fashion

So, What Are Sustainable Textiles Anyway?

So, What Are Sustainable Textiles Anyway?

A big topic of conversation in the fashion industry today is sustainability. Now more than ever, fashion brands and designers are making a commitment to consider sustainability at every step in the design process. One of the most important of these steps is fabric sourcing.

Brand Creation: Garment Costing in 4 Steps

Brand Creation: Garment Costing in 4 Steps

We know it’s tempting to dive right into development, but in order to do well, one must plan well! And that means you will need to create a COSTING STRUCTURE for your brand. In other words, how much do you want your styles to sell for, and how do you break that down so you can budget your materials, labor, and other costs?

5 Questions to Answer When Creating Your Brand Identity

5 Questions to Answer When Creating Your Brand Identity

When creating a fashion brand, the first phase is PLANNING. One of the most important and first steps in planning is sometimes the hardest: defining your brand identity!

Garment Costing

Garment Costing

When launching a line, defining your brand identity is paramount.
Defining your brand identity includes your not only your look, your target customer, your retail price point, knowing your competitors (as well as what brands sit well alongside your brand), and what makes you unique, but also-are you selling wholesale or retail?

Fashion Fabric Sourcing 101-The Basic Types of Sources.

Fashion Fabric Sourcing 101-The Basic Types of Sources.

Ready to get your designs started? The first step in product development is finding the right fabric. That fabric can inspire an amazing design, help a sketched design meet your expectations, and hopefully price into your costing structure. Before you get started with your sourcing, there is some basic knowledge that is important to understand about sourcing types.