Creating a Quality Shirt to Sell Italian-made shirts have come down the runways of Gucci, Versace, and other luxury clothing lines since they began. The Made in Italy reputation for quality makes these shirts beautiful works of craftsmanship, as well as design genius.
Another month, and we’re stoked to announce – ANOTHER MakersValley Platform release! We’re making it easier than ever now to manage your clothing manufacturing project online. Last release, you learned about how we streamlined sharing images from your Timeline with your followers on social media. This release, we’re giving you the ability to share even more. Let’s jump into it.
Starting your own clothing line is exciting! But if you’ve never done it before, knowing how to get from point A to point B can be confusing and overwhelming. One of the first things you’ll need to do to start selling your own clothing line is to find a manufacturer who can make your designs at a cost that you can afford and in a quantity that you can actually sell to customers.
A Cyber Winter Wonderland: Online Holiday Sales Outperform Shopping for amazing deals is even more appealing when you can do it from your couch. At least that’s what shoppers appear to buy into. Year after year, more shoppers skip Black Friday’s 5AM ‘round the block lines in favor of shop early online-only deals and Cyber Monday sweeps.
When you start a fashion brand, you have a lot of options on how to sell your clothes to customers. Fashion entrepreneurs wanting to build a successful e-commerce shop have a mind blowing array of resources at their disposal. Two of the most popular are Etsy and Shopify.
Sustainable fashion is a trend that’s here to stay, and the environment is better off for it. Business Insider recently reported that at least 8 million tons of plastic enter the oceans annually – so much plastic that a dutch inventor named Boyan Slat has pioneered a 2,000 foot long plastic cleaning device engineered to reduce plastics contamination of the Earth’s seas. Fashion manufacturing has always generated a significant amount of waste, but that’s slowly shifting.
Intellectual property theft happens in fashion design. We've all heard the stories about the Kardashians keeping up too closely with indie streetwear designers. Some designers have even experienced foreign clothing manufacturers reselling their original designs on Amazon, under a cheaper brand mark.
A Cyber Winter Wonderland: Online Holiday Sales Outperform Shopping for amazing deals is even more appealing when you can do it from your couch. At least that’s what shoppers appear to buy into. Year after year, more shoppers skip Black Friday’s 5AM ‘round the block lines in favor of shop early online-only deals and Cyber Monday sweeps.
Fashion merchandise buyers work on behalf of retail clothing stores to purchase the fashion products featured in stores. While typical buyers interface directly with wholesalers and clothing manufacturers, the increase in private label fashion and influencer marketing has shown that there is opportunity for independent fashion designers to turn fashion merchandise buyers into a customer niche.
Have you ever thought about registering a fashion design trademark? In most countries, patent protections and copyrights aren’t the only way to protect your fashion designs. If you’ve never registered your trademark, why not?
Intellectual property theft happens in fashion design. We've all heard the stories about the Kardashians keeping up too closely with indie streetwear designers. Some designers have even experienced foreign clothing manufacturers reselling their original designs on Amazon, under a cheaper brand mark.
When you start a fashion brand, you have a lot of options on how to sell your clothes to customers. Fashion entrepreneurs wanting to build a successful e-commerce shop have a mind blowing array of resources at their disposal. Two of the most popular are Etsy and Shopify.
Small batch production is a craft as old as time. For centuries, artisans have cooked up, assembled, and delivered quality handmade clothes and other products from their homes, and in Italy, from the factory floors of family-owned clothing manufacturers. Italy stands out among industrialized nations for excellence in garment and accessories manufacturing and tailoring. It’s unique reputation for craftsmanship has already passed the test of time, and according to recent reporting, it will survive many years longer. Both observations and studies back up the claim of the Ires-Institute of Economic and Social Research of Piedmont stating that, "...Italy, famous for its high quality products and its unparalleled Made in Italy...craftsmanship becomes a great opportunity…[and] a formidable tool for growth and innovation.”
It’s the new year and one of your goals is to finally start your own clothing line. If you and your wallet are still recovering from the holidays, lucky for you, there’s plenty of free fashion designing apps available to help you start your own clothing line with no money. Check them out below.
