How to start a sustainable fashion brand for beginners

Àpd 328.03 $ /h

This class is for early stage start up founders, who want to learn how to start to build a sustainable fashion brand. My aim to show you the simple ( foundations and fundamentals) but effective steps to building your business plan from scratch .

Informations supplémentaires

Access to the internet and notebook

Lieu

En ligne depuis Royaume-Uni

Présentation

I'm a dedicated and committed sustainable fashion designer/ professional. I think anyone who wants to start their own fashion brand should have the chance to explore what that might look like for them.

When I teach, I bring a lot of excitement and enthusiasm to help my students get their creative juices flowing!

Education

Landmark Worldwide 2017-2019
Team , Management Leadership Program
Trained in creating team and teamwork & causing effective leadership. High level accountability with business goals and structures.

De Montfort University 1993-1996
BA in Fashion Textiles
Core Modules: Womenswear, Kidswear, Design, Advanced Pattern Cutting, Garment Construction, CAD, Business Studies and Marketing.

Camberwell College of Arts 1990-1992
BTEC (Design) Woven and Printed Textiles

IT Skills: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Clo3d, Microsoft Office Applications; Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

Expérience / Qualifications

Deborah Fashion Mentor, UK Jan2020-present
Fashion Business Mentor
Mentoring emerging and aspiring fashion designers at early start up stage through the creative business planning, design and sampling process.
1:1 private mentoring.
Group mentoring sessions.
Leading a team of 2 for social media. Content creator/ Copywriter.

Key Achievements:
Course creation within 6 months of launching the business. Profitable group mentoring course.

Instituto Marangoni, UK October 2022-present
Tutor - Fashion Business ( BA Hons)
Teaching fashion business undergraduates a range of subjects incl:
Economics ( micro and macro).
Global sourcing.
Supply chain management.
Sustainability (CSR and ESG).
Circular economy ( fashion and fashion design process).

No Name Design Ltd, UK March 2008- Present
Founder/Creative Director
No Name Design is a Textile Design Studio making & selling design concepts in the form of printed textiles to the International Fashion and Home markets;
Delivering a full range of consulting and design services. Establishing long term relationships with clients resulting in repeat business and recommendations.

Key Achievements:
Developed an 80% ( client acquisition) international trade with overseas buyers/markets.
Built a team of 8 freelancers.

Eshakti, India September 2019- October 2020
Womenswear Designer
Direct to consumer womenswear garment manufacturer and retailer.
Designing core jerseywear and wovens across key categories (Dresses, Bottoms, Tops and Skirts). Creating Trend reports on styling and colour palettes for the season.
Daily liaison on product development with the factory, working on styling and fit.
Developing print concepts and inspiration.

Key Achievements:
Creating bestseller garments in my first season of designing for the brand.
70% success rate with pre orders on two seasons collections.

Tudor House , UK May 2018-August 2018
Tutor
For AS Level Textile Design and Design & Technology students, to assist in higher level grades for end of year exams.

Capacity UK Ltd, August 2005-December 2017
Freelance Fashion Designer
Fast fashion women’s wear supplier for leading stores; Primark, Dorothy Perkins, Pennys and House of Fraser; production base in Turkey;
Designing Womenswear Shapes; incl jerseywear & casualwear. Presenting seasonal trends and finalised design ranges to clients. Operating as a primary contact for all accounts maintaining day to day contact with the buyer’s; effectively providing esteemed design expertise co-ordinating a range of on-going projects.
Sourcing and creating print concepts for textiles; designing printed textiles, placement prints and embroideries.
Trend forecasting and analysis.
Developing print re-colouration concepts.

Key Achievements:
Assisted in increasing a 6 figure business by 30% to 7 figures, within 18 months.
Establishing 6 new accounts.

Age

Adultes (18-64 ans)

Seniors (65+ ans)

Niveau du Cours

Débutant

Intermédiaire

Durée

60 minutes

Enseigné en

anglais

Compétences

Stylisme

Durabilité

Cours pour start-up (entreprenariat)

Disponibilité semaine type

(GMT -05:00)

New York

Cours par webcam

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Tue

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20-24

Penelope

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Are you a (fashion) designer and still drawing by hand? Then now it's time to go digital! Learn how to draw CADs or become a pro in illustrator. It has a lot of advantages for beginners and for (semi)professionals who already started a business aswell. Looking for a job as a fashion designer? Most big fashion companies work with Adobe Illustrator nowadays. Now you can too!

First you'll learn the basics of this program in an efficient and fun way. You'll learn all the tools that you need and will get practical expert advice during the course! So after this course you will have the skills and confidence to start working your dreamjob!

No experience needed, we start from scratch - step by step I'll guide you through this amazing program! After attending the basic course, you can specialize in:
- Graphic Design
_ Illustrations/Animated characters
or:
- Shoe designs
- Bags design
- Apparel design

I'm a professional fashion & graphic designer, + 20 years - been working with major (international) leading brands in the industry. As a teacher, been working with a lot of (fashion) companies, where I teached illustrator at design departments, aswell as private tutoring to (young)professionals and students in Europe/China.

