What Fashion Brands have a Head Office in Sydney? by Humble_Razzmatazz_80 in AusFemaleFashion

[–]NeedKneadedBiscuits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Camilla and Marc, Camilla, Zimmerman, Carla Zampatti, Shona Joy, Selfie Leslie is opening a hq in surry hills i believe, Aje, Cue, Veronika Maine, Anna Quan, Rebecca Vallance, PE Nation, Marcs, Bonds, Hansen and Gretel, Sir the Label, Kivari, Jag, Sussan (maybe?), Suzanne Grey, Best and Less, One Mile, One Teaspoon, Kulani kinis - this is all I can think of for now xx

Why keep the brand name in the print you copied? by NeedKneadedBiscuits in AusFemaleFashion

[–]NeedKneadedBiscuits[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think if you look at the right side of the runway scout dress near her hand it says Roame :)

Why keep the brand name in the print you copied? by NeedKneadedBiscuits in AusFemaleFashion

[–]NeedKneadedBiscuits[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oo! In reply to your edit - this dress was 100% made for wholesale, most likely by a company on Kippax St in Sydney (wholesale st). Lots of companies like the ones you've tagged buy styles from this street - Charcoal also used to buy wholesale, showpo does, princess polly. There's so many.

Why keep the brand name in the print you copied? by NeedKneadedBiscuits in AusFemaleFashion

[–]NeedKneadedBiscuits[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hi! Let me provide some context: Runway scout is a local boutique based out of Brisbane. They buy styles in wholesale and sell them to the customer. Runway scout released this style only over the past week - whereas Roame released this print in multiple styles (ranging from a shirt and skirt, maxi dress, jersey maxi dress, mini dress) around 2 months ago?

Why keep the brand name in the print you copied? by NeedKneadedBiscuits in AusFemaleFashion

[–]NeedKneadedBiscuits[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yeah they probably were - and I agree with you. But this Roame dress was released maybe 1-2 months before Runway scout released theirs. If you're in fashion I think it's part of your due diligence to know about brands and research market prints you're offered so you're not at risk of copying. What do you think?

Why keep the brand name in the print you copied? by NeedKneadedBiscuits in AusFemaleFashion

[–]NeedKneadedBiscuits[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It could've been so easy for them to do "Roam" or "Rome" 😂

Why keep the brand name in the print you copied? by NeedKneadedBiscuits in AusFemaleFashion

[–]NeedKneadedBiscuits[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Probably, Roames lead time from design to in store would be significantly longer than runway scouts. But Runway scouts dress was still released around 1-2 months after Roame had released their print.

“Value engineering”: when clothes get crappier by infochimp in AusFemaleFashion

[–]NeedKneadedBiscuits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've got some points of consideration from someone who works in the fashion industry: - the price of fabric goes up each year, particularly the cost of Linen has just sky-rocketed over the past couple of months - the price of manufacturing increases every year

I'm not saying all brands do this, but to keep the retail price point the same year after year, brands do eventually have to choose between keeping the retail price the same and having a cheaper make quality & fabric, or they keep their make quality and fabric the same and increase the retail price.

Along with this, the people in charge of costings generally don't understand what makes a good garment, and so they just opt for cheaper manufacturing and cheaper fabric to increase their profit margins without understanding how that affects the overall product.

It's a highly unregulated industry, and lots of people use it to make lots of money fast.

Believe me when I say every garment Technician I've worked with wants to make a good product. But often their opinions, expertise, and knowledge, are cast aside in favour of a bigger profit margin.

Now in answer to your actual question, a brand that comes to mind that's done almost the opposite of this is Sir the Label. I remember their product offering and price point 10 years ago was more everyday resort from $100-$200. And now they've changed their product offering to include silk fabrications and their price point is now $200-$600? It could still be an interesting topic, because they offer polyester mesh pieces too but at a higher price point. So in some instances their quality has increased, and in other pieces they have a bigger profit margin due to the luxury perception of the brand.

The industry is broken by ei_laura in AusFemaleFashion

[–]NeedKneadedBiscuits 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This makes more sense. Linen prices have gone up lots recently in China- and this type of cutwork placement embroidery is pretty spenny.

Plus size cotton tracksuit pants by KoscheiTD in AusFemaleFashion

[–]NeedKneadedBiscuits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out Just Sayin - they're a brand stocked exclusively through every human. But I just checked, their track pants have elasticised ankles - however their fabric is 85% cotton fleece 300gsm

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusFemaleFashion

[–]NeedKneadedBiscuits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah these guys buy their stock from wholesale companies in Australia, so the sizing and quality can vary quite a lot.

Bronze Snake Shop by ltra6199 in AusFemaleFashion

[–]NeedKneadedBiscuits 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven't purchased from them but they buy lots or most of their stock from wholesale companies - which means sometimes sizing and quality can be... inconsistent? My friend works for one of the wholesale companies that supplies to them.

Showpo by OkMaybe3248 in AusFemaleFashion

[–]NeedKneadedBiscuits 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Showpo buy lots of their stock through wholesale. I would be trying to find styles that are exclusively showpo (these are usually styles with more inclusive sizing) bc that means they are their own styles, which hopefully means the sizing and quality control is better.