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Pros and Cons of Being In Your Own Target Market

Fashion Business, Mindset

Many fashion entrepreneurs start their brands to solve a problem that they personally experience. They’re frustrated with the lack of options available and decide to create the product they wish existed. Being a designer in your own target market has unique advantages, but it also has some drawbacks. Let’s look at the pros and cons.

Identifying and Connecting with Your Ideal Customers with Jane Hamill of Fashion Brain Academy

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Identifying and Connecting with Your Ideal Customers with Jane Hamill of Fashion Brain Academy
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In episode 74, drawing from decades of running her own successful fashion and retail business and coaching other fashion product brands to do the same, Jane Hamill shares practical strategies and lessons on identifying and connecting with the ideal customers for your brand. She shares what’s working and what’s not in today’s fashion business landscape. […]

File Formats in Fashion

Fashion Resources, Industry Basics

The modern fashion toolbox is much more digital – and more complicated. What software do you need? What file type is this? Why can’t I open the file the factory just sent? Let’s take a look at some common file types in fashion so you’ll know what you’re looking at and what tool is required.

SEO For Fashion Brand Websites with Glynis Tao

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
SEO For Fashion Brand Websites with Glynis Tao
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In episode 73 – the second episode in our summer fashion business series – apparel business consultant and SEO expert Glynis Tao of Chase Your Dreams consulting demystifies SEO for fashion brands. She explains how SEO works, why fashion brand owners should care, and how an optimized e-commerce website helps you serve your customers better […]

Selling Your Products Without Selling Your Soul with Elizabeth Stiles

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Selling Your Products Without Selling Your Soul with Elizabeth Stiles
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This week we kick of a summer mini-series diving into the business side of fashion! In episode 72, fashion brand consultant Elizabeth Stiles shares her expertise on selling your fashion products without selling your soul. We talk about getting into a sales mindset that isn’t sleazy and practical tips on how, when, and where to […]

Real Style (And Happiness) Has No Size with Patricia Luiza Blaj of Loud Bodies

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Real Style (And Happiness) Has No Size with Patricia Luiza Blaj of Loud Bodies
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In episode 71, Patricia Luiza Blaj shares how her own relatable struggle to find clothing in her size led her to start Loud Bodies – an ethical, sustainable, and inclusive brand that offers sizes 2XS-10XL. Patricia believes that you too deserve to be happy,  to wear beautiful clothes, and to be respected and represented by […]

Scaling a Lifestyle Brand for Millennial Moms with Leah Longueville of Polished Prints

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Scaling a Lifestyle Brand for Millennial Moms with Leah Longueville of Polished Prints
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In episode 70, hear how Leah Longueville grew the onesie screen printing hobby she started in her spare bedroom when her daughter was a newborn into a thriving lifestyle brand for millennial moms. Over five years later, Polished Prints now sells retail and wholesale plus has its own brick and mortar shop with multiple employees. […]

Fashion Production Models Explained

Fashion Business

Different production models can yield very different businesses, garments, customer experiences, and ethical and environmental impacts. Let’s look at a range of fashion production models and their pros and cons.

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