What this covers
You have a ready-to-wear capsule you can place into production with fewer surprises: clear size runs, specs a factory can follow, sourcing notes that match real MOQs, and costs that work at your planned price.
We’ll map the assortment and size runs, then build the specs, sourcing notes, and costing checks a factory can follow. You’ll end up with a collection that fits, can be repeated, and prices to your target margins. Next is picking a start date and confirming the style count.
We start by turning your idea into decisions a factory can execute: what the collection includes, how many units each style needs in the size run, and what your target costs have to be to hit retail. Then we draw the flats, write the measurements, and review samples against the spec so fit issues get fixed before production.
A bit about us
We design ready-to-wear that is meant to be produced, not just pitched. Anika leads the collection design and line planning, Travis builds the technical specs factories cut to, and Morgan handles sourcing and costing so the numbers hold up before you commit to samples and fabric.
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Meet the team
You’ll work with the three of us throughout, and you’ll see the same decisions carried from sketch to spec to fit notes.
Team
Anika Kleinmann, Ready-to-wear designer. Anika is our ready-to-wear designer. She builds the assortment map and makes sure each style earns its place in the capsule and the size run plan.
Travis Beckendorf, Technical designer. Travis is our technical designer. He writes the measurement specs and factory notes, then marks up fit corrections so the next sample comes back closer.
Morgan Hale, Sourcing and costing. Morgan runs sourcing and costing. She pulls fabrics and trims with MOQs and lead times, then checks BOM and cut/make estimates against your target margins.
Recent work
These are capsule and line-planning projects where we had to make fit, specs, MOQs, and costing agree before a first production order.
Portfolio
10-style launch capsule. Built an assortment map around three hero tops, two bottoms, and one outer layer, then tightened the size run to match reorder reality. The factory received specs that reduced sample back-and-forth from four rounds to two.
Resort drop line plan. Planned 12 styles as two small deliveries so cash stayed aligned with sales. Wrote spec sheets and reviewed samples against tolerances so grading stayed consistent across the set.
Private label to own label. Took an existing best-seller and rebuilt it for repeat production: cleaned up factory notes, aligned fabric options to MOQ, and reworked costing so retail didn’t have to move up a bracket.
“Our factory followed the specs, and the second sample was almost there.”
Brand founder, launching a first ready-to-wear line
Assortment map
+ LINE PLAN
A season plan with 8 to 15 styles, grouped by category, with a clear purpose for each piece so the collection reads as one story at launch.
SIZE RUN PLAN
A size breakdown per style that matches your sell-through goals and reorder reality, so you are not guessing units when you talk to a factory.
TECHNICAL FLATS SET
Clean black-and-white flats for each style with construction callouts where it matters, so the factory is building the same garment you are approving.
Measurement spec sheets
Spec pages with points of measure and target measurements by size, written in a format factories use, so fit conversations stay measurable instead of subjective.
MARKED-UP FIT CORRECTIONS
A set of annotated tech pack pages after sample review, showing what changed, what stayed, and why, so the next sample addresses the real issues.
SOURCING + COSTING WORKBOOK
A fabric and trim list with mill, MOQ, and notes, plus a BOM and cut/make estimate worksheet to check target margins before you place orders.
Pricing
Choose the tier that matches how much of the line needs to be decided now, before you start paying for samples and factory development.
Priced items
Get started
If you want us to hold a spot on the calendar, the next step is to sign and pay the booking deposit so we can start planning the line.
1. Sign the proposal and confirm the style count range. 2. Pay the 30% booking invoice (due within 14 days). 3. Send your sketches, references, and target retail prices so we can start the assortment map.
Signature
Fee summary
Can you work from my sketches or do you start from scratch?
Either works. We can start from your sketches, photos, or reference garments, then translate them into a line plan and specs. If the idea is still loose, we’ll sketch options to get to an assortment you can produce.
WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM ME TO MAKE SPECS A FACTORY WILL FOLLOW?
We need your target customer, size range, target retail prices, and any non-negotiables on fabric, fit, or finish. If you have samples or a best-selling style, photos and measurements help us anchor the spec quickly.
How many styles should I launch with for ready-to-wear?
Most first orders work best at 8 to 15 styles, because you can cover categories without spreading your cash across too many samples and MOQs. We’ll map the count to your sales channels and size runs.
CAN YOU CHECK PRICING SO I’M NOT UNDERWATER AT PRODUCTION?
Yes. We build a costing and target margin worksheet early, then keep updating it as fabrics, trims, and construction choices get specific. It is easier to fix margins on paper than after a factory has cut fabric.
Payment
To book capsule collection design, we invoice 30% when you sign. The remaining 70% is invoiced when we hand over the finished files. Each invoice is due within 14 days of its date.
What we need from you. We start once we have your target customer, size range, target retail prices, and any non negotiables on fabric, fit, or finish. If you have a sample, photos and measurements speed up specs.
Scope changes. If the style count moves outside 8 to 15, or you add new categories after the line plan is set, we will confirm the added time and fee in writing before we build more specs.
Reviews and turnaround. You will get work in review rounds, with questions attached where choices affect fit, cost, or MOQs. We keep momentum when feedback comes back as one set of notes, not piecemeal edits.
Factory use and handoff
We hand over the assortment map, size run plan, technical flats, spec sheets, fit markups, and sourcing and costing workbook as editable files. You are responsible for how a factory interprets changes made after handoff.
Samples and fit notes. If you choose Sample + Fit Support, we review the sample information you provide and return marked up fit corrections for the tech packs. We cannot guarantee fit without access to the physical sample.
Confidentiality. We keep your line plan, pricing targets, and supplier list private, and we do not share them with other brands. We may show non identifying flats in our portfolio only with your written okay.
