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Fabric Sourcing for Fashion Brands

The most asked questions I get in my DMs are “where can I find a supplier with ::enter any fabric quality here::” and “Where can I find a clothing manufacturer with low minimums?”

But truly, no matter where you start sourcing suppliers, you need to be MORE SPECIFIC in what type of fabric you are looking for.

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Première Vision Trade Fair Paris

Première Vision is a three-day event and one of the largest trade fairs where brands can meet accessories, yarn and textile manufacturers, leather tanneries, print design artists, and garment manufacturers from all over the world. In this article, I’ve included seven attendee secrets aimed at helping you navigate this massive event and jumping a few queues.

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Behind Franky Dune

At this point, I decided to turn my own personal contacts, my little black book if you will, that I have grown and curated over the years to create Franky Dune Sustainable Fashion Resources as a way to help fashion designers find and source fabric suppliers that offer low minimum order quantities (MOQ) quickly and easily. 

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