Design, Manufacture and Sell Your Bag Collection

Ann Saunders

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Bloomsbury Visual Arts
22 February 2024

Fashion & textiles: design; Small businesses & self-employed; Textile industries; Textile & fibre technology

Turn your passion and inspiration into a must-have bag collection and launch your own successful brand.

Handbag design is more than just a creative pursuit—it’s also a business. This book is a practical guide to developing your design skills alongside the vital business know-how you'll need to avoid costly mistakes. Ann Saunders leads you through the whole process from initial concepts through to sampling, manufacturing, marketing, and retail. You’ll learn how to navigate the challenges of sourcing materials, finding a manufacturer, creating a bespoke brand, developing a sales strategy, and growing your business.

Throughout the book Ann's former students, who have established their own successful brands, share their real-world insights into the challenges of becoming a designer/entrepreneur in today’s highly competitive accessories market.

With more than 150 images, charts and illustrations, Design, Manufacture and Sell Your Bag Collection includes detailed advice on:

The Creative Process, Researching Your Brief, Knowing Your Customer, Designing Your Bag, Critical Paths, Materials, Hardware, Understanding Bag Construction, Completing Your Design, Planning a Range, Sampling, Manufacturing, Branding, Marketing, Business Planning, Sustaining Your Business, and Sustainability

By: Ann Saunders
Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 189mm,
ISBN: 9781350346604
ISBN 10: 1350346608
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 22 February 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. The Creative Process 2. Researching Your Brief 3. Knowing Your Customer 4. Designing Your Bag 5. The Critical Path 6. Materials 7. Hardware 8. Understanding Bag Construction 9. Completing Your Design 10. Planning Your Range 11. Sampling 12. The Manufacturing Process 13. Branding 14. Marketing 15. Business Planning 16. Sustaining Your Business Afterword History timeline

Ann Saunders is a designer specializing in handbags and accessories. Her wide-ranging career in the fashion industry includes print design, product development, brand coordination and trend forecasting. As well as designing and managing her own brand, she also works with fashion entrepreneurs, helping them to develop their product ranges. Drawing on her extensive experience, she devised an intensive ‘Handbag Design’ course, which she has taught at the London College of Fashion and numerous international institutions.

Reviews for Design, Manufacture and Sell Your Bag Collection

Ann Saunders has written an all-inclusive guide for anyone wanting to enter the handbag industry. From first idea to finished product, readers are directed with an expert hand, making this the ideal manual for aspiring designers * Julia Poteat, Professor of Fashion, Parsons School of Fashion, USA * Design, Manufacture and Sell your Bag, is the ultimate accessories book! A comprehensive guide that will transform you into a bag designer, taking you from conception through to realisation, marketing and sales * Jennifer Prendergast, Programme Leader, School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University, UK *