Are you a budding fashion entrepreneur eager to break into the industry? Hold up – before diving into garment manufacturing!!! Read this...

Do you have an amazing idea and a burning desire to start a fashion business? Struggling with how to start and manufacture responsibly?...

Imagine stepping into the bustling world of garment factories, where the hum of sewing machines and the swish of fabrics create a...

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Fabric Sourcing - An important game to learn When it’s time to start thinking about fabric sourcing, most new fashion entrepreneurs and apparel designers limit themselves to looking online or heading into fabric stores…but they are missing out on some of the best fabrics available! Attending fabric trade shows allows not only an extensive opportunity for fashion designers to shop the market, but also lets them extend their variety of options and even make connections with oth

Selecting the Appropriate Fabric from a Wide Variety of Options Selecting a fabric supplier can be, in a word, overwhelming. Most new designer-entrepreneurs are unsure of how to navigate their options amidst the unstitched fabric rolls and manufacturers. Every fabric supplier offers different benefits, from high-speed shipping to different minimum orders. So how do you know which assets are the best fit for your apparel startup? It all depends on the way you manufacture your

Technical garment descriptions are written by fashion designers to make the jobs of everyone on the production team including the technical designer, pattern maker, and sample maker- easier. The technical description writing should be to the point and clarify in a snapshot what the product entails. It’s the first thing everyone on your team reads and if it’s done right it can save you time and money in the long-run. Here are few useful technical garment description writing ti

If you’ve read our Fashion Designer’s Ultimate Guide to Shopping the Market, you already know that shopping the market is a crucial part of the designer-entrepreneur’s job… and market research is a never-ending process! The fashion industry is changing, and with new technologies and methods of production arising, there’s always something new. It’s up to you, as a fashion designer or entrepreneur, to stay on top of the trends, and that includes fabrics. Once you’ve reached the

Looking for the best ways to help get your garments flying off the racks? One of the most important factors that “make or break” apparel success is color! As fun as it may be, picking colors is not as simple as you might think. There are many factors that need to be considered, and a handful of strategies and best practices that the fashion pros utilize to ensure that out of the billions of shades out there, you are selecting the color that sells. You’ll be shocked to discov

Apparel design and product development – why is it important to know the difference? We all go into this thinking that design is all creative, but your role as a designer involves using both your left and right brain that entails both product development and design. As a fashion entrepreneur, it’s crucial to know all elements of your business. Everything begins with design, conceptualizing and creating the vision using creativity. Apparel design is the first step in the prod

Nothing is more important than ensuring that your business is profitable, and one of the simplest ways to do so is to cut costs where you...

Are your ready to take your apparel design to the next step? Vetting pattern makers is the key to turning exactly what you envisioned into reality. Hiring the perfect pattern maker is similar to finding a partner in life. Both parties have a list of wants and needs in mind – here are a few tips to make sure your pattern maker is equipped to bring your creative vision to life! Sew, what is pattern-making? (pun intended) In the apparel industry, a pattern is the template from

“If 90% of startups fail, what’s the first step you have to take to make sure your startup will work?” You’ve got a product you love, a...

There are many different myths circling the fashion community that can create confusion for new fashion entrepreneurs. But beyond the...

Design is done, tech packs signed and sealed, but now it’s time to shift your focus to choosing where to manufacture your garment. (P.S....

And now… for what may be the most fun part of the job: as a fashion designer, you need to shop! Yes, you heard me correctly! Fashion designers are constantly shopping the market as part of their job, as it a critical step in both the apparel design and product development processes to achieving business success. Now is that not just the best news you’ve heard all day?! “Target what?!” First thing’s first – you need to define your target market. Don’t be daunted by these busin

One of the toughest first steps to take as a professional in the fashion industry is taking your ideas and putting them into tangible form. However, it is one of, if not the most important steps, because: ✓ It helps solidify your ideas ✓ It makes the idea visually communicable to other industry professionals ✓ It helps ensure everyone working on the line is on the same page It is crucial to the success of your fashion venture to establish goals and have a firm sense of the di

Don’t expect to buy an apparel sample and just say to the garment factory “Hey – I want to manufacture 1000 units of these!” It doesn’t work like that (#sorrynotsorry). There is an entire process of working through sampling, product development, and so much more before you should even begin to approach garment factories. It is a lot of work, but let’s put it this way: if you don’t know every single detail and component of how the product is created, you won’t get what you exp

In the fashion industry, if you’re gonna walk the walk, you gotta talk the talk… and you don’t want to have to reach for your phone or...