How do I find a Retail Designer Clothing Buyer to work with to stock a retail store?
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Well if you only want designer clothing, then I cant help you, but if you want your own label or a well no name brand, I am actually these days looking into my own clothing manufacturing business, so you can contact me, or if you already have some designs you like and you want them made cheap, contact me,  I am in the textile business already and I may be able to help you.
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try ebay... i have bought alot of kewl clothes on that site ...just gotta get lucky on bids
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Where are you located (city/state)?  That would help direct you to someone who could help you find a buyer.
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Clothing is a BIG business on eBay. Try shopping a discounter like TJ Maxx, Ross for Less, Marshalls or whatever it is called in your area for women’s clothes from designers like Ralph Lauren, BCBG or Tommy Hilfiger. Often times you can find, for example, a woman’s shirt that sells in the mall for $50 on sale for $10. Odds are if you put it on eBay for $25, you'd sell it. The customer thinks they saved $25 and you made $15. :) Now multiply it by 100 sales and you're in business. I do about $2K a month in sales and I profit about $500 and that’s from just working part time. It's not "easy money", you do have to work at it, but if you're willing to invest the time and effort, you can do it.
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Networking like crazy. You never know who else someone knows - ask everyone for leads.  Cold calling or visiting stores you want to sell your product.  Do your research to know whom to speak with.  Just keep talking about your item - excitedly.
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If you are looking to sell you might try an eBay trading assistant.  Used clothing in general does not sell that well on eBay, but there is demand for the high-end items.
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Check out the Small Business Administration web site -- they're a great resource for the small business owner. I listed a couple of other handy links as well.\n\nQuestions specific to the t-shirt/clothing industry:\n\n1) Do you have a resource for the shirts themselves?\n2) Do you have a resource for the designs themselves?\n3) Do you have a screenprinting resource?\n4) Is the name you are using for your line available? ie Is it already someone else's trademark or does another party have common-law rights to the name?\n\nTry reading up on the subject -- check out Amazon, your local bookstore or library. \n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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You may start by reading the article "Starting a Clothing Line or Apparel Manufacturing Business" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol66/clothing.htm . The article contains information on the startup steps, knowing your market, how to enter the market, the question of production and financing the business\n\nFor in-depth information, you may want to read the following books http://www.powerhomebiz.com/bookstore/clothing/clothing.htm  :\n\nThe Official Step by Step Guide to Starting a Clothing Line \nStart Your Own Clothing Store (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up) \nThe Business of Fashion: Designing Manufacturing, and Marketing \nThe World of Fashion Merchandising \nSo You Want to Work in the Fashion Business? A Practical Look at Apparel Product Development and Global Manufacturing \nThe Entrepreneur's Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing \nFashion: From Concept to Consumer \n\nYou may also want to check out the resources of the following associations:\n\nProfessional Apparel Association http://www.proapparel.com \nAmerican Apparel Producer’s Network http://www.usawear.org/ \nWorldwide Responsible Apparel Manufacture http://www.wrapapparel.org/ \nAmerican Apparel and Footwear Association http://www.americanapparel.org/...\nNational Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers http://www.nafad.com/ \nFashion Group International http://www.fgi.org \nApparel News http://www.apparelnews.net/
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just log on to google search and type GLOBAL TEXTILE IMPORTERS, you will find many in the list. or you can just type GLOBAL TEXTILE MARKET, DEALERS AND BUYERS. Surely you are going to find the answer. Best of luck
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Try www.rephunter.net. I'm an independent sales rep and I have found several products thru that service. I think that you have to pay to use it if you're a manufacturer, but it may be worth it. Good luck!
