Process
04 / 06
Eight phases. Each one ends when something is signed.
Not when the calendar says so. A gate that has not closed is the cheapest problem you will ever have.
00
One call, no fee
Enquiry and scoping
We establish what you are making, for whom, at what price, and by when. Half of these conversations end with us telling you the project does not need us yet, or does not need us at all. That is a useful outcome.
From you
From us
01
2–3 weeks
Positioning
The category is mapped, the position is fixed, and the price architecture is set. Everything after this is built to constraints agreed here, which is why we do not skip it even when a client arrives with designs already drawn.
From you
From us
02
2 weeks
Range architecture
How many styles, in what fabrics and weights, at what margin, delivered in what sequence. A line plan is a commercial document before it is a creative one.
From you
From us
03
2–3 weeks per capsule
Specification
Technical packages are built to a standard a factory can quote from without asking a follow-up question. Bill of materials, points of measure, graded size chart, construction, trims, labelling, care and content.
From you
From us
04
2–4 weeks
Supplier matching and quotation
We shortlist manufacturers whose machinery, minimums, calendar and compliance standing fit the specification, run a structured RFQ so quotations compare line by line, and review each candidate's audit position before a sample is commissioned.
From you
From us
05
4–8 weeks
Sampling
Proto, fit, salesman's sample, pre-production. Each round is a written comment sheet against the specification, not a conversation about impressions. The pre-production sample is approved before bulk fabric is cut.
From you
From us
06
30–90 days by market
Production
Purchase order issued, critical path held, long-lead components chased early. Inline inspection during the run and a final inspection at full carton availability, both to AQL sampling under ISO 2859-1.
From you
From us
07
Per Incoterm
Delivery and handover
Freight booked, documents issued, goods handed over at the agreed Incoterm. Then the supplier relationship is transferred to you, in full, with the vetting file and the correspondence. We are not a gatekeeper between a brand and its factory.
From you
From us
Where projects actually fail
Four failures, and where in the process we catch them.
None of these are unusual. All of them are cheaper to find in phase three than in phase six.
- The target price was never achievable at that minimum
- The fabric behaves differently in bulk than in the swatch
- The factory quoted a calendar it cannot hold
- The garment passes inspection and still fits badly
Enquiries
Where would your project start?
Rarely at phase zero and rarely at phase one. Send us what exists and we will tell you which phase you are actually in.
Open an enquiry