a post-event evaluation questionnaire. UKFT FEES: £300 (inc VAT) towards UKFT marketing activities. Payment of this fee must accompany your application. This money will be refunded if UKTI deems that you are not eligible for a grant, or if you do not get space at the show, provided you inform UKFTat least 6 weeks before the start of the event. Brand/s ____________________________________ Company name ______________________________________ VAT Number ____________________ Company Registration No. _________________________________________ Contact name ______________________________ Position _____________________________________________ Contact at the Show if different ____________________________________________________________________ Address________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________Postcode__________________________________________ Telephone ________________________________ Fax__________________________________________________ E-mail: __________________________________www__________________________________________________ Merchandise description________________________ Show applied for: __________________________________ □ □ Please tick your payment method: Bank Transfer□ Cheque Card Bank Transfer to: UK Fashion & Textile Association NatWest Account: 24937282 Sort Code: 56-00-27 IBAN No: GB75NWBK56002724937282 SWIFT Code: NWBKGB2L Ref: Paris Women’s Feb 2014 Please email [email protected] with this reference to let her know that you have made a payment. Type of Credit/Debit card _______________________Cardholder’s name____________________________________ Card Number________________________________________ Expiry Date _________________________________ Last 3 digits on back of card_________________________House Number & Postcode________ _____________ Remember – completing this form does not book your stand at the exhibition. You must also complete and return to UKFT the UKTI TAP Exhibitor Grant Application Form, complete the Organisers’ application form before their deadline, submit to their vetting procedure if required, and pay their fees when due. I agree to inform UKFT immediately if the company will not be showing and understand that if UKFT is not so informed (at least 6 weeks before the event), this fee cannot be returned. I agree to send UKFT proof of payment for the show by the required date, and I understand that if I do not do so, I must still pay this fee. Declaration: I agree to abide by the Organisers’ and UKFT Terms & Conditions (available on request) and accept that cancellation may incur full costs, and that there will be no entitlement to a grant. I am an authorised signatory of the company: Signed ___________________________________________ Date ________________________________________ Print name: ________________________________Position:_________________________________ UKFT Grant Application Rules 2014 This form must be signed and returned to UKFT with every TAP Grant Application Please read through the accompanying Guidelines to the TAP Scheme DO NOT WAIT TO APPLY FOR A GRANT until you have been accepted into a show – that may be far too late. There is a very limited number of Grants for each event, so please apply as soon as you know you want to show. The sooner you apply, the sooner your grant can be confirmed. There are two forms to complete and send to UKFT (with your payment) to apply for a Grant. A UKFT Marketing Fee is payable each time you show – this is £250 + VAT. The Marketing Fee is agreed with UK Trade and Investment in advance, and enables us to promote UK exhibitors at each event. Payment of this Fee (by bank transfer, card, or a cheque payable to UKFT) must accompany every grant application. This money will be refunded if UKTI deems that you are not eligible for a grant. It will also be refunded if you do not get space at the show, provided you tell us in writing at least 6 weeks before the start of the event. If you withdraw from a show and don’t tell us, your Marketing Fee will not be refunded. TAP support is no longer on the basis of matched funding. From now on, you only have to be able to prove (with receipted invoices) that you have spent on your stand (and on associated items, if your stand is cheap) a minimum of £1,500, (the value of the grant for the show). If you have concerns about this, please speak to your UKFT show contact. TAP funding is Government money. UKFT commits to using all the grants allocated to each show....so if you pull out of a show late, and a grant cannot be used, this money is completely wasted. It cannot be transferred to another exhibitor or rolled forward to another event. Wasted grants put the viability of the Grant scheme in jeopardy. Caution – applying to more than one exhibition When you start exhibiting, you may well think about applying to more than one show, but do this with caution. Most Organisers will not cancel a stand once it has been “booked” (and this does not necessarily mean signing a formal booking form). Many Organisers are extremely litigious, and will pursue you for the full costs of the stand (for which you would not get a grant if you are not showing). Please complete this form, which must accompany every grant application. Have you received a grant under the TAP scheme since April 2009? (If you have, we can Fast Track your grant application). YES □ NO □ If you have had 6 grants since April 2009, you are no longer eligible for support under TAP. I have read and understood the UKTI TAP rules, and the UKFT grant application rules □ Which exhibition are you applying a TAP Grant for? ………………………………………………………. Please let us have your bank details so that we can reimburse you when the grant money comes in after the show. Account Name………………………… Acct No…………………… Sort Code……………… Company........................................................................Position: ................................................................... Signed.......................................................Print Name.................................................................................... Date:..............................................