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Alison De

Souza Emile Vidal

Legacy Fashion Consultant.

Alison began mentoring teenagers in 1997, when first heard the concept of The Legacy Gala in
she saw that there were a great number of teens 2016, and was asked to be involved, she jumped
Emile Vidal Carr has been in the fashion industry starting a free initiative for under 18 Londoners to
seeking positive guidance. at the opportunity. Since then, she has been
for just over 15 years, 12 of which he has been get sewing lessons.
heavily involved in all aspects of The Gala, from
running his own business. Having graduated from He launched the Emile Vidal Carr® brand in 2011.
Seeing first-hand the effect that the absence planning and preparation, to on the night Event
London College of Fashion, he went straight into The collections are inspired by his passion for
of positive role models can have on young Management.
working for himself. Within a year of graduating, architecture and the desire to create structured,
people, she realized that, the reason some
his first company ‘Bellanina’ secured contracts wearable, fashion for women crafted from
young people “act out”, is because they lack the Alison is an Ordained Minister, a qualified Life
to supply Topshop, ASOS and Allders with lines technical fabrics. His long term goal is to create
guidance in the home that will steer them on the Coach and Stress Management Therapist,
from his brand. In 2008, he was one of 20 a company like Kerring and have a catalogue
path to fulfilling their potential. They crave the magazine columnist and published author. Her
individuals chosen by the London Development of fashion brands under his mentorship. Emile’s
mature, positive, adult influence that will help book “Broken Pieces Behind the Mask” is due for
Agency to go to New York to represent the best advice to budding entrepreneurs:
guide them into adulthood. The Legacy Gala general release early in 2019. A public speaker
of UK designers during Fashion Week.
represents that; implementing projects within hosting seminars and conferences where she
the community that, to coin a phrase, is “for lays herself bare, Alison shares the benefit of “One of the things I encourage
He has been fortunate enough to work on new businesses to do is
us, by us”. It is no longer about waiting for the her own personal experiences and draws from
projects as a technician for Alexander McQueen,
government or local authorities to implement her expertise in the field of Life Coaching. Her ‘embrace your mistakes’.
Kanye West, Roland Mouret, Erdem and Ralph &
initiatives for our communities and young people. work continues, both in the UK and US and most Business isn’t business if things
Russo, to name a few.
Alison believes we collectively must take the recently has been in the local community with don’t go wrong. You have to
Over the years he has been involved in a number
responsibility for this. In doing so as a community, Commissioners and State Representatives, with
of fashion educational ventures to help NEET’s accept it and learn from it.”
inevitably the lives of our youth will be enriched plans to hold mentoring and life skills events for
(Not in Employment, Education or Training)
and saved. So, you can imagine, when Alison teens.
acquire vocational skills and in 2019 he will be