Factories – CREATE A FASHION BRAND

LAW USA: WHAT GOES INTO A GARMENT?

So you’ve focused on your garment design, packaging and logo, but have you thought about the legal requirements of your clothes? Legal standards aren’t just for big brands. They apply to anyone selling clothes from handmade products, to luxury garments and as a fashion brand owner, you are legally responsible for making sure the lawRead more ⟶

DO I NEED FABRIC TESTING FOR MY FASHION BRAND PRODUCTS

Anna from Spain sent me an email to ask “Do I need fabric testing” This will depend on a number of things, but it is a good idea to protect you against law suits and potential issues. It also provides care label instructions that you can put on your clothes or products. You should alsoRead more ⟶

Start a Business Series Part III: With Vicky of Fashion Services HK

This week I sat down with Charlotte, from Charlotte London, to help her out with a series of blog posts she is writing on starting a fashion business. She interviewed me about Tech Packs, sampling and manufacturing, among other things, as part 3 of her series. Here is a little taste of the interview ThankRead more ⟶

THE SAMPLING PROCESS

If you’re looking to start a fashion brand, which doesn’t buy and resell products, then you’ll need to make something. That means dealing with factories and going through a sampling process. This is something that I get a lot of questions about, because it’s often misrepresented or not explained properly and needs some clarity onRead more ⟶

HOW DOES SIZING & COLOURWAYS WORK WITH MINIMUM ORDER QUANTITIES?

Question this week from Toodlepip toodlepip “How do MOQs work with regards to sizing and colourways?” An MOQ, or Minimum Order Quantity, is a number given by a fashion factory, or other factories. It tells you, the person about to make garments with them, how many products you have to order, minimum, to meet theirRead more ⟶

WHAT IS A GARMENT SIZE SET?

Out of all of the questions I get asked, manufacturing and production topics are the most frequent and repetitive. The sampling process and how to work through it, is the most popular topic of them all. If you’re currently working through your sampling process, then something you will need to know about, is a ‘SizeRead more ⟶

PRODUCTION: WHICH TYPE IS BEST FOR MY BRAND

So when it comes to getting your products made you have lots of options. Choosing the right one can be a little daunting if you’re not sure which one is right for your brand. By the end of this post, you’ll have discovered all of the options you have production and know which one isRead more ⟶

BUYERS & WHOLESALE: WHAT’S A PURCHASE ORDER?

If you are thinking about creating a fashion brand or a single product, then at some point you will have to make your products in bulk and sell them. Hopefully you will be selling through your own shop or website, but for more sales, you will want to think about wholesale. This can seem aRead more ⟶

TECH PACKS: WHAT ARE THEY AND WHAT’S INSIDE?

If you have ever needed to get a Tech Pack made for clothing, you’ll know that it’s quite a complex document. If you’ve never had a Tech Pack done for your product or collection, then you are about to discover how the professionals put one together. In this post I’m going to cover the contentsRead more ⟶

VIDEO: INSIDE A KNITTING FACTORY

For every person who wants to start a fashion brand of any kind, you’ll eventually have to produce some kind of product. There are different ways to do this and on various scales, but at some point you may be dealing with factories. Many people never get the chance to visit the factory they areRead more ⟶

4 TIPS TO HELP YOU CHOOSE A GOOD GARMENT FACTORY

For many people who start fashion brands, you probably have designs and ideas already. You may, if you know how to make clothes, have tried out a few samples yourself, even to the point of selling your items online or at craft markets. But if you have got to a point where you want toRead more ⟶

TERMINOLOGY: THE MAIN 6 DELIVERY TERMS [ TERMS OF SALE ] EXPLAINED

Over time, the shipment of goods has changed and altered as new technology and forms of transport have improved. The term “shipping” in itself really refers to the days past where everything had to be sent by ship because it was the only method available. Now it purely refers to any method of sending goods.Read more ⟶

RESOURCE: 74 CARE SYMBOLS FOR FASHION LABELS

Labelling is a legal requirement for manufacturing fashion garments and although the symbols don’t change all that much across the world, there are a couple of differences depending on where you sell. However, if you are intending to sell across the world, I would always recommend going with either US or European symbols as theyRead more ⟶

THE SAMPLING PROCESS – RETAIL STYLE

When you are working with a factory, there is a lot more to do than a simple sketch that gets made a few weeks later. Actually there is an entire process from an initial sample through to production. When you are working with a factory, they have to simplify all processes to make sure that theyRead more ⟶

DRESSMAKING IS NOT RETAIL STANDARD

I was having an interesting conversation last week with someone looking to start-up a new fashion brand. They had no background in fashion or retail, which is quite common and actually not as big a problem as many people imagine. To get started, they chose to learn how to make clothes by going to dressmaking classes.Read more ⟶