Hi, I'm Vicki. I'm a freelance fashion and print designer, with 12 years experience in the fashion industry and have worked in a wide variety of roles, including designer, buyer, pattern cutter, garment technician and merchandiser, to name a few. Over the last year, since I started freelancing, I've worked with a lot of people who have amazing design talent, but little-no knowledge of the fashion industry. Therefore, I've decided to use the 29andSeptember Studio blog to provide education and how-to's on a variety of industry topics, including manufacture, trends, negotiating with factories, planning a production schedule and so on. If you're having a specific challenge with your business, I'd love to hear about it and I encourage readers to ask questions.
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Industry news - developments in the retail, textile, apparel and manufacture industries
Industry how to - tutorials and information on manufacture terminology, best practice and advice on the manufacture and merchandising process. This will be the core theme for the blog.
Ethical trading - ethical trading is something I'm really passionate about, so I'll be talking about what ethical trading really means and how to implement it
Print - new designs being developed and trend forecasting
Studio - news, developments, events, etc from 29andSeptember Studio
Trends - direction and information on upcoming trends and how they can be relevant to you
Design inspiration - lots of ideas to boost your creativity, sometimes linked to trends, but sometimes featured collections, street style, details, exhibitions and travel.
Fabric - Insight and information on fabrics
If there's anything I've missed that you're keen to learn about, feel free to drop me a line, or leave a message in the comments box. I'm looking forward to sharing more information in the coming weeks, so I'd better get to it.…
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