Category: How To

Childrenswear Flats. by Janelle Washington
Here is a great example of how to detail flats for the factory/sample maker. It clearly shows button size, stitching, etc. To make the process faster companies have sketch templates to use as a base to add or subtract details.

These are two very well done flat sketches using Adobe Illustrator by Adrienne Elise, a PinkyShears reader, who works for a major women’s private label here in New York.  Later this month we will be interviewing her about her time in the fashion program at Virginia Commonwealth University and her experience working with women’s knits.

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Quick Behind the Scenes of the Making of a Chanel Coutour Piece
This is what I truly enjoy to watch and be a part of. I could watch things like this for hours. Check out how they prepare for the intricate beading and how they start the creation process.
They use the same supplies and [...]

Production is the mother of the business. Sales controls the business: they’re the father. They say “they’re doing this in the industry and we want to be closer to this, what do we need to do to get there?” They look at numbers critically, and see how they can make it better, and ask the technical designer how to make the changes. Sales, being the father knows where the family needs to go, how to make a better “kid,” the garment, so to speak.