Today, my target was to try and focus on gathering as much book sourced research as I possibly could. After my 1:1 I noted down some of the things I was missing throughout my folder to gain the highest marks possible and went over to the library. I found a perfect book called How To Set Up And Run A Fashion Label by Toby Meadows. Reading/photocopying/annotating this book really helped me improve my fashion based business knowledge as many of the online articles etc are just aimed at people wanting their own business in general so miss out crucial details such as manufacturing and production time scales. It helped me understand why businesses chose the wholesale route - which is something for me to consider. "The three main reasons why many fashion start-ups choose the wholesale route; limited funds, distribution and credibility." It also helped me understand the full production process for when I start sampling myself. "Researching trends, colours, shapes, fabrics. Developing product designs. Ordering sampling fabrics and trims. Patterns developed. Toile developed. Product samples cut and sewn. Final sample collection selected. Selling season - orders taken and production run calculated. Final product modifications made. Patterns graded for sizes sold. Production of order. Quality control checks. Packaging and shipping." Learning the full insight of this process can help me set up my professional critical path of manufacturing coinciding with my Final Major Project.
I went through and highlighted and annotated what I found important and useful in relation to what I hope to be doing within my own business.
Reading this information also made me aware and opened my mind to new possibilities. For example, I ideally want to make all my dresses from scratch - to order, but if I found there was a demand for a small capsule, ready to wear collection; I now know slightly more information on how to go about having that mass manufactured.
This is all I got done today as I had to leave early to complete my final touches on the dresses I made for the Midlands Fashion Awards for the next day.
My target for next week is start summarising each section within my folder to increase my word count and improve my grades.
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