Like most new fashion designers, I made a lot of mistakes when I was trying to launch my line. For most fashion designers, selling isn't easy - if you're a one-man show and doing all the work, you have to get comfortable picking up the phone to sell your line, otherwise you will have a gigantic business problem.
Unfortunately, it's not enough to just create something beautiful if the world doesn't know about it. But, if you're ready to launch a line, you've got to SELL it. Here's the top 5 sal
Here's a quick video - a designer told me that she e-mailed 100 stores, and only four got back to her! What should she do next?
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J.W. Hulme Co. bags will be carried in more than 30 Barneys New York stores around the country by mid August. But, it was not long ago when Hulme designers Chuck Bidwell and Jennifer Guarino were on the verge of going under. The 105-year-old company was about $2 million dollars in debt during the credit crisis and lost majority of their sales. The Wall Street Journal revealed today how even in this tough economy, this moribund company was able to make a startling comeback.
Really, what would we do without Imran Amed and his essential Business of Fashion blog? We don’t even want to imagine it. For instance, his latest interviewee, Joseph Velosa, CEO of Matthew Williamson, had a ton of invaluable wisdom to offer. Captured at a Fashion Business Club event, Velosa let loose on his start in the industry and his collaborations—including his ongoing partnership with his boyfriend, Williamson. Click below for our favorite snippets.
Taking a risk in today’s business economic climate is a difficult step but necessary in order to develop and grow your retail or branded company for apparel and footwear.
by Ralinda Harvey
While leaders of successful companies and brands often have very different working styles and personalities, they do have one thing in common:
They involve themselves in every aspect of their company and/or brand.
At a very successful company I used to work for, which I’ll refer to as Andi James, the owner, Andi, would always go to trade shows with the sales reps. This may have seemed a little annoying to some of the sales reps, but he wasn’t trying to micro-manage or schmooze wit
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