The Official Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a Clothing Line (Perfect Paperback)

~ Jay Arrington (Author), Marc D. Baldwin (Editor)

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Product Description

This is a manual that educates aspiring designers on how to start their own clothing line. It walks them through each step. Features in the title are:

Money saving tips How to find and deal with overseas manufacturers Learn how to do your own trademarks (save on lawyer fees) What makes a good brand name How to incorporate your business and why you should Learn about letter of credit for production / payment on TT How to reduce time it takes to get your line going Valuable resources and contacts at your fingertips Learn about Production and Distribution Deals Getting a sales tax license Creating your website Your importer number issued from the government and why you need it How to form the right team behind you Getting orders at the famous Magic Tradeshow and others Go from being a T-shirt Designer to a real brand Designing your collection / specifications Style forecasting based on your budget Managing cash flow What is factoring and how to get it? Advertising and Marketing your brand Financing your line How to go about doing photo shoots How and where to find models Importing, Visas and Custom House Brokers Quota System and Duties Distribution and getting your product in stores Keystoning and setting the right price for your products Packaging your products. What you must know. Key office points, taxes and accounting Valuable advice from the authors Inside industry secrets and much more

From the Publisher

How can I start my own clothing line is a question asked by many aspiring designers. Authors Jay Arrington and Michael H. have answered this question in what might be one of the best how to books on the fashion industry written to date. "The Official Step By Step Guide to Starting a Clothing Line" is a remarkably in-depth work that puts all the necessary tools at the reader’s finger tips. Some of the highlights of this book are finding overseas manufacturers, financing, product distribution as well as insider information previously not available to the general public.

The authors / designers, having created their own nationally renowned clothing line from scratch, bring 5 years of experience and valuable insight to this subject. Their walk through guide is currently available at amazon.com.

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Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 115 pages
• Publisher: Harper - Arrington Publishing; 1st edition (November 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976416107
• ISBN-13: 978-0976416104
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #775,238 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book - Detailed and I am well on my way!, August 27, 2008

By	T. Smith "Fashion Girl" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Excellent book. I have read other books on the subject and this book by far is worthy of the title - Official Guide... I am well on my way to starting my own line. I would definitely recommend this book for people like me who always wanted to start their own clothing line but didn't know how to get started.