A4 Apparel supplies branded and customised clothing throughout the UK and worldwide including many streetwear brands such as Santa Cruz skatewear and Saltrock Surfwear.
The capability to produce both small and large runs means that A4 can produce any type of clothing for any designer at competitive prices. All clothing is printed or embroidered in the state of the art facilities in the UK ensuring the highest quality product. A4 believes that quality is paramount for any clothing designer, reputation is the key and it is easy to destroy a reputation through a low quality product which is why we always insist on using the highest quality garments and processes in our manufacturing.
Well my name is Fredrickus Williford (Fashion Industry Ceo). I am the creator of How to start a clothing line from scratch.
When I started my first clothing line in 2003 (I worked with other clothing lines as far as developing and designing before starting my clothing line and attended college for my BA in Fashion design/marketing) and researched everything from the internet to libraries and couldn’t find a complete source on building a clothing line from the ground up.I talked to mulitple clothing lines and all were very hesitant to share info with me on how to get started because they were too afraid of competition I guess and only want to succeed themselves.
So in 2006 I decided to start a blog which will become the one place to learn how to start a clothing line from scratch. The blog is updated daily through the week and has an industry links page with everything you need to get started from manufacturers to legal business websites (tax, business license). We cover all topics and the blog is a collective effort with input from designers from independent clothing lines and will eventually include input form major clothing lines as our reach grows.
Monday: Movie/Book reviews
Tuesday: tips and advice
Wednesday: reviews
Thursday:reviews
Friday: Fashion Feature Fridays
Everyday I give a daily definition and include fashion news (on new clothing lines or expansion of major clothing lines) basically entrepreneurial efforts except for on sat and sunday. We just started a new category named Tip of the day which is a daily tip to help with starting your line…anything from business, design, motivation, financing, promotions.
On the internet today, there are a lot of websites that only feature and review
t-shirts. But there are some who choose to dig deeper and look at the t-shirt
industry with a critical eye. HipHipUK is a part of the second group of
websites, or more accurately, a blog in this case.
HipHipUK is the brainchild of British blogger Adam Fletcher who is currently
based in Leipzig, Germany. He currently works as a creative director for the
apparel brand Spreadshirt.
The idea for his blog came from his dissertation on the t-shirt brand
Threadless and the role of virtual communities in supporting innovative product
development, thus the academic treatment of some of the topics discussed.
But being academic doesn’t mean it lacks that cool factor that makes a site
interesting. On the contrary, the blog is filled with interesting articles as
well as interviews of some of the big names in the industry. Sure, the template
is simple, but in this case, the content of each entry and interview rules the
other features that the blog has.
Speaking of features, HipHipUK has a cool one that makes it easier to go to
previous posts without clicking on the archive menu. On the blog’s main page,
just above the newest entries is a horizontal scroll bar that lets visitors
simply scroll to their desired archive page number. It is more convenient than
having to click through loads of monthly archive pages. But if you want to view
the archives by month instead, there’s a drop-down menu at the sidebar.
Alternatively, there’s a separate archives page that lets you dig deeper into
them.
The t-shirt industry is a very dynamic and creative one. Look into it deeper
and you find something more beautiful and valuable. www.hiphipuk.co.uk helps
you do just that.
The Indie Clothing Blog is not only a fresh resource for those starting indie clothing companies, but it is also a great site for those looking for amazing indie brands to sport to their affairs.
Written by a true T-Shirt Entrepreneur, the Indie Clothing Blog offers trends, tips, howto’s and links to get you into the deepest pits of indie culture and know-how.