M Shop has rocked out an NYC boutique, are E-commerce website owners; produce tons of Fashion Shows & Special Events for designers, retailers, and corporations nationwide; are a Public Relations Firm; are Fashion Consultants; have their own successful line (LaMa); and have dressed everyone on the A-List including Mary J Blige, Lenny Kravitz, Pharell, Angelina Jolie, Jessica Simpson, Aerosmith, Jada Pinkett-Smith and the Dixie Chicks.

They have been seen spitting fashion tips and trend spotting on MTV, VH1, Oprah's Oxygen Network, Full Frontal Fashion, Fox's Ambush Makeover, The Early Show, The Today Show, and every funky fashion magazine out there. And they do it themselves, without any press person working for them.

In addition to the most informative workshops around, one of us currently teaches classes at Parsons The New School For Design in NYC, and we have a marketing partnership with 24/Seven, the Fashion Industry's leading job placement agency. We do Manufacturing and Production Consulting (with over 23 years of fashion manufacturing and production experience collectively in the NYC Garment District), having managed production for the likes of The Limited, Ann Taylor, Express, Structure, Abercrombie & Fitch, Neiman Marcus, Broadway, Walmart, Cynthia Steffe, JC Penney's, Macy's Private Label, Casual Corner, August Max, Petite Sophiticates, Liz Claiborne, & Halston both domestically and off-shore. As well we have written the guide booklet "HOW TO MANUFACTURE/PRODUCE YOUR DESIGNS," available now by clicking here.

You will learn:

How to compile estimate pricing & consumptions for your line, how to create cost sheets to ensure that you are on target with what your customer will pay for your line & so you know how much it will cost to produce your line, find out how many pieces of your line to produce, & when to produce them.

How to find all of the resources you'll need to produce your line such as factories & sub-contractors, fabric stores/mills for woven, knits, leather resources, trim suppliers (buttons, zippers, hardware, lining, labels, etc), cutting rooms, patternmakers, seamstresses, sample makers, marking & grading, & specialized craftsmen.

How to negotiate contracts & pricing with factories, learn how factories charge (Cut & Make; Cut, Make, & Trim; FOB; LDP), dealing with minimums, tips on building relationships with your factories & suppliers so that they meet your deliveries & provide the quality you require, how not to get taken advantage of by factories & suppliers, & learn what factories expect from you & how to speak & work with them for the best results.

Find out when to produce your line in the US & when to produce overseas, learn about duties, quotas, taxes, & fees that need to be paid to import your goods, when shipping by ocean or air: learn how to set up the shipments & to complete the necessary paperwork to move your goods, learn how to clear your goods from customs, how to find brokers & agents who can help you import your line to the US and take care of clearing your goods, and how to consider lead times to get your line to your retailers on time to meet deliveries/cancel dates.

This 2 1/2 hour workshop is very thorough and intense, but is a fun place to network, meet, and learn. You will gain knowledge on all aspects of manufacturing your line after it's been designed whether it's small or large quantities, produced domestically or overseas. In fact, you will most likely not find all of this information in any one place. This workshop provides invaluable consolidated information based on experience that makes applying it extremely approachable. A question and answer period will follow so that you get your personal questions answered. In addition, all registrants will receive access to our Fashion Business Message Board and a very thorough Resource Guide that includes tons of resources you'll need along the way, as well as beverages & snacks.

Reserve your spot now, as space is limited and fills up quickly. Payment is required at time of reservation to guarantee your spot. All major credit cards, Paypal, as well as money orders are accepted. Register right here online. Or contact: workshops@mshopnyc.com or (718) 501-1349 for registration form & further details.

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