Technical Designer Clothing

What it Takes to Become a Successful Technical Designer Clothing

Fashion Studio Urban Purple, A design agency in India working for More than 200 Private clothing labels from the USA and Other Parts of the World, has emerged as a top-class destination for Technical Clothing Designers. Starting in mid-2000, this fashion studio has been running successfully. It is in the hands of Mr. Sashikant Khuntia and Ms. Paromita Das, technical clothing designers who graduated from the National Institute of Fashion Technology in Kolkata, India. A degree from Primer Institute is not enough to be a successful technical clothing designer. With the basic theoretical knowledge, you must have intensive working experience with various factory environments and processes.

Our client is a global fashion line for sophisticated, modern women with multi-faceted lifestyles. The designer collection can be found at over 400 stores throughout North America, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's, and Holt Renfrew. They also service clients with a direct-to-consumer business through the website, direct mail catalog, and Soho Concept Store. The design studio, showroom, marketing, merchandising, sales department, and exclusive Soho Concept Store all live under one roof.

Pre-Requisites of a Good Technical Clothing Designer
Technical Clothing Designers must have expertise in all fashion segments, especially those supporting start-up fashion brands. This expertise comes from those who worked with various segments, from design to sampling to the production floor. This is because they can provide details and processes throughout an apparel production lifecycle.

To be specific, a technical clothing designer must have the following expertise.

• Must be detail-oriented. Knowledge of garment construction, specs, flat sketches, and pattern making is essential.
• Create initial flat sketches & spec sheets for private label and line development using PDM software. 
• Prepare production packages to send to overseas factories. Source fabric and trims. Prepare presentation boards and color cards. 
• Must be able to work as part of a team and independently.

What is Tech Pack and Why It Is Important

How is Tech Pack Useful for Apparel Brands?

Tech Packs sets standards for the garment manufacturer and provides the framework for what needs to be done with a particular garment style. It also specifies the materials and processes to be followed while producing that specific garment style.

What makes Tech Pack a powerful tool for your apparel production?

Tech Pack also serves as a standard protocol between the buyer and Garment Manufacturer regarding Quality assurance, fits, look, and packaging of the garment before production. Both Buyer and Seller agree upon the style detailing, and based on this, the production cost or the Garment manufacturing cost is determined. The Other factor is the Quantity to be produced. It acts as a de facto contract for the buyer and the garment manufacturer to follow specific standards when making a particular style. It’s Important to Put things in place before investing in a more extensive production.

Apparel Production

Like any other Mass Production, apparel design Needs a Certain Process and Procedure. Every Apparel Design needs its own production process. Fashion Studio Urban Purple provides you with the correct product details and specifications in the form of apparel tech packs that you can use to produce your garments.

Whether you’re a big apparel buying agent or an apparel brand looking for a technical designer, knowing your garment style requirement and production process is the most dreaded part of the proposal process. Negotiating for your cost with vendors without knowing them can be a disaster. Tech Pack for your style detailing can save you from unnecessary and expensive expenditures. Vendors provide the most accurate cost for production and development when they have a clothing tech pack with them. So you can both come away with a fair deal—and minimal perspiration. Moreover, tech Packs give the Right Insight into the Factory and set specific standards that the Apparel Production Unit follows to get the garments right.

Before going into the production process, when you are making a tech pack, it’s not just a tech pack you are making. Still, you are also discussing your styles with a technical designer and being aware of the production feasibility and production-friendly process that leads to production efficiency and cost optimization. This eventually reduces your overall expenditure on apparel production. Our technical designers examine the styles and conduct intensive analyses before the tech pack design, Providing you with the most accurate and production apparel tech packs. Your vision needs particular technicality. We will assist you with technical design assistance to get your vision for a live collection line sheet. With Tech Packs in hand for your collection, transparency is the best thing you can get when negotiating with vendors or discussing your production cost.

Paromita Das / Sashikant
Clothing Designer
Fashion Studio - Urban Purple
1st Floor, No - 12, 7th Main, Hongasandra Road
G.B Palya, Hosur Main Road, Bangalore - 560068
Tel No - 080 41126730 / 9035001810
urbanpurple@gmail.com