Biomaterials in Fashion: When Science and Design Collide 4 min read Sep 2 Header Image Source: Modern Meadow by Aly Tobin in Materials With technological advances comes material innovation. Biomaterials can be found in multidisciplinary industries with different functions and uses. A biomaterial is essentially any substance—synthetic or natural—that is based around nature and interacts […]

Mar 17 2021 2 min 4 ways our Moodboard tool can save you time, money and improve quality! Header Image from SupplyCompass Blog, Production 4 ways our Moodboard tool can also save you time, money and improve quality! Our moodboard feature isn’t a moodboard as you know it. You can use it not just as […]

In Conversation With Gordon Renouf, Co-Founder & CEO of Good On You 9 min read May 4 All photography provided by Good On You. Images of Emma Watson by Kerry Halihan / AUGUST. by Gus Bartholomew in ICW SupplyCompass speaks to Gordon Renouf, the Co-Founder & CEO of Good On You, the world-leading source of […]

Tech Talks with Stephanie Benedetto, Co-Founder of Queen of Raw 9 min read Jul 20 All photography provided by Queen of Raw by SupplyCompass in Tech Talks SupplyCompass speaks to Stephanie Benedetto, CEO & Co-Founder of Queen of Raw—a NYC-based tech startup changing the landscape for deadstock fabric. Queen of Raw matches buyers with sellers, […]

Chat Feature: Real-time communication in Fashion Supply Chains 5 min Jan 19 Header Image from SupplyCompass by SupplyCompass in Platform Fashion brands can now communicate in real-time with their manufacturers  It’s time to replace the complicated mix of email, text and WhatsApp with one single communication tool used by all. SupplyCompass launches an in-platform chat […]

Thought Leadership All Posts The Right Thing Features Materials Production Technology Circularity Product Features Thought Leadership Here’s how tech enables sustainability What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of sustainability? Data is rarely the answer. Watch/Listen to Co-Founder and Head of Product Flora Davidson explain how technology can enable brands to […]

Perspectives from Enviu’s Reweave Venture Studio 7 min read Aug 16 All photography provided by Enviu by Gus Bartholomew in Perspectives SupplyCompass speaks to Marieke Lenders, the Program Lead of Circular Apparel at Enviu, a Dutch company building social multinationals that address social and environmental issues and drive market development. They specifically focus on building […]

The unstoppable rise of the Drop ???? Why Seasons are so AW19 3 minutes May 21 Credit: Flora Davidson by Flora Davidson in Production, Thought Leadership Most fast growth, DTC brands no longer subscribe to the outdated formula of 2 set seasonal launches a year. Sure, this doesn’t mean these brands are not doing SS […]

Perspectives from Re:Down 3 min read Sep 4 All photography provided by Re:Down by Nayanika Bharadwaj in Perspectives SupplyCompass speaks to Eric Firmann, Co-Founder of Re:Down, a business recycling post-consumer down and feathers for insulation in the apparel and bedding industries. Based in Hungary, their revolutionary process has been used by companies like Tommy Hilfiger, […]

Materials: The Latest Innovations in Wool 6 mins Sep 8 All photography provided by The Woolmark Company by Lisa Griplas in Materials Think you know wool? Think again. These innovative product developments will change the way you work with wool. From innovations reducing the impact of end products, to driving the adoption of cleaner process […]

How 3D will shape the future of fashion: Webinar Recap 5 min read Feb 3 Header Image Source: Swatchbook by Nayanika Bharadwaj in Events We recently hosted a webinar featuring Avihay Feld, Co-founder & CEO of Browzwear, Yazan Malkosh, Founder and CEO of Swatchbook and Greg Moore, CEO of WAIR. Flora Davidson, Co-Founder and Head […]

Event Recap: Digital Transformation in Fashion 6 min read Feb 18 Header Image Source: Techspace by Brooke Roberts-Islam in Technology Fashion’s global supply chain continues to operate in a manual and fragmented manner. Following the introduction of mass production in the 70’s and rapid product range expansion in the 90’s, production was outsourced to manufacturing […]

5 Tips for Designing a Great Tech Pack Mar 6 by Gus Bartholomew in Production 5 Tips for Designing a Good Tech pack As an established fashion business, you already know the importance of a tech pack. You know that they can save you time, money and eliminate unnecessary and time-consuming errors in the process. […]

Nov 30 2021 We’ve launched our comprehensive Product Features Guide! Header Image: Blog, Platform PSA ????: We’ve just launched The SupplyCompass Product Features Guide. We break down all our 95+ features and sub-features, explaining how you can use them and what makes them tick—so you can understand how SupplyCompass can help SME fashion brands like […]

Oct 4 2021 The Right Thing #4 – Designing Behavioural Change in Fashion Tech Blog, The Right Thing Flora, our Co-Founder and Head of Product writes The Right Thing every month, covering everything from systems thinking to innovation and sustainability. Want to be the first to read it when it first releases? Subscribe here. The […]

Oct 26 2021 Fashion is Creative, Tech should be too. Blog, Thought Leadership   Did fashion designers ever foresee how much time they’d end up spending on Excel, instead of the visual, creative stuff? The reality is, most brands run on hundreds of boring spreadsheets. But here’s the thing—the fashion industry runs on creativity. Yet […]

Jun 29 2020 5 min read Leveraging Technology to Make Better Decisions: Webinar Recap Header Image Source: SupplyCompass & Flexport Blog, Events We recently hosted a webinar with Flexport, a digital freight-forwarding platform, headquartered in San Francisco. Our panellists, Flora Davidson, Co-Founder of SupplyCompass and Christos Chamberlain, UK General Manager of Flexport, sought to unpack […]

Oct 26 2021 Brands need a shared, structured workspace Blog, Thought Leadership   Do you always know where everything is at, all the time? Dates for product delivery, tech packs, whether a sample has been approved? In reality, methods of communication for fashion brands in the production process can be spread across email, WhatsApp, folders […]

Oct 26 2021 Tech needs to be 2-sided and Collaborative Blog, Thought Leadership   The fashion industry can be quite one-sided focusing on providing value to brands solely. However, manufacturers and suppliers down the value chain often get forgotten or dismissed when new innovations come in along with taking on more responsibility and increased pressure […]

The Definitive Guide to Purchase Orders Mar 8 by Gus Bartholomew in Production What is a Purchase Order? Although the process of procuring fashion garments should be easy, it is often far more time consuming and complicated than it should be. Purchasing fashion goods from suppliers around the world doesn’t have to be tedious if […]