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Your Return Rate Monster is Eating Your Profits
Looking for consultancy for high return rates in fashion brands? Learn why the £27 return trip is ghosting your profits. From shredding jeans to grading disasters, we dive into how technical blocks and AQL inspections can slash your return rate and save your margins.
The BS-to-English Translator: Everything from Lab Dips to Lead Times.
I speak fluent factory so you don’t have to. If your production meetings feel like you're listening to a foreign language, this is your cheat sheet. From deciphering your AQL to understanding why your jersey has spirality, here is the ultimate BS-to-English translator for the fashion industry.
CASE STUDY: Eliminating the Double-Fitting Drain
Most brands don't need more samples; they need a better process. When "just in case" measurements become a business model, you’re running a high-fashion recycling center, not a brand. Discover the phased strategy that moved a UK team from micromanagement to innovation, resulting in a 60% reduction in sampling and a significantly lighter carbon footprint.
Factory Visits: A Practical Guide for Fashion Brands
Visiting a factory can feel intimidating, especially when you’re a small brand trying to look like you’ve done this a hundred times before. Once you’re ready to scale, there’s no substitute for seeing where your clothes are actually made. From staying safe and reading the room, to spotting red flags on the factory floor and understanding just how many hands touch a single garment, this practical guide walks you through what really matters on a factory visit, and how to trust your gut when something feels off.
Digital Product Passports for Fashion: Mandatory, Not Optional. And No, You Can't Take Them to Ibiza
Your garments are about to get their own passports. The EU is tightening the screws on Digital Product Passports (DPP), and the days of saying your fabric came from 'some guy in Italy' are officially over. Whether you’re a global giant or an indie label making 50 pieces a year, transparency is no longer optional, it’s the law. Here is what you actually need to know to get your tech packs and supply chain ready without losing your mind
Grading Is Mandatory. Turning Garments into Shapeless Sacks is Optional
Grading is the bridge between your perfect sample and a profitable collection, and it’s where things go wrong. From sliding shoulder seams to mystery leg lengths, bad grading is expensive, avoidable, and unfortunately common.
What the F*ck is a Garment Technologist?
Ever received a sample that looks like it was made for a different species? That’s where a Garment Technologist comes in. From building ‘holy scripture’ Tech Packs to bare-knuckle fighting factories for quality, learn why the Garment Tech is the most critical link in your fashion production chain. Stop guessing your grading and start mastering fit, quality, compliance, and fabric testing.