For information, or if you have questions, don't hesitate to contact me! Lessons are in dutch or english.

Candice

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Being myself at the head of my company for 4 years, I went through all the stages of the creation of a company. I would be delighted to be able to save you time by teaching you everything I learned from my early experience.

I can guide you on the beginnings of business creation, give you ideas and effective methods to grow but also talk to you about what exists as help / support to move forward on the best path.

I also know the different intense phases of entrepreneurial life so I could tell you about them and help you get through them :)

Guillaume

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Ayant eu le prix du meilleur mémoire de la LSM (Louvain School of Management), je pourrai vous guider dans la réalisation de votre mémoire et/ou de vos travaux, ou vous accompagner pour le lancement d'une nouvelle activité.

Je possède 6 années d'expérience dans les 2 plus grandes agences digitales de Belgique, et j'enseigne depuis 3 ans le marketing digital en haute école.

J'ai également fondé 4 startups dans différents secteurs.

Donc par mon expérience professionnelle je suis spécialiste en management, création d'entreprise, et en vente/marketing digital :

- Business Plan
- Stratégie de vente
- Marketing stratégique et opérationnel
- Stratégie digitale
- E-commerce
- Réseaux Sociaux
- Acquisition de clients, activation, fidélisation
- Référencement naturel et payant (SEA, SEO)
- Campagnes Facebook
- Campagnes emailings
- uX et uI Expérience utilisateur
- Amazon
- Tracking de performances
- Analyses des datas
- ........

Au plaisir de vous aider

Jad

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-Develop a comprehensive understanding of Research Methodologies and practice
- Advanced Data preparation and analysis using SPSS or STATA, JASP
-Develop Questionnaires and surveys
-Qualitative and Quantitative advanced analysis (multivariate regressions, Panel, VAR, Time series etc.)
-full thesis writing assistance

Nassim

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Learn how to use Gerber Accu Marck V9

Creation of industrial cutting patterns

Placement on Gerber

Size grading (practical examples)
For student textile technicians
For workers also engineers or technicians

Marie

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La méthode de travail que je vous propose s’adresse aussi bien aux débutants qu’aux techniciens confirmés
Vous allez ainsi, être formé au dessin de mode afin de devenir styliste-créateur à votre compte ou pour une entreprise de prêt-à-porter

STYLISME
La figurine de mode
L’étude anatomique du corps humain
L’étude comparative anatomique
Les volumes du corps humain
La perspective

LA FEMME
Le visage
Les mains
Les pieds
Les différentes poses (droite,déhanchée,profil...)
Techniques couleur ( crayon de couleur - feutre... )
Le vêtements à plat
Les détails (poches - cols...)
Le vêtement sur silhouette
Les lignes
Prêt-à-porter et Haute-couture
Le sport
Le sportswear
Le casualwear
Le beachwear
Les accessoires (chapeaux-sacs...)
Le programme ci-dessus s'adapte à tous les niveaux.

Andrea

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Le déroulement des cours et les contenus s'adapten au niveau et aux intérêts de l'élève. D'un côté, il y a des gens qui viennent avec des projets spécifiques liés à la mode ou au design, et dans ce cas, je vous accompagne pour les réaliser, en vous apprenant les utiles les mieux adaptés à ce propos.

D'un autre côté, il y a des élèves qui préfèrent apprendre le stylisme et le modélisme de façon plus large, donc ils suivent les contenus graduellement : dessin de figurines, les bases de la coupe-à-plat (jupe, chemise, robe, veste), couture...

Il s'agit de séances personnalisées pendant lesquelles vous travaillerez pour libérer votre créativité, et pouvoir ensuite continuer à avancer de votre côté. En fonction des sujets abordés lors de la séance, je vous enverrai par mail à l'avance le matériel théorique (et autres) dont on aura besoin. On travaillera via Skype ce qui nous permettra de partager notre écran, si besoin.

Pendant ces derniers mois j'ai testé ce format et il fonctionne vraiment très bien, nous permettant d'aborder des sujets de recherche d'inspiration, création d'une collection de mode, techniques de dessin de figurines de mode, peinture et travail sur logiciels tels que Photoshop et InDesign.

Céline

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Graduated from CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS in Fashion Design (Textile specialty). I offer tailor-made courses in design and textile portfolio preparation, for anyone wishing to prepare for admission to major fashion schools such as Central Saint Martins, La Cambre, Parsons, Antwerp, etc. Support adapted to the level and needs of each, which includes: technical drawing, illustration, portfolio construction (research, development, design), acquisition and application of textile techniques.

Gaëlle

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Every kid has ideas. Most never do anything with them.
This course changes that.

I believe inside every kid is an entrepreneur. Not necessarily someone who wants to be "CEO" but someone capable of seeing a problem, imagining a solution, and making it real.

