Those who are just thinking about their own clothing business do not want to spend a lot of time and money working in the fashion world. However, in order to get started, there are simple tips: order things remotely and choose clothes, focusing on existing customers.
Remote procurement is possible
There is an opportunity to order clothes from a factory without leaving directly to another city or country. You just need to take into account that for a start (namely, for small-scale wholesale purchases), it is worth choosing a ready-to-wear factory. Unless, of course, you want to wait several months for the clothes to be made to order for you. As for prices, it is better to check them through an agent. On the websites of factories, as a rule, retail prices are indicated. You can request a catalog with a price list by e-mail. By the way, in this way you can already start creating demand for your offer, namely, show this catalog to your acquaintances, relatives, friends, and place an order based on their preferences. True, not all articles may be indicated in the catalog - the production of clothing is designed for the seasonality of its sale. Be careful - some things are positioned by the factories as bestsellers, but experience shows that this is not always a successful product.
If the factory is unable to provide a catalog, you can ask to photograph the products and place an order based on the photographs. This option only seems simple, because many factories are afraid that things will start to copy. Therefore, a person specially attracted for this should take pictures. Another disadvantage is that due to the fact that the photographs are taken unprofessionally, things look ugly on them, so it is better not to show such pictures to potential clients.
Another way is to make a purchase via Skype. Of course, you must have “your own person” who will come to the factory, call you from a laptop, tablet or phone, and using video communication you can view the products yourself. On the plus side, you can ask them to turn the clothes, turn them inside out, wrinkle them, and so on. True, not all factories allow you to make an order via Skype, especially if you are buying clothes for the first time. The worst option is to entrust someone to drive to the factory without you and make a purchase in accordance with their own ideas about fashion. These things may be completely inappropriate in quality and style that you simply cannot sell.
What to buy
If you have just decided to start your own business, focus not on people in general, but on your friends. It is important to know who will take from you the things that you buy at the factory. Based on this, decide on the size, style and price. Perfectly match the clothing factory according to your customers' requests. In this case, you practically do not run the risk of being left without money with a bunch of unsold goods.
Remember that everyone has different tastes, and if you focus only on your preferences (and this often happens among beginners), sooner or later all things can migrate to your closet. Consider seasonality. In winter, factories, as a rule, produce winter clothes, in summer - summer clothes.
