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5 Fitting Mistakes You Might Be Making

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Fittings are the part of the development process where you get to evaluate your garment, test it, and make changes as needed until it is approved. Even during fittings, though, mistakes can happen. Here are five fitting mistakes you might be making and how and why to avoid them.

Creating Meaning As A Mission-Based Small-Batch Factory with Terri Stipanovich of The Collective Thread

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Creating Meaning As A Mission-Based Small-Batch Factory with Terri Stipanovich of The Collective Thread
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In episode 35, Terri Stipanovich, founder and CEO of small-batch manufacturing factory The Collective Thread, shares how her background in the non-profit world and mission to empower women to earn a living wage led her to start The Collective Thread as a resource for emerging designers, training ground for industrial sewing, and a place for […]

Lessons Learned as a NYC Sleepwear Startup with Elizabeth Frenchman of Fichu Bedwear

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Lessons Learned as a NYC Sleepwear Startup with Elizabeth Frenchman of Fichu Bedwear
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In episode 32, Elizabeth Frenchman shares what worked and what didn’t about starting a sleepwear brand in her home town of NYC after retiring from a career in graphic design. Elizabeth Frenchman is an apparel designer who adheres to the “less is more” philosophy as well as G-d being in the details. She was born […]

Adjusting Your Swimsuit Not Your Body with Alexa McNeal of Cedar & Sand Swim

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Adjusting Your Swimsuit Not Your Body with Alexa McNeal of Cedar & Sand Swim
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In episode 30, Alexa McNeal of Cedar & Sand Swimwear (now Bold Beach Swim) shares why and how she launched a swimwear brand in October 2020 where every suit is made to adjust to your body – not the other way around. Alexa has been designing adjustable swimwear for every body type since October 2020 […]

Versatile, Camera-Ready Clothing You Could Sleep In with Xi Chen of Sonderlier

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Versatile, Camera-Ready Clothing You Could Sleep In with Xi Chen of Sonderlier
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In episode 21, Xi Chen, the founder and designer of Sonderlier, shares how she started her fashion brand on the idea that comfortable clothes should still be cute. She’s not alone in that belief as shown by the Kickstarter campaign for her first collection that reached 212% funding. Xi Chen is the Founder and Designer […]

5 Ways to Use Reference Samples

How To, Industry Basics, Product Development

Throughout product development and production, you’re going to be communicating with many different people. Clothing is very physical and visual, so having reference samples to look at during these conversations will keep everyone on the same page. So, what exactly can you use reference samples for?

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