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Practical guides on product development, manufacturing, and brand building, written from 20 years of producing fashion brands from sketch to shelf.
How to prepare for a Trade Show: Your Buyers & Wholesale Guide to securing orders
Fifteen years of exhibiting at Top Drawer, Pulse, Pure and Autumn Fair, distilled into an honest guide to preparing for a trade show and securing orders.
Bhavna Rishi
Fashion brand consultant
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Custom Silk Scarf Printing UK: The Complete Guide
Everything you need to know about custom silk scarf printing in the UK, including print methods, silk types, costs, lead times, and how to choose the right printer.
What Everlane's Sale to Shein Really Tells Us
Everlane built its identity on transparency and ethical factories, and has been sold to Shein. After two decades in this industry, here is what that really tells us about building a brand with values.
How to Find a Silk Scarf Manufacturer with Low MOQs
A guide to finding silk scarf manufacturers in the UK and overseas who work with low minimum order quantities, including how to vet them and what to ask before committing.
How to Become a Production Partner to Heritage Brands: Lessons From Two Decades
What ten years as a production partner to the V&A, the British Museum and other heritage brands has taught me about story, licensing, quality and meeting the deadline.
What I Wish I'd Known Before Our John Lewis Popup
An honest founder's guide to a department store popup, written for the founders who go next.
How to create a fashion brand from an idea to securing stockists- Client Story of sustainable golf brand
How a first-time founder took a sustainable golf brand from a single idea to finished product, three approved colourways, and confirmed stockist orders in a few months.
How to Start a Clothing Line in the UK: The Complete Guide
A step-by-step guide for fashion founders on how to start a clothing line in the UK in 2026, covering niche, design, manufacturing, pricing, launch, and budget.
How to Print Your Artwork on a Silk Scarf: The Complete Guide
An artist's step-by-step guide to turning original artwork into a printed silk scarf: fabric, print method, file prep, low-minimum makers and sampling.
Pricing Your Fashion Brand: The Real Cost of Sampling, Production, and Launch
A complete breakdown of the true costs involved in launching a fashion brand, from first sample to first sale, including what founders typically underestimate and how to price for profit from the start.
Sustainable Fashion Production: What's Real, What's Greenwashing
How to make genuinely sustainable production choices, what certifications actually mean, and how to communicate your sustainability credentials honestly without falling into greenwashing.
Tech Packs Explained: What Founders Need Before Approaching a Factory
What a tech pack is, what it must contain, how to create one even if you are not a technical designer, and why every factory will want to see one before they can give you a quote.
How to Find an Ethical Clothing Manufacturer with Low MOQs
A practical guide to finding ethical clothing manufacturers who work with small minimum order quantities, including how to vet suppliers, what certifications to look for, and how to start the conversation.
The Complete Guide to Developing a Fashion Product (UK, 2026)
A step-by-step guide to developing a fashion product from initial concept to finished sample, covering costs, timelines, tech packs, and finding the right manufacturer.
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