Our company was created by learning from our own experiences and from fellow designers, the challenge of connecting with a reputable factory who delivers premium quality as promised or as sampled. Far too often we hear the disappointments from brands whose production quality fell short of the standards represented through initial samples – or, the manufacturer over-promised and under-delivered on the timeframe and ship date. Many clients come to us after having tried to find their own way in the manufacturing world. Not only is this time-consuming, but costly. We have long-standing relationships with our valued manufacturers who value us as much as we value them. We have done the hard part of procuring only the most reputable, ethical and transparent manufacturers from all over the world. We stand by our manufacturers for consistent quality, timelines and premium craftsmanship and expertise. New brands and designers find it challenging to navigate their way alone in the manufacturing world – so we take the intimidation and guesswork out of the process and manage the communication and relationship on our clients’ behalf.

No, we have developed relationships with numerous factories and suppliers from around the world and in the US. Many factories produced for our own brands when we launched our own companies as entrepreneurs and have maintained decades-long relationships built on trust. We assess and provide the best match in terms of manufacturing facility and location – Domestic or abroad, according to the specific item being produced.

Many of our clients come to us with a great concept and have no fashion industry or manufacturing background or experience. We help anyone who has a great idea and the passion and resources to bring it to fruition. Our job is to take the guesswork out of the process, save time and money that a client would spend searching for the right factory and virtually hold the hand of the brand owner/designer to navigate all of the steps to sampling, manufacturing through to shipping.

As a team of designers, production managers and brand consultants, we provide services that are custom tailored to our clients’ specific needs. We advise clients on material selection, collection expansion, design, forecasting, costing/pricing and logistics advice for shipping. Our goal is to grow with our clients.

Yes, our affiliate The Accessory Think Tank, the company from which Fashion All Aboard originated, is a full-service brand consulting company. Learn more here.

We can take an existing item and determine which of our many manufacturers is the right fit.

We do not apply a “one size fits all” approach to our clients. We establish a customized plan with a fee schedule that is commensurate with the size, complexity and duration for which we will provide our services. Our goal is to have a complete understanding of the project prior to providing a proposal for our services.

We have several ways to work with a client depending on the project. We believe in transparency and no surprises for unknown fees. Some of our clients do best with an hourly billing schedule and others are more suited to a monthly retainer for production management services. Fees/prices associated with sampling, technical design fees and tech packs will be disclosed upon our consultation and included in a customized agreement we have with each client.