Five Tips for Successful Manufacturing The only thing harder in fashion than running your own brand is launching a new brand! Especially if you don’t have help from insiders. But when it comes down to it, you’ve got to have a fantastic product first. That means you need a great idea, thorough product development, […]
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How to Communicate with Your Factory Welcome to part two of our three-part series on Successfully Working with a Manufacturer. Part one covered how to find a manufacturer, and now we will discuss the next step: communication. One comment I get whenever working with brands who have explored domestic factories is that they find
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How to Find the Right Clothing Factory; Part One Finding a great manufacturing partner is essential for a fashion brand. The challenge is to find the RIGHT one. How does one know if a factory has great quality, professionalism, and decent turnaround timing? As a manufacturing consultant and brand owner, I have found this
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2022 Goal: Launch Your Own Collection! What Season Should You Be Launching? January is a fantastic time to work on achieving your most important goals. Resolutions or goals, have the same aim – making you feel good about yourself. Is your dream to launch a clothing line? Want to start that this year? Set
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How To Get a Great Prototype in 4 Steps Launching your own clothing brand is a road paved with important milestones. And when you achieve one, you are one step closer to fulfilling your dream! Creating a great prototype is one of those early milestones that really makes you feel fantastic! A great prototype
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Aspiration to Action: 5 Steps to Plan Your Fashion Brand Launch Have you always dreamed of launching your own fashion brand? So many people have this dream, but very few take the leap into entrepreneurship. Ambition and courage are essential, but to be successful you need to make a PLAN! Here are five core
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Ethical Fashion – What Does This Mean? Let Us Share The Big Three of Fashion Ethics It always feels good to know a brand is ethical and sustainable, but what does that really mean- especially in an industry that has been historically so secretive? Generally, there are two main areas to look at labor
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How Much Does It REALLY Cost to Launch an Online Clothing Brand? I get asked this question a lot and I also hear so many other industry experts answer with the same words, “take the number in your head and add a zero (or two zeros)”. Realistically, the amount of money and work to
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Are you launching a fashion line? Finished with your prototypes and wondering if you are ready for production? How do you know you are ready and how can you prepare? Well, it’s time to run through your production checklist! The Big Three Steps of Garment Production Preparation Whether you are launching one product or
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Do you have a vision for a fashion brand and are ready to get started? Here are the first steps you’ll take on your development path! The First 4 Steps in Developing a Fashion Brand STEP 1: PLANNING YOUR PATH This is a big one, but if you already have a good idea of your
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