I'm a clothing designer how can I find a manufactor in China or Indonesia who will make big quanteties for me

I'm a clothing designer how can I find a manufactor in China or Indonesia who will make big quanteties for me
HI I'm a beginner in fashion I have made very unique clothing designs for kids I'm unable to make big quantities for one reason or another I need to know how the manufactures business works. For example Flowers by Zoë and /or Ralph's Lauren all their clothing is made abroad either in China or Indonesia I would like my designs to be made abroad similar to the designers mentioned avobe.What can I do or how does it work any advise will be apreciated.Thanks
Small Business - 3 Answers
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This is actually a lot larger of a question because of all the pieces involved in getting you the contact, deterning the best order ratio of order and cost, paying for the items with moving currency exchange, shipping the items and ultimately receiving the items. But to get started I would start reading up on sites such as www.alibaba.com, www.exporters.com, www ec21.com. They have more specific q & a forums and also informational articles. Hope this helps.
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First of all, it will be hard to compete with the big guys you mentioned (like Ralph Lauren) because they can undercut your prices. This has nothing to do with the fact that their clothes are made in China, it is because they have the resources to mass produce their clothing, and thus sell it for less. The only way to viably compete with such a company is to undercut their labor costs, by finding a manufacturer in a country like China or Malaysia who will charge you less per pound of textiles then their manufacturer charges them. It will be hard to do this without looking into the "grey market". Certain trade laws and treaties can be bent or even ignored all together if you know (or find) the right people. Whereas a company like ralf lauren's clothes may be made by workers who make .40-$1 per hour, it is possible to find manufacturers (mostly in rural western china) employ workers who make between nothing and 10 cents per hour. The lower the wage the lower your price. I recommend going to China, it wont take you long to find someone who (for a fee) can put you in contact with one of these "grey market" manufacturers, who technically break international trade regs by paying nothing to their workers. Don't be fooled though, there are loop holes in these laws, and these workers are paid--just in food and water. The key is in making the right connections. They will channel your goods through a "white market" shipping source, and thus avoid any restrictions you may normally face. good luck!
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Hi...I am a textile manufacturer in Indonesia,if you interested we can talk more at email.my email:lovemei00@yahoo.com.au

I'm a clothing designer how can I find a manufactor in China or Indonesia who will make big quanteties for me

I'm a clothing designer how can I find a manufactor in China or Indonesia who will make big quanteties for me
HI I'm a beginer in fashion I have made very unique clothing designs for kids I'm unable to make big quanteties for one reason or another I need to know how the manufactures business works. For example Flowers by zoe and /or Ralph's Lauren all their clothing is made abroad either in China or indonesia I would like my designs to be made abroad similar to the designers mentioned avobe.What can I do or how does it work any advise will be apreciated.Thanks
Fashion & Accessories - 3 Answers
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http://www.made-cn.org/pro/Clothing.html there are more be careful maybe call some designers in NY and ask them
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In most asian country's they use child labor to do this type of work and they don't pay them for their work. Keep it in the US if you can. If you can start your own business and make what you can. Made in the USA is a top mark in the fashion world.
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I'd suggest China (rather than Indonesia) just because they can provide better manpower and are always willing to meet your requirements (quantity & quality). For a listing of good manufacturers in China, you can check out the website below. In response to the previous Answer re: child labor, not all factories in Indonesia employ children. My family owns a garment factory and we do not employ grade school age children, and we always pay our employees' salaries.

I'm a clothing designer how can I find a manufactor in China or Indonesia who will make big quanteties for me

I'm a clothing designer how can I find a manufactor in China or Indonesia who will make big quanteties for me
HI I'm a beginner in fashion I have made very unique clothing designs for kids I'm unable to make big quantities for one reason or another I need to know how the manufactures business works. For example Flowers by Zoë and /or Ralph's Lauren all their clothing is made abroad either in China or Indonesia I would like my designs to be made abroad similar to the designers mentioned avobe.What can I do or how does it work any advise will be apreciated.Thanks
China - 5 Answers
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This destroys the economy. Hire people here you cheap a§§.
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Well, Indonesian's textile producer is located in Bandung (west java- 2hrs drive from jakarta) and they have a lot of fashion outlet leftover and they are building a lot of fashion outlets store selling their leftover. In the case, you want to contact them, you can start searching from this fashion outlets and it will link you to the manufacturers too. Try the yellow pages In the sense of smaller quantity, you might want to start searching from not the biggest first.
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What you need is a sourcing partner. You need to contact a company that that knows all the factories related to textiles in that country and they can advise you on what different factories would charge you and the avg quality level coming from that factory. They will also help you in terms of the logistics of moving out of the country. If the company big enough / professional enough they can also advise you on the legalities and can put people in the factory you choose to make sure quality standards are maintained. A lot of factories can be dealt with directly. try www.alibaba.com to find thousands of such factories. But I gaurantee you, you are making a big mistake if you do not take professional advice. Textile trade is getting more and more regulated, and less and less profitable from China. Perhaps better to look at Vietnam. Anywa, my advice remains that you need to talk to a professional if you're serious. www.alibaba.com www.madeinchina.com www.tradeboss.com
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globalsources.com is a great source. also email me and i can hook you up with a personal friend of mine that has his own line of clothing and orders from china all the time. good luck in Biz! elias garcia
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Yes, you can send me an email. I work for a sourcing company in China and we specialize in garments.