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Labels You Need For Your Apparel Products

The garments you sell need labels. Labels are how you brand your product, provide important information to the customer, and meet legal requirements. They are a small detail, but have a big impact. Let’s talk about when and what labels you need for your garment.

How To Write POMs For An Apparel Tech Pack

How To, Tech Design

Did you know there is a strategy to writing points of measure? What POMs you choose to include in your spec sheet and how you take those measurements can control the fit and sizes of the garment in different ways. Here’s how to write POMs that bring out the best in your garment and goals.

How To Get Base Size Measurements For An Apparel Tech Pack Spec Sheet

How To, Tech Design

The fit and sizing of your design all stems from your base size measurements on your spec sheet. So, how do you know what measurements to fill in for your base size? There are several ways you can get these measurements.

Onboarding Your Design To A Factory: What To Expect

How To, Industry Basics, Production

Working with a factory is a big step towards getting your designs made. I find that designers fall into one of two camps when it comes to this stage. They either are intimidated and are scared to move forward on their own or they underestimate what goes into onboarding a new design successfully.

10 Things That Can Delay Your Production Run

How To, Industry Basics

There are many things that can delay a production run, but if you are aware of what can go wrong, you can avoid many potential delays. Here are ten things that can disrupt your production schedule, why they hold up the process, and what you can do to make sure things stay on track.

I’m Not Going To Convince You To Make This Year The Year You Finally Launch Your Fashion Brand – Here’s Why

Fashion Business, Mindset

Even though I am a business in the fashion space and work with start-up brands, I’m not going to convince you to make this year the year you finally launch your fashion brand. Like it or not, there are reasons why starting your own line may not be the right thing to do this year.

If People Could Only Buy 5 New Clothing Items Per Year, What Would That Mean For Your Fashion Business?

Sustainability

I recently read a report by the Hot or Cool Institute, Berlin titled Unfit, Unfair, Unfashionable: Resizing Fashion for a Fair Consumption Space. The report got me thinking. In today’s post, join me on a thought experiment about what fashion businesses would look like if customers could only buy 5 new clothing items per year.

Fashion Brands You’ll Feel Good In And Good About This Small Business Saturday 2023

Fashion Business, Fashion Resources

In honor of Small Business Saturday today, I want to introduce you to a few of the amazing brands I’ve had the pleasure of working with this year. Each of them has a unique style, niche focus, and a purpose that goes beyond just the clothing.

These Are The Two Most Difficult Areas On A Garment To Fit – And They Have Several Things In Common

Fit, Patternmaking

Fitting is one of the key steps of producing any garment. Armholes and pant rises are two areas that seem to cause the most problems. They are very different areas of the garment, but they actually have a lot in common.

Women’s Clothing Sizes Explained

Sizing

Have you ever wondered what the sizes on American women’s clothing labels really mean? As a brand, creating easy-to-understand, well-fitting sizing for your designs can be a challenge. Use the quick guide below to see the different sizing options, what they mean, and when it makes sense to use one sizing method over another.

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