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You may start by reading the article "Starting a Clothing Line or Apparel Manufacturing Business" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol66/clothing.htm  . The article contains information on the startup steps, knowing your market, how to enter the market, the question of production and financing the business\n\nFor in-depth information, you may want to read the following books http://www.powerhomebiz.com/bookstore/clothing/clothing.htm :\n\nThe Official Step by Step Guide to Starting a Clothing Line \nStart Your Own Clothing Store (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up) \nThe Business of Fashion: Designing Manufacturing, and Marketing \nThe World of Fashion Merchandising \nSo You Want to Work in the Fashion Business? A Practical Look at Apparel Product Development and Global Manufacturing \nThe Entrepreneur's Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing \nFashion: From Concept to Consumer \n\nYou may also want to check out the resources of the following associations:\n\nProfessional Apparel Association http://www.proapparel.com \nAmerican Apparel Producer’s Network http://www.usawear.org/ \nWorldwide Responsible Apparel Manufacture http://www.wrapapparel.org/ \nAmerican Apparel and Footwear Association http://www.americanapparel.org/\nNational Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers http://www.nafad.com/ \nFashion Group International http://www.fgi.org \nApparel News http://www.apparelnews.net/
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If someone you know will wear what you design.  And designing something that will sell for more than it cost to make it.  That's always a bonus =)
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Check out your competition. Find out what they charge, who their preferred suppliers are, etc. Do they do anything in-house or outsource?\n\nAlso, find out if they're all really busy. If they are, then there's enough room in the market for one more. (Heck, one might even mentor you if there's more than enough business to go around.) But if they're struggling to find business, you might want to look elsewhere.
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I think that u can buy it in any store with clothes or try to look on amazon.com, maybe someone has that clothes to trade or if there is new and u can buy
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You will be buying any skeletons they have in their closet.  If the seller cannot produce an accurate, detailed inventory to back up their asking price, then move on.  Also, that inventory can include discontinued styles that are no longer available for re-order.  Have them show proof that they are an authorized retailer for each line they carry and double check with each manufacturer on ther seller's order history with each designer.  Carrying discontinued styles and not being able to order from a particular vendor devalues those pieces exponentially.  I ran into those issues when thinking of buying a shop that was "valued" at 175K.  I walked away when the owner turned down an offer of 85k.  I started my own shop with brand new stock, twice the square footage, and much nicer for about 40k.  As they say in latin:  Caveat Emptor-Buyer Beware!
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I was in purchasing/procurement for a large corporation. So I know how it works. I was not in the retail clothing industry.\n\nBut here's how I think that a buyer for American Eagle would build a line of products for sale in their many stores.\n\nFirst of all you need to know that a buyer is in an extremely high pressure job. If he buys 1000's of items which ultimately do not sell. He is stuck with a huge revenue loss, which could cost him his job.\n\nI very much doubt that they would buy an idea. What they are looking for around the world is an established clothing manufacturer (say in Tiawan) who has creative designers and huge production capability. If they like the product, they will email their American Eagle logo and the manufacturer will sew it into every item during the mfg process.\n\nSize by quantity are set, delivery dates are contracted. Shipments are made with specific arrival dates (to ensure that they catch Spring Break, Xmas etc.)\n\nSo ideas are not really the way they work. However if your idea was outstanding, a buyer could take it and send it over to Tiawan for production.\n\nWhat you could do is contact American Eagle or any other company like them. Ask specificaly for the contact information for the buyer/purchasing agent who would handle your clothing item.\n\nThey will be split into different areas of reponsibilities such as (I'm being creative here) bluejeans, sports wear, teen wear, mens wear, ladies wear, shoes etc.\n\nStress that you are an "American" designer with ideas and skills to create fashions for American youth. \n\nTheir 2007 Spring line would benefit substantially from the excitement and vigor that your "American" ideas and creativity could bring to the American Eagle 2007 lineup.\n\nHope that helps
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I assume you want somebody to buy T-Shirts that you want to sell?\nWell try eBay, and also use PPC programs.\nIf you have a store front, I can help you, please add me to Yahoo! Messenger and I will talk. My ID is christopherashleyhill.