October 19th, 2015
When you visit apparel factories, they might seem to be just a room of sewing machines…
October 18th, 2015
When you’re manufacturing your product, whether it’s furniture or clothing or anything else, it pays to sweat the details. The…
October 17th, 2015
As a Wealth Management Advisor and Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), I advise entrepreneurs and business owners how best to grow their enterprises and to prepare for the future. With my latest…
October 16th, 2015
We sat down with Professor Sonja Chapman from the Fashion Institute of Technology to get her take on the logistics side of supply chain…
October 15th, 2015
Building a clothing business and brand is challenging even for the savviest of industry…
October 14th, 2015
Made in Los Angeles, ARTLESS Corporation’s furniture is minimalism at its most striking. Head designer Alejandro Artigas started as an…
In my opinion, Chicago, where Stitch Method is based, is a menswear town. There are a wide variety of menswear brands designed and…
October 13th, 2015
In the luxury marketplace, it’s about selling more than a product; it’s about emotionally and visually creating a world that your…
October 12th, 2015
Kristen Haskin-Sims heads up Krys Design + Manufacturing (KD+M), a factory in Pennsylvania. She’s also got her own line, Krysi, that…
Bookbinding in the age of iPads? There’s two words you wouldn’t normally find in the same sentence. But that’s exactly what…
October 11th, 2015
I’m a designer by nature. I love to admire clean lines and functional excellence delivered in products found in market today….
October 9th, 2015
I have a friend who was an indie designer. She started back in 2004. Dynamic vision. Highest standards. Gorgeous prototypes. A designer with allure and personality to spare. What happened? Right…
October 8th, 2015
In the apparel industry, ‘Made in USA’ is an uncommon and highly sought after label. It is uncommon because the apparel industry in the…
October 7th, 2015
Throughout my journey of starting and building my brand, I lost count of how many times I’d been on the receiving end of rejection. I…
Introducing DENY Designs. Straight outta Denver, Colorado, the DENY team infuses vivid personality into everything they do, and that’s a…
October 5th, 2015
This week the Maker’s Row team got an inside peek of Spoiled Rotten, one of the few sewing factories in the Bronx. We arrived just as the staff was returning from their lunch break, and…
Sleek accessories and playful accents shake up your style repertoire, and make every outfit fresher than ever. With this unerring lineup of…
October 4th, 2015
As an Industry Specialist at Maker’s Row, one of the questions I’m asked almost daily…
October 2nd, 2015
Over 75% of entrepreneurs don’t reach the prototype stage. Let’s change that statistic. We know how difficult it can be to get…
October 1st, 2015
We’re back in the Garment District, and this time, we spoke to Stephen at Brewer Cantelmo, a factory specializing the portfolio book…
September 30th, 2015
As a designer, I understand that starting a new project can be scary especially if it’s your first time working with a factory. As a…
September 29th, 2015
At Maker’s Row, we’re constantly asking: what does American Made mean to us? To the design and manufacturing communities? To the country as a whole? Understanding how and where our efforts can…
September 28th, 2015
Leaves falling, air cooling, sweaters being dusted off? Must be fall. Embrace the changing seasons with throws of all stripes (sometimes…
As New York’s historic Garment District continues to be a hub of innovation for the domestic manufacturing movement, we decided to…
September 26th, 2015
We love seeing American Made blossom, and it’s all thanks to the strength of relationships between factories and brands. Want…
September 25th, 2015
With costs of labor and fabric soaring, budget-conscious designers are cutting costs wherever possible, especially in the early years of a…
September 24th, 2015
Let’s get into the time machine and fast forward to the point where you’re going to a factory and putting your ideas into work. If you don’t have EVERYTHING available and ready to go for…
September 23rd, 2015
Diversity and hard work is what makes America great – so what better time to celebrate these qualities than Hispanic Heritage Month?…
September 20th, 2015
Put a face to the hands making your products right here in America. We took a tour of Manhattan’s Garment District, seeing factories behind the scenes and meeting the people that are keeping…
September 19th, 2015
When I tell people I own and design a line of swimwear, the first question is usually, “Did you go to fashion school?” No, I didn’t….
September 18th, 2015
Supple or structured, dyed or uncorrected – no matter the result, leather is our favorite fall fabric. From decor to accessories to…