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If You Don’t Know Who Your Customer Is, You’re Probably Overdesigning And Overpaying

Fashion Business, Fashion Design, Product Development

Have you ever struggled to narrow down your own design ideas or been unsure where to invest in your business? You might be making it harder for yourself than it needs to be. If you are not clear on who you are designing for, you can’t prioritize your design ideas or your budget well.

Experiencing Fashion As Art And Creativity with Emma Rubinson

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits

Experiencing Fashion As Art And Creativity with Emma Rubinson

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In episode 67, Emma Rubinson takes us behind the scenes of her namesake label and shares how she designs artful fashion and experiences that encourage people to be their most authentic selves. Hear her creative perspective on design and what it took to produce her recent NYFW collection. Hailing from the planet Neptune, Emma Rubinson […]

The Impact Of An African-Inspired Brand with Kahindo Mateene of Kahindo

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits

The Impact Of An African-Inspired Brand with Kahindo Mateene of Kahindo

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In episode 65, Kahindo Mateene shares the inspiration, ethics, and inside entrepreneurial journey of her namesake label Kahindo. With a focus on African textiles, her business is built to empower the women who wear her clothes and the women who make them. KAHINDO is a New York based ethical fashion brand that is inspired by […]

3 Tips For Fitting Your Customers And Not Just Your Fit Model

Fit, Mindset, Product Development

The goal with a fit model is to get the garment to fit your average customer, not to make a bespoke garment just for the model. I think that makes a difference. Here are things to keep in mind during fittings to make sure you are fitting your customers and not just your fit model.

Are Plus Sizes Actually Harder To Fit?

Fashion Design, Fit, Patternmaking, Sizing

In the fashion industry or not, it seems like the assumption is that plus sizes are harder to fit. But, is it actually true that plus sizes are harder to fit or has our society spent so much of its attention dressing thin people that it has made us wary of dressing larger bodies?

Being Called To Create “Decidedly Elegant” Workwear For Petite Women with Tigist Ketema of Tigist Petites

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits

Being Called To Create “Decidedly Elegant” Workwear For Petite Women with Tigist Ketema of Tigist Petites

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In episode 63, Tigist Ketema recalls the demoralizing fitting room experiences trying to find workwear that fit her curvy, petite frame and shares how she felt called to solve that for herself and other women by creating something that didn’t exist before: a luxury workwear brand designed and made just for petite women. Tigist Ketema […]

Growing Sustainably From Designer to Business Owner with Bianca Bellantoni of BELLANTONI

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits

Growing Sustainably From Designer to Business Owner with Bianca Bellantoni of BELLANTONI

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In episode 62, hear how Bianca Bellantoni has built her sustainable fashion brand, Bellantoni, to be kind to animals and the planet – and how she’s grown as a designer and business owner in the process. Bianca Bellantoni is a Canadian designer and the founder behind the sustainable and cruelty-free clothing brand, BELLANTONI, which she […]

Slowing Down To “Revive All Clothing and Materials” with Laura Fisher of Revivall

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits

Slowing Down To “Revive All Clothing and Materials” with Laura Fisher of Revivall

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In episode 55, Laura Fisher of Revivall Clothing encourages us to slow down and get in touch with our values, our clothes, and the land around us. She shares the windy path (including a degree in Animal Science) that led her to start Revivall in 2009 and how she’s built the brand to “revive all […]

Making Slow Fashion From Recycled Flowers with Melissa Hargus Pierce of Soul Studio

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits

Making Slow Fashion From Recycled Flowers with Melissa Hargus Pierce of Soul Studio

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You’ve heard of fashion made with recycled polyester, but have you heard of fashion made with recycled flowers? In episode 53, Melissa Hargus Pierce gives us a glimpse into the creative and scientific natural dyeing process of Soul Studio – the sustainable, slow fashion brand she started with her mom. Soul Studio is a Natural […]

Pairing The Perfect Patchwork Of Fabrics In One Garment

Fashion Design, How To, Product Development, Textile Print

Mixing fabrics or prints within the same garment is a fun way to add a unique twist, interesting texture, or creative design detail to your style. But, beyond patchworking a beautiful design, mixing fabrics in a way that is efficient in production and holds up to consumer use, takes some technical planning to get right.

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Archives: fashion design tag>

If You Don’t Know Who Your Customer Is, You’re Probably Overdesigning And Overpaying

Experiencing Fashion As Art And Creativity with Emma Rubinson

The Impact Of An African-Inspired Brand with Kahindo Mateene of Kahindo

3 Tips For Fitting Your Customers And Not Just Your Fit Model

Are Plus Sizes Actually Harder To Fit?

Being Called To Create “Decidedly Elegant” Workwear For Petite Women with Tigist Ketema of Tigist Petites

Growing Sustainably From Designer to Business Owner with Bianca Bellantoni of BELLANTONI

Slowing Down To “Revive All Clothing and Materials” with Laura Fisher of Revivall

Making Slow Fashion From Recycled Flowers with Melissa Hargus Pierce of Soul Studio

Pairing The Perfect Patchwork Of Fabrics In One Garment