If you’re anything like us, whenever you need more room in your already packed apartment, it means another humiliating trip to Buffalo Exchange or Beacon’s Closet only to find out that your spare threads are “unsellable” and all you’ve got in your hands is three drawers worth of landfill. Well, if you’re a New Yorker, fitting the hottest fall trends in your closet just got a lot easier. This September, NYC is finally going green by launching a massive te
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Designers, when something goes wrong in the workroom and let’s be honest here; you usually hang the blame on your sewing-machine operators. The idea that these essential garment workers refuse to alter their practices to suit the job at hand is as old as Italian lace.
An article on Fashion Incubator, however, suggests that the problems on the sewing-room floor aren’t necessarily the fault of the operators. Rather, it may be an issue of communication. Despite the monotonous prod
The colors continue the theme of representing the brand and the culturewhich surrounds it. A khaki shade called "California Trooper" alludesto the uniforms of the ubiquitous California Highway Patrol, while"Malibu
Rupa & Co. Ltd., India’s largest hosiery manufacturer with a turnover of over Rs. 500 crores, brings another cutting-edgeinnovation that will change the way men dress and feel within.
Rupa, the manufacturer of Frontline – India’s highest-selling brand ofvests – now introduces Rupa AIR. For the first time in India, a vestthat is made of 100% American Pima Cotton, one of the most exclusive and luxurious natural yarns in the world.
American Pima Cotton isExtra Long Staple (ELS) cotton cultivated
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In launching Pixyworld, we just couldn't do it. Why not do a real production run right off the bat, with reasonable production costs, and sell direct to the retail customer, at a reasonable retail price?
Well, this approach turned out not to be the whole solut
But in practice, I just don't think we're ready for mfg.com. When I submitted spec sheets for Pixyworld's dresses & shorts last summer, the response I got was somewhat puzzling.
Of all the hundreds of suppliers (domestic and overseas) they had listed, th
My aspirations in this area, for my toddler girls' line, are high. One aspect of high-quality knit fabrics is that striped knits are yarn-dyed rather than printed.
Having a yarn-dyed fabric custom made for a small boutique line is virtually impossible, be
When we first considered a different showroom in 2008, we were scared off big-time. In fact, it was that experience that inspired us to start selling to the retail customer through our own website! It was my husband Jon who spoke with the first showroom, a
I might say the same for my design studio, the wellspring of Pixyworld children's fashion, should it ever be accused of being... shall we say, less than tidy? I had to admit to finding a large piece of unused marker paper the other day, after having made do without any (thinking I'd run out) for several days of pattern making.
But I like to class myself as "artistic" (as if that somehow
Tech sheets. Spec sheets. Whatever you want to call them. The fact of the matter is, I have rarely ever been able to get a manufacturing quote for my little girls' clothing line with one.
When I first started looking for a factory, I made beautiful tech sheets. By the book. One production manager even went out of her way to compliment my flats. But the response I in
But there's more to overcome than high minimums. How about shipping cost -- not just shipping for the product, but back and forth for sample fabric, patterns, samples, & counter-samples!! Using a courrier service like FedE
Strangely enough, these faxing businesses seem to proliferate in the USA, whereas I stay in touch with my overseas contacts via email.
Hey -- whatever it takes!! It's a privilege to work with people who have years of experience in
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