PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & CREATIVE SYSTEMS


COSTURA PARA MODA WAS MY ENTREPRENEURIAL PROJECT OPERATED FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS. THROUGH IT, I PROVIDED PATTERNMAKING AND GARMENT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES TO 86 FASHION BRANDS IN COLOMBIA, WORKING WITH COMPANIES SUCH AS Lafayette, Casa Velasquez, AND M2M Uniformity, AMONG MANY OTHERS.

MY TEAM


FOR MOST OF THOSE THREE YEARS, WE WORKED AS A SMALL TEAM OF THREE: DANIELA AS THE PATTERNMAKER, YOMARA AS THE GARMENT MAKER, AND MYSELF AS THE DESIGNER.

THE CLIENT’S NEEDS


  • MANY ENTREPRENEURS IN THE COLOMBIAN FASHION INDUSTRY ARE NOT FASHION DESIGNERS AND HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES, KNOWLEDGE, AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT.

  • TRADITIONAL SUPPLIERS OFTEN MISS DEADLINES AND DELIVER LOW-QUALITY RESULTS, CAUSING ENTREPRENEURS TO LOSE BOTH TIME AND MONEY.


  • SMALL-SCALE PRODUCTION IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING, AND MANUFACTURERS’ MINIMUM QUANTITIES ARE OFTEN TOO HIGH FOR ENTREPRENEURS.



PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

IN THIS SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO, I BRIEFLY EXPLAINED WHAT THE FULL SERVICE CONSISTED OF.

SERVICES

This educational video was shared during quotation meetings to explain the product development process and and provide clients with a clear overview of each service. It was designed for clients with little or no background in fashion design, sewing, or pattern making.

DEVELOPMENT WORKFLOW FOR BASIC GARMENTS

Week 1

Client Design Meeting (Project Meeting Record)

Design Tech Pack & Technical Flat Drawings

Digital Pattern Making

Prototype Development

Week 2

Fit Session

Pattern Revisions

Sample Development

Fit Session

Pattern Revisions

Production Tech Pack & Textile Specification Sheet

Pre-Production Sample (Counter Sample)

Week 3

Final Fit Session

Final Revisions to Digital Deliverables

Project Delivery & Production Launch

The sampling process is built around four core pillars that are repeated until the desired fit is achieved and all technical requirements are met.

  • PATTERN MAKING AND PATTERN REVISION

  • PROTOTYPE / SAMPLE DEVELOPMENT

  • FITTING

  • Technical Process Documentation

OUR HITS

+86 ENTREPRENEURS AND FASHION BRANDS

+52 RETURNING CLIENTS


+300 STANDARDIZED DEVELOPMENTS


AN E-COMMERCE PLATFORM


AN ONLINE MASTER CLASS


TESTED FIT AND INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE


OUR OWN TESTED SIZE CHART

DO YOU HAVE A FASHION BRAND?

"CREATE WITH YOUR IMAGINATION, AND WE WILL BRING IT TO LIFE." SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO.

THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS


Examples of Prototypes, Samples, and Finishes


I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT OUR SERVICE BECAME A BENCHMARK FOR QUALITY IN BOGOTÁ (COLOMBIA) TO THE POINT THAT, EVEN TWO YEARS AFTER CLOSING, MY CLIENTS STILL RECOMMEND MY WORK TO OTHER BRANDS AND COMPANIES.

HIGH QUALITY AND FAIR PRICING WERE OUR STRONGEST ASSETS.


I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT OUR SERVICE BECAME A BENCHMARK FOR QUALITY IN BOGOTÁ (COLOMBIA) TO THE POINT THAT, EVEN TWO YEARS AFTER CLOSING, MY CLIENTS STILL RECOMMEND MY WORK TO OTHER BRANDS AND COMPANIES.

HIGH QUALITY AND FAIR PRICING WERE OUR STRONGEST ASSETS.

MASTER CLASS

8-CLASS INTRODUCTORY COURSE FOR ENTREPRENEURS, FEATURING VIDEO LESSONS, PRACTICAL EXERCISES, AND KEY TIPS TO BEGIN UNDERSTANDING THE RAW MATERIALS OF FASHION DESIGN.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!

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