Title: Fashion For Profit: A Professional's Complete Guide to Designing, Manufacturing, & Marketing a Successful Line
Publisher: Imprint unknown
Publication Date: 2008
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0972776370
ISBN 13: 9780972776370
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Book Type: Book

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Creativity is essential but it isn't enough. The passage from initial concept to the ultimate consumer involves many steps. Fashion For Profit is a roadmap that clearly marks each step.This book is currently being used by some of the best fashion schools to familiarize students with many of the complicated facets of the fashion business beyond designing a line. But whether you are a student or an experienced manufacturer you will find information in Fashion For Profit that will help you avoid costly mistakes.The links in the menu to the left will take you to excerpts from the book. For an in-depth view of the processes outlined here you can order Fashion For Profit on this site.Fashion For Profit's Glossary of Fabric Terms is used as a resource by eBay nationally and will soon be seen globally.

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Bio: Frances Harder - Apparel Industry Expert Frances Harder is the President & Founder of the Fashion Business Incorporated (FBI), which provides vital business support to the apparel industry. The FBI is located in a 5,000 sq. ft space in the prestigious New Mart Building in Los Angeles. The FBI's training center is the first of its kind nationally, which provides critical industry specific business development, job training and one on one consulting to start-up designers and small to mid sized manufacturers. The FBI is a 501 (c3) non-profit and supports its self through membership, sponsorship and grants. www.Fashionbizinc.org Frances also self-published a series of books dealing with starting a fashion business: Fashion for Profit is an extensive text that covers the A to Z of starting an apparel company, Costing for Profit, Brand Building For Profit & Forms for Profit all address additional valuable information when starting an apparel company. She is also in the process of completing one more �how to book�, Fashion Retailing for Profit, which will be available in early 2007. www.fashionforprofit.com Frances is a partner in California Style US, which provides international consulting on branding, licensing, sourcing and product development. www.CaliforniaStyle.US Frances's professional experience included having her own name under license in Japan, designing for Pricilla Presley, product development for the Royal House of Brunei and extensive European professional experience both as an educator and designer. She left her position as a full time Associate Professor at Otis College of Art and Design in LA to direct the development of the Fashion Business Incorporated.

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