This 6-step framework will guide you from just an idea to learning exactly what it takes to launch your own profitable apparel brand.

You will be your own boss, no one will be there to make sure you put in the work and stick to your deadlines. You will live your brand, working 24/7. Focus on your dream, your vision and mission of the brand don’t let anyone or anything get in your way. Here are some questions that can help you see if you are cut out for this or not.

A fashion mood board is a fantastic way to set the visual direction for a clothing brand project. In this post, you will get actionable mood board tips so you can go and create yours asap.

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 your retailers, agents, distributors, suppliers, pattern makers, and everyone else you are working with. Here is a style number system for you to use.

How do I work with minimum order quantities? How can you tell the difference between an average fabric and a higher quality fabric? Are there other ways to source fabric? How do I find out about trade fairs and marketplaces?

By identifying your target customer for your apparel brand, it will be easier to design, strategize your segments and develop an effective marketing plan. 

A product range plan is a detailed written overview of your entire collection. It helps you keep track of product parameters such as style numbers and names, number of styles, colors, variations, and features. It also includes financial information and sales forecasting.

The Garment Price Calculator helps you to estimate your Wholesale Price, Retail Price, and your wanted Margin. It also helps you to estimate How Much It Will Cost to produce your wanted quantity, and What Your Profit Will Be depending on if you sell wholesale or direct to consumer.

Don’t start any manufacturing before making a complete Bills Of Materials. You need it together with a solid tech pack for each and every garment.

The Apparel Entrepreneurship Sourcing List contains over 700 clothing manufacturers and suppliers worldwide.

Quality control means ensuring, at a minimum cost, that the quality requirements of a product is being achieved at every stage of manufacturing, from raw materials to boxed stock.

Get Fashion Tech Pack Templates, Design Vector Flats, Croquis Templates, Bill Of Materials Templates, & Measurement List Templates.

We have put together a list of things to look for when searching for a great manufacturing partner. All these questions and things in the list will help you find a good match for your brand and products.

Starting a new apparel brand can be challenging. It is even more challenging to do it with limited funds. However this is a reality many of you are facing, but you don’t want it to stop your plans. So how are your money best spent? What should you pay for and where can you save your money? Read our guide to bootstrapping.

Here are 14 points to work on, and to make sure you have ticked off, before contacting buyers, for a sales presentation.

Many entrepreneurs have launched successful apparel brands. Why not learn from their success, so you can launch faster and avoid expensive mistakes. Birthing a clothing line will take some time and effort, and if you really want it to fly, it will take some serious strategizing and planning before launching. So skip the headaches and the stress and read about 9 common mistakes and increase your chances of succeeding from the start.

If you are an existing clothing brand that wants to expand, whether it is for creating a lifestyle brand, get into new segments, add personalization, or just having more styles to sell and generate more income, you should seriously consider dropshipping as a viable option to do this.

We are covering 5 simple actions for how you can shift into a growth mindset. This shift and these actions you take based on your new growth mindset can result in a massively successful apparel business and life.

Many designers are afraid of this happening to them or they have already had some bad experiences with issues regarding this problem. We are talking about plagiarism and copying. How to protect yourself and deal with someone or another brand knocking off your products or design.

Here are 6 benefits to why you should consider joining the 6-week accelerator program, join Apparel Entrepreneurship Membership Program, or work with us one-on-one to get advice and support while launching your dream brand.

What is deadstock, how sustainable is it and what are the pros and cons? We are laying it out in this article, so you can make informed decisions moving forward with your business.

By consistently creating content on your blog, your customers will get accustomed to visiting your website weekly. This will increase your brand awareness and your sales. 

The apparel industry has a significant impact on the environment. Fashion is a 3 trillion dollar industry, and it is continuously growing. Unfortunately so is the environmental impact. We should all ask us the questions: what do we want to do & what can we do about the harm caused by our industry.

In this article about how to create an ecommerce site for your clothing brand, you will learn how to create a cost-efficient e-com store for your business. There is no need to pay large sums for the design and development of your site. Set up your e-commerce in no time with an existing, well established open-source systems.

Recommended business books for both start-up and established clothing brands.

Pantone just released its trend forecasting guide for the fall/winter 20/21 season’s colors. The release consists of 14 colors, 10 vibrant and 4 classic ones.