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At first this was another daily definition and then I began to get in tune with the subject and decided to just make it a full blown article so enjoy!!!
Which will be the first piece produced of a style or design. A sample is usually produced until both parties (manufacturer and designer) come to an agreement on the styles? cut, design, quality, and the overall aspect of the garment, however this is especially important if your line is a full-blown cut and sew brand-not using blanks.
A designer can have the manufacturer he/she plans to use to produce a pre-production sample for their apparel line or not and have a sample maker do this, however choosing to do so is the best way because your manufacturer already knows and has identified any difficulties in manufacturing the garment and can better quote your production run more accurately. It?s always good to produce a sample before going into production, because you never know what your final product will look like and it?s never good to have a warehouse full of product that?s not to your liking, which in most case will be chalked up as a loss. Remember samples are usually two to three times the price per unit than the actual garments will be once you choose to begin production, being in the process you are identifying your likes and dislikes and in most cases will make changes to better suit your margins, design, quality and to fit with the direction of your collection.
Questions you should ask yourself are:
All the above and more are questions you should identify and ask before beginning production.
Have any of you guys begin the production process as of yet? If so, did you have pre-production samples produced? Let me here your comments and opinions
Fashion Industry Ceo
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December 7th, 2006 at 10:05 pm
Its ironic im sitting here inside my manufacturers factory getting my samples together, using my laptop to check my mail and you guys are talking about what im doin at the current moment man i freakin love this site!!!!!!!!
December 7th, 2006 at 10:16 pm
I understand that pre-production is very important but most of the time manufactures will not produce a sample line for you! Because they have minimums! So what is the best way to get samples made? local screen print shops?Thanks
December 8th, 2006 at 2:55 pm
You bring up a very important point CEO. Pre-production samples are vital in this business. For a few reasons. Most obvious is that this process allows you to assess styling, trims, finishes, fit etc.. and make any changes prior to producing bulk production. If any changes are required by you, I strongly suggest you have another sample made. You may at this point want to refer to this as an pre-production approval sample. Your contractor should make an identical one for reference as well. If you have not tested a pattern “sizewise” you may want to request what is called a sample jump set. This allows you to gauge the grading you have specified. This final sample is kept as protection by both designer and contractor to assure one another that what had been agreed upon is what is delivered. It protects both parties so to speak. It ensures both parties that nobody is going to “claim” one another. I think that is another post from the blog author altogether. Carl, you need to develop your sourcing to include a contractor that will make sales samples for you. They do exist and they willingly will make sales samples for you. How you go about navigating your relationship with your contractor is again, another post from the blog author. We only have 3000 characters to use.
February 28th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
I am new to this industry and I do understand the need for samples. Can you please tell me what should be included in my pre-production samples? How many of each design should be produced? Should I include every design from my line in the pre-production samples? Please help, I am clueless to this process and thank you for providing the public with so much vital information about the industry!
May 12th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
who or wat would be the best place to locate a business that makes sample jeans