by JeffreyLiving | Nov 7, 2015 | Apparel Quality Control, Brand Differentiators, Business, Design & Merchandising, Fashion, Garment Sourcing, Kit and Ace, Kit and Ace Quality, Lululemon, Manufacturing, Sport Apparel, Supply Chain Management
I have been watching the Kit and Ace brand grow over the last year from one store to an international chain of more than 50 stores (Canada, USA, Australia, and the UK), with more than 750 employees. That is huge accelerated growth in less than a year that only a rare...
by JeffreyLiving | Nov 16, 2010 | Business in China, Fashion Shows, Retail
This post is a live post in regards to the new Xintiandi Style shopping Mall that opened in of all places Xintiandi, Shanghai. Yesterday when I was in Xintiandi I noticed that there was a runway two blocks long from one end of Xintiandi to the other. Below is a...
by JeffreyLiving | Nov 16, 2010 | Business in China, Fashion Shows, Garment Sourcing, Product Development & Sourcing
Immediately after the Santoni Fashion show there was another show highlighting the designs of students and teachers from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. I decided it would be best to stick around as I had a great front row seat. The show started off as a colorful...
by JeffreyLiving | Nov 8, 2010 | Business in China, Fashion Shows, Garment Sourcing, Tradeshows
On the first day of Spin Expo I noticed that they were having regular fashions shows, and I attended the Santoni fashion show. The fashion shows were held in one of the tents and I got there early so I was lucky to get a seat in the front row, below are some images...
by JeffreyLiving | Aug 11, 2010 | All About You, Business in China, Fashion, Product Development & Sourcing, Retail
I am writing about the fabric markets that have the attraction of designing and/or making your own products. It is true that you can do both but be aware: 1) Fabric markets are not tailors; they are sales people who have sales aids that are called tailors. ...
