Ways to find the right manufacture

Starting your own fashion business is so exciting! Both apparel and accessories such as bags, shoes and others. But if you’ve never done this before, knowing how to get from point A to point B can be confusing and overwhelming. One of the first things you need to do to start selling your own fashion brand products is find a manufacturer who can make your designs for an affordable cost and in quantities that you can actually sell to customers. PLUS manufacturers that provide one stop service solutions, in order to simplify and speed up your business work.

Needs

Recent tariffs impacting foreign exports and imports have complicated the process of working with foreign clothing manufacturers in certain locations. However, government tariffs are not expected to impact clothing manufacturers in Italy, making it an ideal candidate for fashion designers who:

• Want to create high quality and durable products
• Wanted to create a versatile brand with a prestigious label and a reasonable price
• Just want to work with ethically managed factories that pay their craftsmen a living wage

There are several different ways you can find and start partnerships with manufacturers. Each requires a different level of investment of time and energy. Let’s look at each possibility one by one.

Option 1: Ask Your Search Engines

If you own a well-known fashion brand or plan on having a high production order, research how to find good manufacturers online. Most major manufacturers in any country will require a high minimum production order or personal relationship with a brand before they will agree to work with a foreign designer.

Most of the smaller Italian manufacturers and artisans who can deliver clothing orders for low minimum quantities will not have websites or online operations. Their workforce is more limited, and mostly used for cutting & sewing.

Option 2: Plan a Head Factory Hunting Trip to Indonesia

Plan a trip to Indonesia to meet Indonesian manufacturers in person. Take 1-2 weeks to visit one of the many production centers in Indonesia. Here, you will visit the factory floor in person, and confer with the owners face-to-face to see if they are interested in producing your wardrobe.

While this option is more expensive up front (due to airfare and travel costs), it goes a long way in building trust. Many experts recommend visiting your manufacturing partner in person wherever they are in the world for this exact reason.

Option 3: Find a Production Partner to Oversee Factory Partnership

In Indonesia will manage the entire production process for you, from finding an Italian manufacturer that can meet your needs to, in some cases, carrying out quality assurance checks on your final production order. Especially within the Megatama Group. Moreover, this is the least hassle-free option, but depending on the product development agency you use, it can be the most expensive.

However, the one stop serive solution manufacturer from Megatama Group will handle everything from finding materials, production to packaging that will arrive in front of your customer’s house and much more.

Which option appeals to you the most? Is there an option we’re missing? Let us know in the comments.