Trends
Conceptualize latest trends, interpreting key looks
for a target market. Solving problems and driving
brand strategies to meet business goals
Sketches
we create technical specifications with cads to help you visualize and merchandise your line
Original textlie designs
Textile designs for your market
Sourcing and Production Oversight
We will work with you to find the right factory for producing your goods and set up your quality assurance guides and manuals to ensure success.
Magpie Trends is here to help start ups or established brands with line development, pattern and sample making, sourcing and production.
Thirty years of professional apparel, graphic and textile design and merchandising experience available for you to hire for a freelance project or contract basis anytime you have the need. Magpie Trends specializes in apparel line conception, development and follow through in all product categories and size ranges. Magpie Trends brings together skilled veterans from the fashion industry to help existing brands and start ups build their collections efficiently and move them to the next level. We can help in all areas of line planning, technical design and specifications, pattern making, sample lines, merchandising, costing, sourcing, production and quality assurance. Market research and forecasting services are also available to help you identify your target customer’s lifestyle and develop brand imaging. Whether you’re a start up needing an experienced guide to get your line to market or an existing brand who needs assistance with spec packages or a complete presentation for a customer, whatever your need, Magpie Trends is here to lend you a hand.
Market Research
Market research and forecasting services identify your brand's target customer lifestyle
Color
Seasonally develop trend based color palettes and usage for your brand
Textile & Surface Design
Print and yarn dye textile and surface designs. Expertise in weaving for creating yarn dyed patterns as well as all over rotary prints whether wet process or digital sublimation techniques.
Look Books
Create Look Books and Line Guides for marketing your brand to retailers
Although Pantone effuses the NY Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2019 color palette “faces the future”, I’d say the colors are giving a nod to the ’70’s with all the golds, olives and oranges…..not to mention brown as a “foundation” color. What are your thoughts???
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