1hr Mentor Call for design development/small fashion businesses

1 hr mentor call on the design development process. It gives you an opportunity to explain to me where you are at with your brand, what you are aiming to achieve and any concerns you might have, the call also goes through the following:

* DESIGN STAGES – Trends, Comp Shops, Range Building, Colours, Prints, Catwalk research, Fabrics
* TECH PACKS – What needs to be included, what to prepare to approach a factory/sample room
* SIZING & GRADING – looking into the sizing for your range and tolerance measurement charts
* TIMESCALES AND SEASONS
* FINDING A FACTORY OR MANUFACTURER
* SAMPLING PROCESSES – the stages of sampling and what to look out for when fitting garments and giving comments back to the factory
* FABRIC & TRIM ADVICE
* PRINTING TECHNIQUES
*LABELS & CARE LABELS – what to include on these
*TRADE SHOWS
*REVIEWING PRICES FROM SUPPLIERS AND WORKING ON COSTINGS FOR YOUR PRODUCT