Clothing Coulture | Efficiencies around Technical Design and Apparel Production With Annie Cohen

Successful apparel manufacturing is all about creating efficiencies. This applies to every aspect of the production process, including designing, planning, sourcing, and manufacturing. In this episode, Stars Design Group CEO, Bret Schnitker and Chief Strategy Officer, Emily Lane, discuss technical design efficiencies with Annie Cohen, Consultant Director of Technical Design at SD. Learn: - How pattern consistencies save time, reduce costs, and reinforce branding. - Why manually placing patterns maximizes textile consumption - How proactive sourcing can save time and money in an apparel program Chapters: 0:00 - 4:17 - Intro and Introduction to Annie 4:17 - 6:24 - Technical design is a critical step 6:24 - 10:05 - Decisions in the design phase 10:05 - 14:12 - Piggybacking 14:12 - 17:45 - Ratio of size 17:45 - 20:55 - Production cycle 20:55 - 24:41 - Communication with the factory 24:41-27:09 - Resources that you can reuse www.starsdesigngroup.com Instagram: @starsdesigngroup Stars Design Group is a global leader in private label apparel, providing design and manufacturing services across all categories of clothing for companies of all sizes. We apply 3D design technology, 2D/3D pattern software and science based fit programs in product development and a global network of more than 67 hand-selected, socially compliant factories in 14 countries for manufacturing.