DON’T START YOUR ONLINE SHOP UNTIL YOU READ THIS
Selling online is becoming increasingly popular. Over 50 % of global internet users have made an online purchase. That is around 1 billion users. Data…
Author: Klas
Co-founder of Apparel Entrepreneurship
SOURCING – THE MATERIALS & FACTORIES
Almost at the same time as conceptualizing the collection, comes the need to think about materials. They need to tell the same story as the concept an…
HOW TO SET YOUR STYLE NUMBERS
When you are designing your collection, you need to assign style numbers to each design. The style numbers will help you to better communicate with yo…
MANUFACTURING CHECKLIST
Source material, create patterns, order fabric, create prototypes... There are a few things to manage when making your garments. Use this manufacturin…
EXPECTATIONS
You have a great idea and a vision of what you want to do with your brand. You are ready to kick off your project and get started with your sportswear…
TEXTILE ABBREVIATIONS
We list the most common textile abbreviations in order to help you with the material sourcing.
HOW TO BEHAVE AT A FABRIC FAIR
You have an idea for your sportswear designs and now it’s time to materialize them. You have decided to go to one or several fabric fairs. You want …
MATERIAL SOURCING – FABRICS & TRIMS
In order to get one step closer to your envisioned sportswear brand and intended garments, you need to find the right materials and trims. This can be…
HOW TO PICK A BRAND NAME
Early on in your business you need to work on your brand identity. You need to think about the meaning of your brand to your customers. Encapsulate th…
THE GARMENT PRICE
You know which garments your collection is based on, you know the price for fabrics, trims, and production including prototypes. With this new informa…