Fashion Slow Lane!

One of my main clients is a slow fashion innovation brand Two Neighbors www.twoneighbors.com   Everything is made by hand. However, we often get questions such as why our prices are more expensive than Zara or Forever 21. The majority of people that work in the fashion industry understand fast fashion and slow fashion dynamics. However, the average customer may not. I decided to write a blog about the difference between fast and slow fashion  Slow fashion What is slow fashion?  Once in a while, we get questions from people that are not familiar with the workings of the fashion industry. Recently someone wanted to know why our dresses were not competitively priced like Zara or other fast fashion brands. There is a big difference in the way that fast fashion brands produce their garments as compared to slow fashion brands like Two Neighbors. Fast Fashion brands like Zara, Old Navy and Forever 21, have hundreds of stores throughout the world and produce...

HELLO!  Introducing Modalane Accessories LLC Design and Manufacturing!  I am now working with a fast fashion China factory group.  We currently have a design studio in San Diego and are soon to be opening up a showroom in downtown LA!  We offer design and manufacturing services all under one roof!   The China factory group has been in business over 30 years and produces Vegan leather, PU handbags and man made material handbags, belts and fashion accessories for brands worldwide.    As part of their design team in the USA we are here to serve our USA new and old customers.  It is much easier to go to a USA office for all your design needs then just email China back and forth.  Not only will you save time, but you will save money on shipping and nothing will get "lost in translation" We offer private label design services or you can choose from our in house collections for your brand.  For more information please check...

As a designer I am always excited when my designs come out looking fabulous!  I have blogged about the Vertigo brand in the past few months.   We have many fun and trendy collections in production that I designed for the brand.  I designed the bags from first sketch through to production. I also handled all the product development since the handbag department was a new department for the company.  Right now I am the handbag department. (: I coordinated a photo shoot for the newest collection.  Here are some shots from the shoot, these are more for the website (not editorial).  When doing a photo fashion shoot for handbags its important to keep the bag the center of the photo.  As you can see the model is dressed in simple dark denim skinny  jeans, a black tank top and black booties.  Her hair and make up are kept simple.  The bags are meant to be the centerpiece in each shot. Check out a few shots here below: Design by Tara Sauva...

Loving my new collection for Vertigo!  Check out these amazing colors and fun shapes! As you can tell I like blue and red! Designs by Tara Sauvage.  Coming soon to www.vertigousa.com and in several boutiques! #vertigo #designbytarasauvage #fashionwatch Fall 2015.

I have worked in mostly leather goods for the past decade.  I am currently working on a handbag project which involves fast fashion vegan leather handbags & accessories.  Fast fashion is a totally different animal than working in leather goods.  The factory turn around time is much quicker, the bags are very affordable and the shelf life of a fashion item is much shorter than traditional leather goods. Some examples of fast fashion include Zara, Forever 21, Nordstrom Brass Plum and countless junior brands.    I designed a bag I named the "Katy" bag a few short weeks ago.  It has already been sampled, featured in the fall fashion campaign and is going on a billboard shortly in Los Angeles.  Currently the bags are in production.  Talk about fast!  That was less than two months from first sketch through to production.  I handled everything from first sketch through to production.   The brand I am working with is a conte...