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Sourcing guides — page 2
Page 2 of the Luxudress knowledge centre: practical guides for fashion buyers on manufacturing, sourcing, cost structure, sampling and production planning.
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Womenswear Sourcing and Production Guides
Explore practical articles on choosing manufacturers, defining specifications, managing costs, developing samples and planning production.
Garment Durability Testing for Womenswear Brands
Learn which garment durability testing helps womenswear brands evaluate shrinkage, colourfastness, pilling, seams, zippers, trims and embellishment.
Spiral Steel vs Flat Steel vs Plastic Boning: Choosing Boning for a Corset Dress
Corset boning types compared: what spiral steel, flat steel and plastic boning each do under load, and how to specify the right one for a silhouette.
Why Invisible Zippers Wave on Satin, and How to Specify One That Doesn't
Invisible zipper satin dress problems explained: the three causes of a wavy centre-back seam, and the specification lines that stop it in bulk.
Foam, Moulded or Soft Cups: Choosing Bra Cups in Dresses
Bra cups in dresses explained: what foam, moulded and soft cups each do, where bust support really comes from, and how to specify cups that survive grading.
Interfacing for Dresses: Fusible vs Sew-In in Structured Occasionwear
Interfacing for dresses: choosing fusible vs sew-in, matching weight to the shell, and the failure modes to specify against.
Organza vs Tulle: Which Layer Does What
Organza vs tulle for dresses: what each does as structure, volume and overlay, how they behave together, and which suits which occasion style.
Heavy Satin vs Lightweight Satin: What the Weight Decides
Heavy satin vs lightweight satin: how weight changes drape, shine, seam behaviour and cost — and how to match a satin to the dress you are making.
Second Source Clothing Manufacturing: How to Split a Style Without Losing the Fit
Second source clothing manufacturing without losing the fit: what has to travel with the style, the three ways it drifts, and a handover checklist.
EU Digital Product Passport Apparel: What Womenswear Brands Should Prepare
EU digital product passport apparel explained: what data a garment would carry, where it already sits in your business, and how to prepare now.
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Fashion Manufacturing
How garments are actually made, and where the risk sits in a production run.
OEM & ODM
The two engagement models, what each one shifts onto whom, and how to choose.
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