THE JOURNAL

FASHION, TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

First-hand perspective, considered ideas, and practical guidance for fashion professionals. Explore the materials, decisions, and industry realities behind stronger collections and well-structured businesses.

Silk and organza swatches with pinked edges, layered in brown, pale blue, blush, and yellow

What makes a fabric exclusive

Exclusivity is a commercial arrangement before it is a quality. What the word protects, how to judge the cloth on its own terms, and what a metre really commits you to.

A fanned colour card beside crystal and sequin trims laid across a sheet of orange silk

How to cost a fashion collection before you cut it

Most first collections are priced after they are made, which is the wrong way round. A worked method for landed cost, margin, and the sequence the decisions belong in.