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Sourcing guides — page 3
Page 3 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.
Dress Neckline Types: What Each One Costs to Make
Dress neckline types compared by construction: what each costs in operations and fabric, which hold on which fabrics, and which ones fail in bulk.
Womenswear Price Points: Building Entry, Mid and Premium in One Range
Womenswear price points explained: what separates entry, mid and premium garments, how to build tiers from the costing sheet, and where ranges fail.
Textile EPR Fees: What Womenswear Brands Will Pay Per Garment From 2027
Textile EPR fees for apparel: what producers will pay per garment, how eco-modulation turns construction into money, and what to hold in the file.
How Many Dresses Fit in a Container: Carton, CBM and Packing Density
Container loading for apparel: carton size, pieces per carton and CBM worked through, plus the construction choices that change freight cost per dress.
Recycled and Certified Fabric Claims: What the Certificate Actually Proves
Recycled fabric certification explained: what GRS, GOTS, OEKO-TEX and BCI each support, what none of them prove, and the document you must hold per batch.
The Supplier Evidence File: What a Due-Diligence Brand Will Ask Your Factory For
Supplier due diligence evidence for garment factories: the eight items a buyer will request, what good looks like, and what is usually missing from the file.
Air Freight vs Sea Freight for Apparel: Volumetric Weight in Practice
Apparel air freight volumetric weight explained: how chargeable weight is calculated, why dresses are the worst case, and when air is worth it.
Lace in Occasionwear: Types, Application Methods, Cost and What Fails
Lace in dress manufacturing: allover, trim and motif placement compared for consumption and labour, plus how to finish an edge that lasts.
Sleeve Construction in Dresses: Types, Cost and Grading Risk
Dress sleeve types in production: set-in, raglan, kimono, cap, puff, bishop and cape, each with what it costs to make and where it fails across a size range.
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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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