Jay Allen - bespoke

[ok]

i sell a line and also do private label work for various brands. some less glamorous than others. i work with companies and design patterns, do samples and production. also do printing-water based, discharge, hear transfer, etc.

[andewhall]

Haptronic, I was thinking the same. Being small, getting started I always think, 'ideas over budget'. And 'Think Global, act local'. If you dig there is always people in your own town that have the skills to produce what you need. Buy the fabric, have a company cut em', have another place sew em'. Hustle around getting the best price for each job and finding businesses that fit into your size, minimums etc. Lots of good info here though, good stuff OK, As you said everyone has their own way of working and margins to hit. Its a dog eat dog business! But alot of fun all the same!

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Edited by andewhall on Dec 8, 2005 at 02:18 PM

[sarno]

fuck it. i'm just gonna go buy a Foreign Family t.

[Jay Allen]

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hm. ok, when you say you work with two factories, do you mean as a designer/maker of t's and sweats? Do you distribute your own items to other people's shops or do you also own the shops (like an in-house brand?). is it possible to find places that would do cut n sew work for smaller garment amounts? i assume that, for example, russell athletic or nike is going to have no problem here, and that will be reflected in the cost on the shelf. but what about, say, nice collective or trovata, who clearly don't make sweatshirts on the scale of the megabrands. are they paying more for the cut n sew? i assume they deal with the same factories as anyone else.

sorry, jay, hope this thread isn't going too far afield for you. the business end of this is interesting...

--- Original message by sarno on Dec 8, 2005 11:06 AM

No problem Sarno......I find it equally interesting. As you know I'm really new to this business. Any information is much appreciated.....and desperately needed.

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