Category: Materials
Garment Manufacturer Type of factory Garments Employees 72 Location Tamil Nadu, India Working day Monday–Saturday MOQS 300 units / style Lead Times 90 days Production Capacity 100,000 units / month SupplyCompass partner Since 2017 Key Certifications About Fairtrade and GOTS certified specialists in organic jersey and knit garments that has achieved Carbon Neutrality under the […]
Leather Alternatives – Vegan, Plant-based Leather & More 3 min read Aug 28 Header Image Source: SupplyCompass Leather Alternatives Guide by Aly Tobin in Materials Companies and consumers are fast becoming more open to faux leather or leather alternatives with the rise of environmental and societal concerns, as well as animal welfare. In recent years […]
Supply Chain Finance: Top Tips for Fashion Brands 8 min read Jun 19 Header image taken by SupplyCompass at our Manufacturing Partner in Tamil Nadu, India. by SupplyCompass in Production We sat down with Srishti Dhawan, Head of Supply Chain at SupplyCompass, and Liv Khan, Co-Founder of The Lacuna Collection, to ask the top supply […]
Deadstock Fabric Partnership with Queen of Raw 5 min read Sep 7 Source: SupplyCompass platform with Queen of Raw deadstock fabric options by Flora Davidson in Platform We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with Queen of Raw, the NYC-based technology company changing the landscape for deadstock fabric, as featured in Vogue Business. By joining forces, […]
SupplyCompass Partners with The Woolmark Company to Launch Wool Supply Chains and Guide Sep 16 by Roxane Nichols in Press We’re excited to announce our partnership with The Woolmark Company, the global authority on wool. We’re working together to set up trusted wool supply chains that will enable brands who work with us to launch […]
Mar 11 4 min read Material Companies Innovating with Waste Header: The first dress made out of blue jeans that had been recycled with re:newcell technology. Source: re:newcell. Blog, Materials According to the World Bank over 2.1 billion tonnes of waste was created in 2016 globally, with 12% of all solid waste being plastic. 33% […]
25 Clothing Production Terms everyone should know 5 min Feb 22 Header Image from SupplyCompass by SupplyCompass in Production A Glossary of 25 Terms every Fashion Professional should know about Clothing Production Tech Pack (TP) A tech pack is a sheet that designers use to inform the manufacturer of the components required in the construction […]
Webinar: Navigating Uncertainty – Launch Announcement 4 min read Apr 26 All photography by SupplyCompass by Roxane Nichols in Press LONDON, 29 APRIL 2020: SupplyCompass, the design and production platform for fast-growing fashion brands, has announced it will be hosting a webinar on 12 May in partnership with Common Objective and Techstyler, centred on navigating […]
Material Guide – Viscose: What is Viscose and how is it produced? 4 min read Aug 28 Header Image: Unsplash by Aly Tobin in Materials What is viscose? Viscose is a regenerated cellulose fibre that is the earliest man-made semi-synthetic cellulosic fibre and was first commercially available in 1905. It was first marketed as artificial […]
How to Minimise Impact as a Fashion Brand Through Sustainable Packaging 5 min Sep 2 All photography provided by noissue by Elly Strang in Production The fashion industry has come under scrutiny for its practices when it comes to the environment– and for good reason. Ten per cent of global greenhouse emissions come from the […]
In Conversation With Kresse Wesling, Co-Founder of Elvis & Kresse 6 min Mar 19 Photography provided by Elvis & Kresse by Gus Bartholomew in Thought Leadership SupplyCompass recently spoke to Kresse Wesling MBE, Co-Founder of Elvis & Kresse, the sustainable luxury brand and B Corp converting industrial and commercial waste, such as fire hoses and […]
Perspectives from Our Leather Accessories Manufacturing Partner 5 min read Feb 5 Photograph taken by SupplyCompass · Tamil Nadu, India by Nayanika Bharadwaj in Materials, Perspectives Leather is one of the most fascinating and desirable materials used in the fashion industry. Known for its durability and unique properties, it has come under the spotlight for […]
In Conversation With Rachel Carvell-Spedding, Founder of Navygrey 9 min Apr 2 All photography provided by Navygrey by Gus Bartholomew in Thought Leadership SupplyCompass recently spoke to Rachel Carvell-Spedding, Founder of Navygrey, a British sustainable knitwear brand committed to the art of the well-made jumper. With fully traceable wool from sheep to shop, each jumper […]
Tech Talks with Boryana Uzunova, Co-Founder of Kool And Konscious 9 min read Jul 5 All photography provided by Kool And Konscious by Gus Bartholomew in Tech Talks SupplyCompass sits down with fashion entrepreneur and Forbes ‘30 under 30’ Boryana Uzunova, Co-Founder of Kool And Konscious—a sustainable and ethical digital fashion marketplace. Kool and Konscious […]
SupplyCompass launches full-service platform – driving sustainability in the fashion industry through digital transformation 4 min read Feb 26 Header Image Source: SupplyCompass by Roxane Nichols in Press LONDON, FEBRUARY 2020: Digital supply chain start-up, SupplyCompass, has unveiled its new full-service platform that empowers fashion brands to design and deliver better products, effortlessly. The cloud-based […]
May 18 4 min read Material Guide: rPET – What is rPET/Recycled Polyester? Header Image: Unsplash Blog, Materials What is polyester? Polyester is a manmade fibre, synthesized from petrochemical products by a process called polymerization. It is derived from crude oil petroleum and is a non- renewable resource. It is processed through a system called […]
Introducing our Costings Feature 3 min read Header Image Source: SupplyCompass by SupplyCompass in Platform RfQ and costings in fashion are an essential part of product development. Brands traditionally go through multiple rounds of costings with their manufacturers to meet their margins and budget while designers need to understand various options within which to design […]