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Fashion Sample Production Studio in London, UK

Hello!

If you are looking to develop and produce your collection no matter if is a swimwear, menswear, womenswear, look no further as Apollo Star based in Benthnal Green has everything you need locally.

Apollo Star production studio provides complete sampling services to some of UK most established fashion designers (House of Holland, Madderson, Rous Iland, Bo Peeps...) making full collections with 25 styles or more, with no production limitation.

With number of tailors on site Apollo Star have the

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New York is losing the Garment District to rent control and California requires a permit to have your garments produced there. In the 60's 95% of America's Apparel was made in the USA, today it's less than 5%. Years ago Texas was covered with small garment factories. A friend's grandmother was a sample maker in the Neiman Marcus Factory in Hillsboro. Malissa had relatives who worked in a Jordache factory in Crockett. Playtex once owned a factory in Jacksonville. All these facilities are gone and

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I have my first appointment to  show my jewelry to a buyer on Monday. I have my line sheets prepared and have assembled a selection of my work to show the buyer. Here are the steps I took to get the appointment:
I scouted out the different stores that I would like to have sell my work, act like a customer. I browsed through each one comparing the quality of my work to that in the shop. Make mental notes on why my products would sell well in their stores, I can also use these notes to mention duri
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Finally a sample house in Phoenix, AZ. Check out www.sweetshopsamplehouse.com and get inspired to take your sketches to the next level.

At the Sweet Shop they are dedicated to helping you create fashion one stitch at a time. Dream It, Sketch It, Wear It! Feel the exhilaration of having your designs actually worn by someone. That is the same feeling a vocalist feels when they hear their song on the radio for the first time. It's adrenaline pumping, awe inspiring and a great way to keep your "HAPPY

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Hi Everyone, Elizabeth here again, this time with a fun behind the scenes post about my HUUUGE drafting table! If you would like to see on what I do my Fashion Illustration work, and read tips on what to look for when getting your own table, go to http://fashionengineers.com/.
Please leave a comment and subscribe to the RSS feed to stay in touch and receive notices of more updates, fun behind the scenes fashion things and educational articles. If you're a designer or want to be one, there's a lot
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I’m in the process of updating the Flats section of my portfolio with 80-90 new flats!

Visit FashionEngineers.com and scroll down for blog post.

I welcome your comments.

Thanks for visiting.

Elizabeth

PS Don't forget to sign up for the RSS feed.

If you would like to hire me to do your fliats, specs, line sheets, patterns/ samples or artistic fashion illustration, contact me at Elizabeth@FashionEngineers.com

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Hi everyone!

I would like to introduce myself and tell you about the apparel services I offer.

My name is Elizabeth and I do flats, specs, line sheets, fabric cards etc, as well as samples and patterns for the womenswear sportswear market. In addition to technical illustration, I also do artistic illustration. I work both free hand and in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

I have a studio, complete with industrial sewing machines and equipment. I'm located in the US, on the border of NJ and NY and I

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ALWAYS Get Counter-Samples

GrowthchartGHead.JPGMy overseas production manager has proved herself responsible. After sending her a physical sample, graded patterns, and finished product measurements for my new Pixyworld collection, and after being hit with high FedEx bills in the past, I figured it would be unnecessary to have her send me finished counter-samples. Photos would be fine.

But she was concerned enough to do it anyway, at her own expense. And, sure enough, we had narrowly averted disaster. She had made the dress bodice out of jerse
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Fashion Sample Production Studio in London, UK

Hello!

If you are looking to develop and produce your collection no matter if is a swimwear, menswear, womenswear, look no further as Apollo Star based in Benthnal Green has everything you need locally.

Apollo Star production studio provides complete sampling services to some of UK most established fashion designers (House of Holland, Madderson, Rous Iland, Bo Peeps...) making full collections with 25 styles or more, with no production limitation.

With number of tailors on site Apollo Star have the

Read more…

New York is losing the Garment District to rent control and California requires a permit to have your garments produced there. In the 60's 95% of America's Apparel was made in the USA, today it's less than 5%. Years ago Texas was covered with small garment factories. A friend's grandmother was a sample maker in the Neiman Marcus Factory in Hillsboro. Malissa had relatives who worked in a Jordache factory in Crockett. Playtex once owned a factory in Jacksonville. All these facilities are gone and

Read more…

Screen+shot+2011-07-03+at+4.59.31+AM.png
I have my first appointment to  show my jewelry to a buyer on Monday. I have my line sheets prepared and have assembled a selection of my work to show the buyer. Here are the steps I took to get the appointment:
I scouted out the different stores that I would like to have sell my work, act like a customer. I browsed through each one comparing the quality of my work to that in the shop. Make mental notes on why my products would sell well in their stores, I can also use these notes to mention duri
Read more…

Finally a sample house in Phoenix, AZ. Check out www.sweetshopsamplehouse.com and get inspired to take your sketches to the next level.

At the Sweet Shop they are dedicated to helping you create fashion one stitch at a time. Dream It, Sketch It, Wear It! Feel the exhilaration of having your designs actually worn by someone. That is the same feeling a vocalist feels when they hear their song on the radio for the first time. It's adrenaline pumping, awe inspiring and a great way to keep your "HAPPY

Read more…
Hi Everyone, Elizabeth here again, this time with a fun behind the scenes post about my HUUUGE drafting table! If you would like to see on what I do my Fashion Illustration work, and read tips on what to look for when getting your own table, go to http://fashionengineers.com/.
Please leave a comment and subscribe to the RSS feed to stay in touch and receive notices of more updates, fun behind the scenes fashion things and educational articles. If you're a designer or want to be one, there's a lot
Read more…

I’m in the process of updating the Flats section of my portfolio with 80-90 new flats!

Visit FashionEngineers.com and scroll down for blog post.

I welcome your comments.

Thanks for visiting.

Elizabeth

PS Don't forget to sign up for the RSS feed.

If you would like to hire me to do your fliats, specs, line sheets, patterns/ samples or artistic fashion illustration, contact me at Elizabeth@FashionEngineers.com

Read more…

Hi everyone!

I would like to introduce myself and tell you about the apparel services I offer.

My name is Elizabeth and I do flats, specs, line sheets, fabric cards etc, as well as samples and patterns for the womenswear sportswear market. In addition to technical illustration, I also do artistic illustration. I work both free hand and in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

I have a studio, complete with industrial sewing machines and equipment. I'm located in the US, on the border of NJ and NY and I

Read more…

ALWAYS Get Counter-Samples

GrowthchartGHead.JPGMy overseas production manager has proved herself responsible. After sending her a physical sample, graded patterns, and finished product measurements for my new Pixyworld collection, and after being hit with high FedEx bills in the past, I figured it would be unnecessary to have her send me finished counter-samples. Photos would be fine.

But she was concerned enough to do it anyway, at her own expense. And, sure enough, we had narrowly averted disaster. She had made the dress bodice out of jerse
Read more…

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