Start Up Kids Line

Catching up is hard to do

August 4th, 2007

Right now, this is a catch-all post because I need to catch up…on everything (ha ha). Focus and vision, – have a vision, keep the focus. If I work on this long enough, someday I’ll get it.

My sample fabrics have arrived and I’m giddy with excitement. We’re definitely back in the usual “make it happen” mode – being only a month out from the trade show. If I can make this happen, I feel that we should be good for awhile, that we might get a good stable product line with a decent variety. I have to get to some point of sanity, and getting to a stable product line is a big one for me right now.

Oh please, oh please, grant me the late-night strength this is gonna take.

On a side note, one of you wonderful readers out there wrote me about organics suppliers and I don’t think I ever got back to you (apologies), but I have some info if you want to contact me – info@babyfabulous.com.

Speaking of suppliers I just had a longtime customer mention to us that she’s starting to see our most popular blanket fabric everywhere. I hate it, yes I hate it. Bad enough when I notice the same fabrics in boutiques, worse when customers notice. The problem is that we’ve gone with this fabric because it’s a big seller and also because it’s a fabric that the supplier keeps in-stock. Meaning, it’s not as limited edition as every other cool fabric from suppliers with low minimums (more than once our supplier has been sold out of the fabric we need when it’s time to place the production order). Since it’s a blanket that boutiques can have on display without worrying about the print selling out, we’ll stick with it a little while.

That’s the growing pains, if a supplier offers low minimums then it seems like everyone uses their fabrics – and they sell out quickly. Not so fun when you’re trying to break into a style industry. But we just have to make it through the startup phases, right? Which reminds me that a really cool graphic designer approached us this week, offering his services. He’s got some big-wig clients in his portfolio, so that’s flattering. It will be so nice to get to the point of our own print designs.

And to sign-off, I want to let those of you who’ve contacted me with questions recently know that I’ll be combing through my emails so I can answer your questions to the best of my knowledge.

          

Entry Filed under: Design Project Schedules,Designing Fashion & Accessories,Motivation to Keep Moving