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Fashion-Related Reads
As a purpose-driven fashion agency we love supporting scaling startups, early-stage entrepreneurs, and everything in between. We've curated the most essential resources for navigating the lingerie and swimwear industry while you're just starting out.
Read more about garment design, fabric sourcing, sustainability, and more!
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Best Books for Contour Fashion - Patternmaking for Intimates + Swimwear
Venturing into the world of crafting lingerie and swimwear is an exciting journey, but it's no walk in the park. Unlike the...
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Sourcing 101: Intro to Sourcing Fabric & Trims for Your Clothing Line (Part 1)
What is sourcing? When you're just starting, the idea of "sourcing" sounds vague and unclear. So to get started, let's begin with a quick...
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Color Standards, Lab Dips, and Why You Need Both! (Part 1)
Ok, so you might be wondering, what is a lab dip exactly? Also referred to as L/Ds for short, a lab dip is a small test of your bulk...
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Don’t Delay Your Fashion Brand Launch: 7 Common Roadblocks and How To Avoid Them
Launching a fashion brand is no walk in the park. Between curating the perfect collection, coordinating with manufacturers, and planning...
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A Moment for Gratitude: Unsung Heroes of the Fashion Industry
I love Thanksgiving. It’s such a great reminder of all the amazing people who come together to make everything in our world possible. In...
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Hindsight is 20/20: What I Learned While Touring Lingerie + Swimwear Factories in Sri Lanka
Earlier this year, I spent 5 incredibly memorable weeks traveling through Sri Lanka with my co-founder at iteration, Bridget Mollner....
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10 Ways to Make Your Fashion Brand More Sustainable
What was once a fleeting afterthought has since become a key concern within the fashion industry. Yes, I'm referring to sustainability....
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Greenwashing Galore - Fashion’s Future Nightmare
Everyone is talking about sustainability these days, and we're happy the word is making its way around the industry, but there's another...
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Remote Garment Fitting Made Easier! (Part 2)
So last time, we covered how to get yourself ready for a remote fitting. Now, it's time to discuss how you actually run the fitting, at...
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Preparing for a Remote Garment Fitting! (Part 1)
After a year of switching to fully remote work, those in the design world definitely had to step up our game for fittings. It can be very...
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Color Standards, Lab Dips, and Why You Need Both! (Part 2)
In our previous post talking about color standards and lab dips, we went over what each of these terms meant and why they're both so...
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Color Standards, Lab Dips, and Why You Need Both! (Part 1)
Ok, so you might be wondering, what is a lab dip exactly? Also referred to as L/Ds for short, a lab dip is a small test of your bulk...
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Payment Terms and Definitions
Today, we’re talking about specific payment terminology you should know while building your brand and collection. Understanding payment...
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6 Lessons I’ve learned Working In D2C Fashion
Working in fashion was my dream for a long time, though it took a little while to uncover it. What took even longer was discovering how...
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How We Design a Collection
A lot of people ask me about what our process is like. We always work a little differently depending on the client's needs, but in most in
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Why Sustainability Matters Now More Than Ever
Another reason we need to pay attention to sustainability is that it's a growing industry. By 2021, there are predictions that "sustainable-
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Garment Sampling Made Simpler: The 9 Types of Samples and Why You Need Them!
Sampling is a process that you'll engage in when you're testing your idea to see how your sketches and designs translate into tangible garme
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Lemons into Lemonade: Britta Cabanos
This week, I'm excited to share my interview with Britta Cabanos. She is the Chief Design Director and Co-Founder of CCD - Creative...
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Finding the Right Freelance Fashion Designer
So you're ready to bring your idea to life…. But, you're not a fashion designer, and you don't know the first thing about getting something
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