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From inspiration to production: how do fashion brands create their collections?

The background article This is how a fashion brand's collection is created explores the process of creating a fashion brand's collection, providing an insider's perspective on the various stages involved. explores the process of creating a fashion brand's collection, providing an insider's perspective on the various stages involved. It discusses...

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The role of color in fashion

Fashion is one of the most important visual phenomena of our time, and in fashion, color plays a major role. In this background article, we share the difference between primary and secondary colors, discuss color combinations and contrasts, and the influence of color in the fashion industry. Content • Primary, secondary and tertiary colors •...

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A Guide to the Dutch Fashion Market

BACKGROUND - For anyone looking to start or expand a fashion business in the Netherlands, here is a guide to the Dutch fashion market. Details on the market itself and everything that goes with it such as the shopping behaviour and desires of Dutch consumers, shopping streets, online shopping and, of course, sustainability. Publication date:...

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This is how a fashion brand's collection is created

BACKGROUND - What is involved in the development of a fashion collection exactly? FashionUnited has covered everything, from the design and production process to the journey your garment makes from the drawing board to the shop shelf, in this background article. We will start at the beginning, with an explanation of what a fashion collection...

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Everything about the (traditional) supply chain and the core players of fashion industry

BACKGROUND- What does the corporate supply chain of the fashion industry look like? Which players are involved and what exactly do they do? In this article, everything about the supply chain is covered. Why do traditional fashion companies that follow the traditional supply chain strategy face a longer lead time and therefore a relatively long...

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Fashion: from catwalk to closet

What is fashion exactly? What influences are there on fashion? What role do Fashion Weeks play? How do trends arise and how do trends find their way into our wardrobe? FashionUnited explains. Contents • Definition of fashion and trends • Trends and acceptance • What influences fashion • What role do Fashion Weeks play? • How fashion trends find...

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Best of: Background articles in 2019

The year is coming to an end again, which means that FashionUnited takes a look back on the best article from the past year. This time we’ve collected some of the more important background articles published in 2019. From oldest to newest, from the archive: Why The Modist has secured investments from Farfetch, Nicola Bulgari and Vaultier7 March...