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I'm Interested in Designing Clothes
Black Ice
Charlotte, NCRegistered User regular
Charlotte, NCRegistered User regular
I'm interested in making clothes. I've got tons of ideas for hoodies and t-shirts specifically. I know it can be a lucrative deal, but I'm in a liberal arts college that doesn't really cater to what I'm interested in. I'm not looking at a transfer, but what is important is that there's no one on this campus that has important contacts with the fashion world. I'll look into it, but I don't know of any such major or department here that could help me. I don't want it to be a profession, but something I could do on the side. I'm analytical and can identify trends, I know what's "cool" to people, etc. - I'm in the know. I'm a college student.
Is this feasible? I don't want it to be my "goal in life" or whatever, it's just something that interests me, and I'd be willing to put time and money into it if I could generate a source of revenue at some point or another. I know there's Cafepress and things of that nature, but I'm thinking this may be a clothing line I could make.
A simple Google search provided me with this, but I have no idea where to go if I even come up with a design.
Shouldn't it be a real, tangible piece of clothing that I would submit to a designer? I'm not phenomenal with stitching/sewing - though I can do both. More importantly, I have some friends that could help me. I see clothes from designers all of the time where I think "I could design something better than that, and I know people would like it more." I could go on a small rant about it, but that wouldn't really help my position.
tl;dr: I'm interested in designing some clothing on the side of my college career, and I would love to generate some income for it. I have enough money to put a few hundred dollars into materials/anything else I'd need to create it, but I don't know where to direct my product or what exactly I would need to submit (to a big/small company?) - or if this is even a feasible plan for someone without contacts in the fashion industry.
Is this feasible? I don't want it to be my "goal in life" or whatever, it's just something that interests me, and I'd be willing to put time and money into it if I could generate a source of revenue at some point or another. I know there's Cafepress and things of that nature, but I'm thinking this may be a clothing line I could make.
A simple Google search provided me with this, but I have no idea where to go if I even come up with a design.
Shouldn't it be a real, tangible piece of clothing that I would submit to a designer? I'm not phenomenal with stitching/sewing - though I can do both. More importantly, I have some friends that could help me. I see clothes from designers all of the time where I think "I could design something better than that, and I know people would like it more." I could go on a small rant about it, but that wouldn't really help my position.
tl;dr: I'm interested in designing some clothing on the side of my college career, and I would love to generate some income for it. I have enough money to put a few hundred dollars into materials/anything else I'd need to create it, but I don't know where to direct my product or what exactly I would need to submit (to a big/small company?) - or if this is even a feasible plan for someone without contacts in the fashion industry.
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Some friends of mine are in clothing design. It's not exactly a career for them yet, they study art and work day jobs too, but they have been featured in a number of small festivals and fashion shows and have bumped into a few people wearing their stuff (which I imagine would be an awesome feeling). Recently they set up a stall at a market day/street party and sold some of their clothes there, and have formed connections with enough people in the art scene here that they're aware when new opportunities to showcase their own work crop up.
I think next year they'll be holding their own launch party for their new line of clothes.
Sort of related: my housemate makes jewellery and she looks for young jewellery competitions to enter pieces in to, and looks for small boutiques all over the place and sends them pictures of her stuff. She doesn't make much money from it, but as a start it's not bad.
I suppose things to put on, but I'd also like to do different things to hoodies, for instance - putting a white ring around an arm sleeve, for instance.
So going with desperaterobots' advice, I'll need to talk to some people at a fashion show or small botique. I won't be able to hop on this until next year, but I'll definitely consider it.
The other option it seems is going with the more limited approach of websites like threadless, designbyhumans, etc.
I suppose the most important question would be: is it possible to start this as a side business and generate revenue? It looks like if I am willing to put in time and more importantly, come up with clothes people want to buy, then it would be. Correct?
Pretty sure Moss, does t shirts and stuff as a revenue source. Might want to try asking him.
http://www.ollymoss.com/