How have you made the transition from the tiny label of five years ago to the global brand you’re managing today?
Peter Pilotto: ‘A lot of that is thanks to the Centre for Fashion Enterprise which supports and incubates young fashion businesses. It gave us security – two years not to worry about rent. It gave us a studio, the use of the sewing machines and facilities. And, very importantly, it also gave us a lot of advice about accounting. As a young designer, you don’t consider the fact that if you sell a lot in a season, that can be the riskiest moment. It can mess you up in January when you have to pay your manufacturers but you haven’t delivered to clients yet. It can all be over if you don’t manage the moment right – that’s what the CFE is there for. Young designers just think: Great, I sold a lot. And not: ‘I’m going to have to pay people a lot of money before anyone pays me.’
You’ve always shown in London. Do you feel under pressure to go to Paris and get access to a different kind of buyer and exposure?
CDV: ‘No. Not any more. We get the buyers here. I think the buyers go to every fashion week and make up their minds while they travel. Then they like to make their orders in Paris at the end of it. Even the London stores do that.
PP: ‘We are happy in London – the support has been amazing. That’s why London Fashion Week is so incredible – because all these young designers are able to show and start a business, which would be almost impossible in Paris financially. Here, because of the CFE it’s easy. We’ve been through a struggle, but still, we’re managing.’
Do you feel like there’s a kind of uprising in British fashion at the moment?
Both: ‘Totally!’
CDV: ‘I think it’s exciting that people are now staying in London, and keeping it strong. People seem to be coming back. Also, it’s London Fashion Week, but a lot of us are from everywhere.’
Yes, I was going to ask about that. How did a label with a Belgian, Italian, Peruvian and Austrian background come to be seen as British?
PP: ‘Because we’re here – we’re a London-based label. We started it here right after I graduated.’
CDV: ‘We also manufacture a lot in London. Yes, it’s expensive; the things we make here are the expensive, technical pieces. We used to manufacture everything here but now for some of the separates we’re more careful of the cost.’
A 7 Pilotto and Christopher have made a great career for a short time.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A 8 Pilotto and Christopher have the most famous clients in all countries in the world.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A 9 The designers are very thankful to the CFE for all they’ve done for them.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A 10 The designers appreciated the CFE business advice as the most important.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A 11 First the designers were under pressure away from London fashion market.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A 12 Pilotto and his partner think they could have started their business in Paris.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A 13 London is becoming one of the fashion capitals again.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A 14 The designers have a British brand as they manufacture everything in Britain.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
Раздел 3. (задания по грамматике и лексике)
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Раздел 4 (задания по письму)
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You have 30 minutes to do this task.
You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen friend Marty.
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White a letter to him and answer his 3 questions.
Write 100–120 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.
Ключи
Раздел 2
Задание В3
6 – extra
| Тексты | A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
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Задание А7–А14
A7 – 1; A8 – 3; A9 – 1; A10 – 1; A11 – 1; A12 – 2; A13 – 1; A14 – 2.
Раздел 3
Задание В4–В12
B4 – is rewarded; B5 – houses; B6 – nineteenth; B7 – will find; B8 – are used; B9 – its; B10 – is; B11 – has been; B12 – London’s.
Задания В13–В18
B13 – hostess; B14 – directly; B15 – giving; B16 – to be impressed; B17 – diners; B18 – smoked.
Раздел 4
Задание С1
Dear Marty,
Thank you for your letter. It’s a pleasure to receive it. I agree pocket money is always not enough but you should think of it yourself. It’s your duty not your parents to support you with money. If you need more you can find some week-end or part-time job. It’ll help you not to waste your time and think of your expenses.
And do not forget about your exams. Arrange your time to be able to prepare well for each subject. I usually use the help of my sister who asks me questions so that’s the way I revise the material. I try to do my best as I do care for my results.
See you soon,
Maurice.