Trend Research and Forecasting: Predicting fashion trends based on trend services for upcoming seasons. Can include color tones, silhouettes and prints
Patterns: Producing a template made of paper, either by hand or computer generated, used as a guideline to cut fabric for garment construction
Concept Design: Exhibition a specific concept or theme for a designer's fashion line/collection. This may be a collection of photographs, colors or fabrics swatches that represent the target customer and/or season
Color Forecasting: Predicting on future color tones that will be popular/trendy in the upcoming fashion industry
CAD Drawing: Two-dimensional sketches or designs created using CAD (Computer Aided Design) software
Souring: Sources from a pool of hundreds of vendors from around the world who have low minimums for such materials as trims and custom fabrics