The Agile Fashion PLM: Balancing Flexibility and Structure
When selecting technology to manage product lifecycles, businesses often face a critical choice: opt for highly flexible and customizable tools like Asana or Airtable, or adopt a more rigid Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system. While extreme flexibility allows for tailored solutions, it often requires extensive setup and ongoing management. On the other hand, a rigid […]
Latest Innovations in Wool
Think you know wool? Think again. These innovative product developments will change the way you work with wool. From innovations reducing the impact of end products, to driving the adoption of cleaner process and technologies within the supply chain, this is Merino wool, but not as you know it. Types of Wool Wind and water-resistant […]
New Infant Sleep Safety Standards in Australia
Introducing the New Infant Sleep Safety Standards (2024) At the National Consumer Congress 2024, the ACCC outlined the introduction of these sleep product safety and information standards as aiming to improve the safety of baby products. The ACCC have signalled young children to be a significant focus of their product safety work 2024-25, stating that […]
How to make a fashion moodboard
The Moodboard for fashion is synonymous with the start of the design development process. For too long, it has been an incredibly valuable exercise that is done in a studio, and the rich insight into the thinking behind the design is not captured for the garment manufacturer to understand. With digital communication tools gaining increasing […]
What is rPET/Recycled Polyester?
What is polyester? Polyester is a manmade fibre, synthesized from petrochemical products by a process called polymerization. It is derived from crude oil petroleum and is a non- renewable resource. It is processed through a system called ‘cracking’ which treats the petroleum through intensive heating and cooling, fuel, solvents, pressure and catalysts to break down […]
What is Viscose and how is it produced?
What is viscose? Viscose is a regenerated cellulose fibre that is the earliest man-made semi-synthetic cellulosic fibre and was first commercially available in 1905. It was first marketed as artificial silk that is cheaper and more durable and is currently the third most commonly used textile fibre globally. Viscose most commonly comes from hardwood forests, […]
Five Sustainable Fashion Certifications to know about
Navigating your way through the complex and saturated world of sustainable fashion certifications isn’t intuitive. For any given aspect of the supply chain, there can be dozens of standards, certifications and audits vying for your attention. Compliance, Standards and Certifications Before exploring certifications, it is important to understand the distinctions between the different requirements. Standards […]
Comprehensive Guide to the EU’s General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR)
Are you a marketplace provider with EU customers? As of the 13th of December 2024, the new General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) Guideline has been implemented. It represents a significant shift in the regulatory landscape for all businesses involved in selling non-food products to the EU or Northern Ireland (NI), with stricter product safety and […]
Product Lifecycle Management for Manufacturing
After months of refining prototypes, emailing 10 different people just to get your range approved, juggling quotes, and finally… your new product range is ready for mass production. You pause and reflect: what could have been done better? Was there a way to tame the chaos, to keep everyone on the same page, and to […]
