Course: Product Design and Manufacturing Processes in the Fashion Industry

The tech pack for each style number consists of a technical sketch with details, bill of materials and trim sheet, construction specifications, point of measure and size specifications, and supplemental …

In developing a line around their pricing strategy, fashion companies determine the target wholesale price and/or suggested retail price of items in the line and then work backward to target …

The design brief may also provide guidance to designers regarding any style requirements or limitations. A fashion line typically does not consist of only new styles; therefore, the design brief …

To assure the accuracy and consistency of fabrics, materials, trims, and findings are available for manufacturing, fashion brand companies are continually working with textile mills as the prototypes are developed. …

For mass-manufactured products, the bottom line is cost containment. This is affected by: how much time is required to prepare the product for manufacturing how much time the product is …

Fashion industries in countries and world regions with large consumer markets—such as in North America, the European Union, Brazil, Australia, and Japan—have focused their manufacturing industries on both domestic and …