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By Anslem Samuel | Published March 24, 2011 | Full size is 620 × 404 pixels

Identify a clothing concept and target audience. Determine what garments you will make and study the fabrics you will most likely use. Then conduct market research to see if there is a target audience for your clothes. Talk to owners of retail stores and textile suppliers for information about businesses that produce the same kind of apparel that interests you. These contacts should also be able to tell you the buying patterns within various price points.

Identify a clothing concept and target audience. Determine what garments you will make and study…

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