To recap, in our previous post we mentioned some of the obstacles why, even though there is a large pool of craftsmen in South East Asia, a majority of them are still not working with Independent Brands globally. So we know that some of the issues are: Inaccessibility, Unequipped, Unorganized. We have touched on a
We know the facts: 1. Independent Brands is the fastest growing sector in the fashion industry 2. There are close to 12 million craftsmen in South East Asia. And we also know that the Independent Brands are seeing a very high failure rate with manufacturing as one of the biggest reasons why they fail. So
Independent Fashion Brands is the fastest growing sector in the fashion industry for the past few years. This is not surprising really with how easy it is to now just launch an online site to start selling products. Now with a bit of effort, almost anyone can start a site using WordPress, Shopify, Wix, in
So which is better, a matching model or Project Management model for fashion production? Let’s imagine now you are a brand looking to launch your own line of leather goods. First, there is the matching model. The idea is simple. You are looking for a leather goods manufacturer and on the other side there are
It was July, 2015, and two friends were chatting over lunch in Singapore. What was supposed to be a short lunch dragged on for 2hours. By the end of lunch, they decided that they wanted to ride on the e-commerce bandwagon and start their own Independent Brand selling what they love most: Backpacks. It’s shouldn’t
