A factory owner explains how designers should approach manufacturers: write specific emails instead of generic price requests, then meet in person to discuss your collection and goals. Trust and clear communication beat everything.
From a manufacturer's standpoint, what kind of advice can you give to people that are designers, that are brand owners, coming from the manufacturing side?
I think today, when you build a brand, it's not easy as before because the competition is more. But the good chance, because the new generation change. I work with some client not because they are big, not because they are famous, not because they are, you know, we do fashion we love, but we do the business at the end. And if you do fair business, you will get good business. It should be more, give the chance to trust, give the chance to talk, to share. And this is the first You cannot— some, some of the same email, we desist, give me the price, come on, I'm sorry. Why? We are not your staff. I'm sorry, I'm not your, you know, write clear email what you need. We want to talk and meet and then we try to explain, okay, what is your collection, what is your task, what your plan, and then I give you our feedback.
