Do you have a passion for fashion and have always wanted to start your own line of clothing?  Don't just jump in!  It's important to do your research and educate yourself. If I wanted to be a dentist, I wouldn't just rent an office, buy some dental instruments and start practicing dentistry!  Owning and operating a clothing line can potentially be an exciting, lucrative business, but it can also be a money pit if you don't know what you're doing. Producing clothing is very technical and is way more involved than just coming up with good ideas. Too many people jump into this business without the proper fashion education and captial necessary and end up spending a ton of money to find that they are unable to produce their clothing or take it any further without a huge investment.  If you'd like to learn why and what you can do to avoid this situation, this business consultation is for you.  Angela will personally consult you regarding your fashion design/manufacturing business based on her experience while working in the industry in the early 1990's in Los Angeles. She'll share with you the mistakes she made so you don't make the same ones.  She will explain how things work in relation to design, production, sales and fashion business in general. You will also walk away with a lot of  resources that you'll need to start and operate your business including production forms, lists of must have resources, etc... if you decide to take the plunge and start your own line.  Or you may end up walking away having figured out that this industry may not be for you and you would have only spent a couple hundred dollars to find that out now instead of thousands of dollars to find it out months or years later. 

This service is $100/hr. Please select the number of hours you wish to meet in the number of items column.

All meetings must be previously agreed upon between you and Angela Johnson. To contact Angela to set up a meeting, email her at angela@angelajohnsondesigns.com before paying for this service.

 

Innovative, eco-friendly gowns made from "thrifted" T-shirts.