Fashion Designer Needed for Startup Business

I am looking for a freelance fashion designer for my startup business to help create clothing designs that will appeal to people in a market that may be a little outdated. Our focus is on taking fire resistant (FR) apparel for pyro hobbyists, enthusiasts and professionals into the modern era with officially licensed brand products that meet and exceed NFPA requirement standards.


Our clothing will have limited edition runs for the lines we will be producing and we are looking for someone to work with that will help see our vision and bring it to life in a way that will be accepted by people in this industry.


It is also important to note that we are not limited to just this industry alone (pyro/fireworks) because this can overflow into more industries such as oil, electrical, since these workers also have to wear NFPA approved clothing.


Our first line we are starting with is our signature line and we have a brand toolkit that can be used for reference which includes color scheme, logos, taglines, etc. That can be seen here (in the signature line folder, heavy hitters folder is our next line that is getting ready to start now): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oMmkr0F2UsL1gAbzAjwAujtUOiVRhxOo?usp=sharing


We already ordered two pieces of FR clothing that are currently being constructed in China but these were based on what the store had to offer. We are currently constructing a 3 button Henley Shirt and a short sleeve t-shirt (we understand the short sleeve shirt would not meet NFPA standards since it is short sleeve and some of the arm is exposed, however, the material used in the shirt meets NFPA standards and a thermal undershirt that meets NFPA standards could be worn underneath to make the t-shirt fully compliant).


The manufacturer just mentioned to me recently that they would be able to manufacture custom apparel products based on designs given to them. (If I would have known this from the start I would have started there instead of using their items).


So, now that you know a little bit about our startup and what we are looking to do, I guess my questions for you are the following:


1) We want to work with someone that is official, no bs and can provide something special to really help take my company to the next level. Is this something you would feel comfortable working on or is this too far from what you are confident in doing?


2) Approximately, how long does it take to create a design so I can get a good idea and gauge how much it would cost me on an ongoing basis. I understand it depends on the design of course but that is where I can need your guidance so you can really provide an artistic vision to speak to the people.


3) Do you just provide design sketches by hand, or do you also do/provide any CAD drawings of the garment designs?


4) Do you also provide any size charts based on the design for the manufacturer to work with to create the item?


Best,

Thomas