Operating...
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Having a Signature Fashion Print
No matter what trend books recommend for the coming season, and no matter how brilliant your own ideas, as a new fashion designer you'll find yourself limited by the...
Keeping Records of Your Patterns and Fabrics
In any business, proper record keeping is of vital importance, but in fashion it's even more so as your records - your stored information and ideas...
Running Your Fashion Business Ethically
Many people choose to start up small businesses because they're unhappy with the ethics of some of the big ones. Trying to run your fashion...
Seasonal Fashion: Preparing and Marketing Designs
One of the most important aspects of running a successful fashion design business is keeping up with the latest trends. Trend forecasting can help...
Selling Your Fashion Designs by Mail Order
Whether you're reaching customers through a website, auctions, or a traditional catalogue, mail order trading is a great way to expand the retail...
Sourcing Fabric for Your Fashion Design Business
When you're running a fashion design business, the number one thing you need to be sure of it your source of fabric. Whilst it's possible to buy...
Sourcing Specialist Materials and Fabrics
Once you've established contact with a few good fabric wholesalers, getting the bulk of what you need for your fashion business is easy. Certain...
Using Fashion Trade Shows to Source Products
Keeping up with the latest fabrics available to your fashion design business can be hard work. Your regular wholesalers may not change their...
Utilising or Selling Leftover Fabric
No matter how carefully you buy fabric for your fashion design business, you're always going to find that you have leftovers. Nobody likes just throwing things out,...
What to Do if Your Supplier Lets you Down.
Buying your fabric wholesale, as far ahead of production deadlines as possible, is the only way to work effectively as a fashion designer. However,...
