anybody want to setup your own fashion brands??

[Brainstomring]

i want to setup the street fashion brands, but very difficult.

anybody also have this idea?

[TheUnknown]

^O_O! you're from HK? you're chinese?
wow.. read your blog.. nice blog

[dragonflyheels]

Originally Posted by Brainstomring

i want to setup the street fashion brands, but very difficult.

anybody also have this idea?

It'd be cool and fun, I give you that. I suppose you need money, determination and style. I'd like to do it, but I lack the determination and probably money, unless my parents fund it... they have quite a bit of cash. [bigheaded me didn't say I lack style, but I don't think I'm that bad with it]

[Brainstomring]

yes, i also think that, money and poduct style is very important.
that not a easy jobs.

[dragonflyheels]

I guess you need something that will really take off or something that is different but subtle, because some people won't wear different things to their friends, because they're scared that they'll look weird and people will talk about them in a bad way. For me I don't really mind if people talk about me in anyway, in fact I like it, because I like to be known... I know people talk about me at college.
Also I think it'd help if you had a qualification in fashion design and that you do generally look different from everyone else, because that's what gets you noticed... I mean if you look on TV at the top fashion designers they're so unusual- and that's coming from me!
Money is definitely the most major problem, though. If you don't have it you're not going to get very far =(

[gloomth]

As someone who designs clothes and runs a brand name full time, for a living- its much harder than you can guess.


Theres a lot more to it than I ever guessed when I first started. Theres a lot of things you actually have to pay attention to outside of the clothing design itself.
How are you going to promote your brand/store???
How will you stand out from every other person/store doing what you do???
How will you PAY FOR IT ALL??!
its expensive. and it doesnt get cheaper over time. you buy supplies, you buy advertising, you buy equipment, you pay for staff, you pay for etc....

if youre going to do it RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH. There are too many uninformed brands and stores that will never succeed due to the lack of research for their market/work prior to startup. Seriously spend months just READING and finding out what works before you waste your money.

[xYinniex]

Originally Posted by gloomth

As someone who designs clothes and runs a brand name full time, for a living- its much harder than you can guess.


Theres a lot more to it than I ever guessed when I first started. Theres a lot of things you actually have to pay attention to outside of the clothing design itself.
How are you going to promote your brand/store???
How will you stand out from every other person/store doing what you do???
How will you PAY FOR IT ALL??!
its expensive. and it doesnt get cheaper over time. you buy supplies, you buy advertising, you buy equipment, you pay for staff, you pay for etc....

if youre going to do it RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH. There are too many uninformed brands and stores that will never succeed due to the lack of research for their market/work prior to startup. Seriously spend months just READING and finding out what works before you waste your money.

but running a business no matter what it is, is hard. market research is alqays fun though. ^^.

[Lien]

I kinda have this secret dream of becoming a fashion designer. I would love to start a new kinda of fashion line with goth, punk, emo, lolita and other style thingies. And when i would have a store i would make it special with blacklight and stuff

[Brainstomring]

many more information. thank.
u working in this field?

[dragonflyheels]

Originally Posted by gloomth

As someone who designs clothes and runs a brand name full time, for a living- its much harder than you can guess.


Theres a lot more to it than I ever guessed when I first started. Theres a lot of things you actually have to pay attention to outside of the clothing design itself.
How are you going to promote your brand/store???
How will you stand out from every other person/store doing what you do???
How will you PAY FOR IT ALL??!
its expensive. and it doesnt get cheaper over time. you buy supplies, you buy advertising, you buy equipment, you pay for staff, you pay for etc....

if youre going to do it RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH. There are too many uninformed brands and stores that will never succeed due to the lack of research for their market/work prior to startup. Seriously spend months just READING and finding out what works before you waste your money.

For me it can stay a dream... lol, looks way too hard. And with research, I guess that a qualification in business studies won't do any harm either!
And I've seen these brands that have gotten nohere, especially ones that think they can buy a load of t-shirts, print some rubbish stuff on them and then add everyone they can find on MySpace, hoping they'd get a little bit of business.