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Keep up with the latest talk, tips and tricks from the team here at Prototype. We'll be discussing anything and everything related to the fashion industry. We have a particular love for all things startup, small business, digital fashion and manufacturing. You'll hear honest talk and you'll get clear, valuable information that you'll want to put to use in your own fashion brand. Read on and subscribe below today!

SEO for Fashion Brands

Richard Gregory

Let’s be real. Getting noticed online can be unbelievably difficult! Especially when you’re selling something. Here we’ll talk about one the nerdiest topics on marketing for fashion brands…. SEO. It’s one of the most important,

SEO for Fashion Brands

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October 23, 2024

Brand Spotlight: Grip Baby

GRIP BABY: LITTLE MOVERS ON THE GO. First-of-its-kind infant crawling support for a secure foundation for baby, today and tomorrow.FOR LITTLE MOVERS WITH BIG DREAMSFounder: Ally WeissYear Founded: 2024Home Base: San Francisco Bay ...

October 23, 2024

Brand Spotlight: Kolibri

KOLIBRI: WHERE PASSION MEETS PURPOSE. Dive into a world of conscious luxury. Kolibri is more than just a luxury swim brand. It's a movement for conscious living, where luxury and sustainability go ...

Fashion Trends, Swimwear

Top 10 Swimwear Trends for 2020

by Richard Gregory

June

2020

Some of us may have had to put our summer travel plans on the back burner, but this doesn’t mean we can’t catch some rays, drink a few Piña Coladas (Ice-cold Corona is OUT for 2020!), and look super stylish in one of the latest 2020 swimwear trends! So, let’s take a look at Summer [ read more…]

Startup Tips

6 Tips to Stay Focused on Your Brand Goals

by Richard Gregory

June

2020

If you want to find success as a fashion entrepreneur, it’s so important to set clear brand goals and stay focused on those goals. Unfortunately, that is often hard to do in the long term and many fashion entrepreneurs find that the draw of new ideas pulls them off course. Even though an entrepreneur’s mind [ read more…]

Indonesia, Musings & More

How will the virus affect the garment industry in China?

by Richard Gregory

January

2020

Absolutely everyone is talking about the virus in China right now and many in the garment industry are wondering, “How will this affect my business?” It’s understandable that not only is the virus itself terrifying in its own way for human health, but the toll on vulnerable small businesses is scary as well. The truth [ read more…]

Featured, Manufacturing, Software

Finding the Right Fashion Tech Pack Software

by Richard Gregory

January

2020

Tech Packs are the Blueprint of the Fashion World When you’re serious about manufacturing your fashion designs, you need a fashion tech pack. If you have one, nice work, rockstar! If you don’t have one though, you probably need some tech pack software to help get you started. Here at Prototype fewer than 10% of [ read more…]

Essential Guides, Fabrics & Materials, Featured

The Fabric Dyeing Process for Custom Color

by Richard Gregory

November

2019

Custom Fabric Dyeing 101 When developing a fashion line, one of the first and most persistent issues you’re going to run into is with custom dyed fabrics. Color trends move quickly. More quickly than the big textile manufacturers can react, so this means that when you’re sourcing fabrics for your designs, there’s a good chance [ read more…]

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Top 10 Swimwear Trends for 2020

6 Tips to Stay Focused on Your Brand Goals

How will the virus affect the garment industry in China?

Finding the Right Fashion Tech Pack Software

The Fabric Dyeing Process for Custom Color

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