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The MET Gala is undeniably the fashion event of the year. It marks the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute’s annual fashion exhibit. This event has had a long tradition in fashion going back into 1948, but it wasn’t until ex-Vogue editor Diana Vreeland took command of organizing the gala in 1972 that it became the glamorous upscale fashion event of today.
Read moreFashion designers evaluate several factors when choosing where to manufacture their clothing lines and accessories. Beyond the sticker price for labor, fashion designers must consider the quality of the craftsmanship, shipping and customs fees, contract negotiations, language barriers, transparency, and more.
Knowing how to brand is one of the most difficult things any business owner can encounter. Great branding involves creative and consistent marketing and earnest customer engagement. It requires you to develop a deep and nuanced understanding of your fashion business, your values, and how your business embodies them, and to consistently make decisions that fall into step with those concepts, your customers, their ideas, and their goals.
Knowing how to brand is one of the most difficult things any business owner can encounter. Great branding involves creative and consistent marketing and earnest customer engagement. It requires you to develop a deep and nuanced understanding of your fashion business, your values, and how your business embodies them, and to consistently make decisions that fall into step with those concepts, your customers, their ideas, and their goals.
The U.S Small Business Administration states that 30% of new businesses fail during the first two years of being open, 50% during the first five years, and 66% during the first 10. The SBA goes on to state that only 25% make it to 15 years or more.
Fashion designers evaluate several factors when choosing where to manufacture their clothing lines and accessories. Beyond the sticker price for labor, fashion designers must consider the quality of the craftsmanship, shipping and customs fees, contract negotiations, language barriers, transparency, and more.
The Italian summer holiday, or ferragosto, is a public holiday celebrated in Italy on August 15th. Ferragosto is the height of the Italian vacation season. Millions of Italians take their annual vacations in the two weeks before or after August 15, meaning highways, airports, train stations, and beaches will be packed as many Italians take this time to go on family vacations to the seaside, so as not to take this special time for granted.
Fast fashion’s popularity continues to grow. On one hand, it entices companies — big and small— with its low cost of production. On the other, it makes it easy for buyers to fill their wardrobes to the brim with cheap price tags. However, its rising market lacks — and may forever — one thing: exceptional quality. Why? Because fast fashion focuses on speedy mass production instead of paying attention to details.