Comments on: Why you get cheated -and a possible solution http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/why-you-get-cheated-and-a-possible-solution/ How to start a clothing line or run the one you have, better. Sat, 25 May 2013 17:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=435 By: Laura Haney http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/why-you-get-cheated-and-a-possible-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-35569 Laura Haney Wed, 25 May 2011 15:40:30 +0000 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/?p=9484#comment-35569 Cost plus 15 percent is one of the many ways interior designers use to bill clients. It does not work in all situations; no single billing method covers all contingencies.

]]> By: Jane Hamill http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/why-you-get-cheated-and-a-possible-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-35554 Jane Hamill Wed, 25 May 2011 14:25:10 +0000 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/?p=9484#comment-35554 One thing to consider is that in construction, for example, the COST is much higher. Tacking on 5% to the cost of building materials is a much larger actual sum of money than the dollar amount the 5% would be for apparel manufacturing for independent designers. At least in my mind it’s true. What do you think?

]]> By: Rocio http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/why-you-get-cheated-and-a-possible-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-35280 Rocio Tue, 24 May 2011 23:54:16 +0000 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/?p=9484#comment-35280 We’ve been offering services for 3 years and our approach is very close to a cost plus contract…
Transparency in California carries a lot more legal weight (vs other states where our industry is not regulated)

Basically, every one of our accounts knows what we need to start a project and know that in order to process their order (for patterns, samples, pre-production or CMT) they need to have everything we need ready.
All the planning in the world won’t prevent problems that are caused by 3rd parties (ex. we’ve received fabric that turns out to be defective upon inspection) so the client has to choose between:
A) Moving to the back of the line (and deliver late)
B) Paying overtime rates to work on their project “after hours” and meet their delivery

I think this approach scares a lot of potential clients, but if they’re not ready to take responsibility for their mistakes (like we take responsibility for ours) then they’re probably not the kind of company we want to work with anyway
On the other hand, our accounts are VERY LOYAL and most of them have GROWN because their fabric and trim sources are very reliable and their buyers are now used to timely deliveries :-)

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