First of all, congratulations on your new venture! You're all set to launch your collection, you have dreamt about your collection for months now, and the time is finally here! But now you have to select a garment manufacturer from your online research, and there are hundreds of results claiming to be the best, so how do you choose?
Here are five things you should know about your garment manufacturer if you're going to start the collaborations:
1. Who are they, and what's their vision?
There would be hundreds of results of garment manufacturers across Aisa when you search online.
Research about their manufacturing setup, email them your questions about their factory, workers, supply chain, team.
Know their vision.
In Zeddwork Studio Pvt. Ltd, factory's vision is to produce high-quality clothing with a sustainable manufacturing setup and ethical practices.
2. Meet the team!
We're living in 2021, where everything is online, do not hesitate to meet the team you're going to work with for your dream project! Meet the founders, the project managers, the workers, the artisans, meet everyone in the team to feel connected and create a lasting relationship!
3. Ask for BTS
So what goes behind the scene to create your garment? Starting from fabric processes such as dyeing, printing, garment cutting, embroidery, smocking, sewing, and packaging, there are soo many processes involved in making your garment.
You need to see the entire journey of the product, so ask for videos and pictures while the product is being made. Manufacturers should be 100% transparent with the client!
4. How is pricing done?
Feel free to ask for price quotations, whether you feel it's too high or too low, you have the right to know what makes the price of a garment too high or too low.
A low/cheap price is not always what you should go for, there are questions to be asked such as are they using the correct material or is it replaced with a substandard product only to meet the price? Are they following the ethical practices or it is questionable just to meet the competitive low pricing in the market?
5. Timeline
You must be aware of all the processes that go through to make your garment and what time does each process takes, your release date might be already planned and scheduled, so make sure that your timeline and the factory timeline match and works for both of you of.
Garment manufacturing is not an easy task, but for some, it is a form of art. Zeddwork Studio Pvt. Ltd. is one such garment manufacturing company where a team of passionate people works towards achieving the same goal-making the best quality clothing in the most eco-friendly and ethical way possible.
Drop an email at saleshead@zeddworkstudio.com if you're looking for a clothing manufacturing partner for your brand.