TECHNICAL APPAREL & OUTERWEAR
Strategy | PLANNING
Provide market and consumer insights to set long-term and seasonal direction.
Opportunity assessment
Trend
Brand and product positioning
Strategic, long-range category planning
Seasonal product and assortment planning
SKU review & lifecycle planning
Price point mapping
Product briefing
Design | Development
Product creation from ideation to production.
Directional mood boards
2D designs
Prototype development and sampling including the creation and management of technical specification packages, bill of materials and size specs
Fabric and trim sourcing and sampling
Cost negotiation
Fit reviews
MERCHANDISING | Assortment Planning | Styling
Create compelling product assortments for retail buying, displays and photo shoots.
Merchandise and color assortment plans
Color palette and seasonal color merchandising support
Styling for photo shoots
Process
Provide insight and tools for efficiency, collaboration and communication improvement.
Process auditing and reporting
Calendaring and timeline planning
Lineplan and costing templates
Technical specification, bill of materials and graded size templates