Fashion Slow Lane!

How do you know when its time to break up with a client? ☺ As an entrepreneur, this is a difficult question that I have not had to deal with very often until recently.  I was in Los Angeles recently and one of my clients thanked me for being so tenacious.  She said she really appreciated my follow up on a project we were working on.  As a designer who handles the entire process from the first sketch through production with the China factories, it is my job to make sure I keep everything running smoothly and on time. I offer the same level of communication and follow-up regardless if it's a large chain store or a small online business.  I want everyone to get their orders on time and I want to make sure that I am doing everything to make the process go well. I recently had a client that placed an order with one of my factories in China. The factory issued a Proforma Invoice for their order.   I followed up to get their logo on the pre-production samples. W...

So You Want to Start Your Own Handbag Line?  7 Important Points To Consider Before Starting A Handbag Line. By Tara Sauvage www.tarasauvage.com  1.  Do you know how to draw?   Can you sketch your designs and do a tech pack?   If so, fantastic!   If not, how will you be able to translate your fabulous design ideas so a pattern maker can make a technical pattern for production?    To help bridge that gap you may want to consider hiring a handbag designer to help turn your design vision into a functional bag. 2.   Price Point Will Determine Materials.     It is important to figure out your retail price point before starting a collection, as this will determine the materials you can use.   Many new aspiring handbag designers want to make a luxury leather bag collection that retails for under $100.    They will go as far as writing this into their business plan before they do their homework...