In this course, your child will:
✓ Develop a real business idea: something they actually care about, not an abstract project
✓ Understand the market: Who needs this? Why? Who else offers it? Why would theirs be better?
✓ Create a simple business plan: the version that actually works, not 50 pages of jargon
✓ Design a brand: logo, name, story. Why their business exists (not just to make money)
✓ Build and test their idea: even at small scale, they'll see if people actually want what they created
✓ Learn to lead a team: we work in groups, so they'll experience real collaboration
✓ Use technology smartly: real tools to grow a business
✓ Get feedback from real entrepreneurs: not just from me, but from people building things right now

Why this is different:
Most "entrepreneurship courses for kids" teach theory. Here we build something real.
Your child won't just learn about entrepreneurship. They'll experience it: having an idea, developing it, sharing it, and getting genuine feedback.

Some will have a business. Others will discover it's not for them. Both are successes because they learned something real about themselves.

What they take home:
A complete business plan. A brand they designed. A presentation they delivered. And most importantly: the conviction that their ideas matter and they can make them real.

Format: Online or Barcelona | 60–90 min sessions | Group and individual work, flexible

For kids with big ideas and adults who want to nurture them.

Estefania

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I have 3 years of experience in teaching pattern making and dressmaking techniques, and I can help you develop your creative and practical skills so that you can make your projects come true.

Elisabeth

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- Portrait drawing and sketching by hand. Introducing the pencil, a simple but powerful tool.
- Learning/studying/observing human face proportions, light and shadow
- Drawing a face from a template/photograph or real life (according to class arrangements)
Alternative methods, tracing portrait styles (recommenced for beginners)

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- Modification, abstraction, colourising of drawn portraits by hand and via Photoshop
- Understanding the importance of contrasts and layouts to achieve eye-catching effects
- Experimentation with different materials such as acrylics, textiles, lace and photography
- Creating of digital portraits using collage techniques via Photoshop/Illustrator
- Methods of colourising, creation and usage of pattern designs
- Exploring numerous ways of modification, stepping outside borders, creating innovative designs through unconventional ways, using materials out of their context, creating multiple designs out of 1 sketch
- Principles of fashion drawing, illustration

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- Inspiration sources, idea generation and research processes, expand your creativity and imagination
- Developing and training your art awareness in daily life, grow your artistic eye

All classes will be tailored to your needs and interests

David

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IT system design problems, for preparing business/IT infrastructure for startups. I am familiar with a wide range of technologies from Front-End frameworks to Embedded Linux Systems. I can support you in:

-Requirements Analysis.
-Cost forecasting.
-Deployment of machine learning scripts/containers.
-Databases, either on local NAS or on cloud solutions.
-AWS/Azure/Google Cloud.

This class can be used either to hone your own skills, or to talk about the feasibility of an existing idea or directly build business infrastructure. I have over 6 (ongoing) years of experience in development of such solutions in fintech and renewable energy.

Nancy

5.0

(5)

Formerly Fashion Designer for Balenciaga and Fashion Editor for Vogue Italia and NUICONS Swiss Magazine, I offer you the opportunity to use both pencil and stylus in some personalised courses.

I adapt the content and exercises of each session to the level and interests of each student. These are personalised sessions during which you will work to unleash your creativity, and then be able to continue progressing on your own.

Topics may include finding inspiration, creating a fashion collection, techniques for drawing fashion figures, and working with software such as Photoshop and InDesign.

STYLISM :
- Introduction to silhouette drawing
- Body proportions (male and female)
- Fashion sketches
- Colouring with Pro Marker
- Mastering materials with the Pro Marker
INFOGRAPHY :
- Illustrator and Photoshop software
- Technical drawing
- Digital colouring

(level2)
ARTISTIC DIRECTION:
- Creation and follow-up of personal collections
- Research and creation of moodboards
- Creation of collection plan
- Creation of technical data sheets
- basic course on garment assembly with knowledge of materials/fabrics

FASHION COMMUNICATION :
- History of fashion and fashion news
- Creation of newsletters
- Press release creation
- How to write a fashion articles ect...
- Tips and trick Fashion post

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Ouafa

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Are you a founder with a bold idea, but looking for the right tools to turn it into a thriving business? This program is designed for visionary entrepreneurs like you—ready to build solid foundations and create powerful pitches that appeal to investors and partners.
Why participate?
- Mastering the fundamentals: Understanding company structure, financial planning and growth strategies.
- Perfect your pitch: Learn how to design and present a pitch that captures attention and inspires confidence.
- Content designed for founders: Specially adapted to the challenges of startups in the launch phase.
- Practical experience: Interactive workshops, real case studies and personalized feedback to refine your skills.
What you will take with you
- A clear roadmap to develop your startup sustainably.
- A compelling pitch deck that tells your story with impact.
- The confidence needed to present your vision to investors and stakeholders.
- Access to a community of ambitious founders.
👉 This isn't just a course, it's your springboard to success. Whether you're refining your idea or preparing a fundraising round, we'll give you the mindset, tools, and strategies to stand out.