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Last Call For…
Fashion Workshops
This Weekend in Atlanta!

Sept 27th & 28th:
*HOW TO START YOUR FASHION COMPANY (Clothing + Accessories Lines)

*HOW TO START YOUR FASHION COMPANY (Boutique + E Commerce Website)

*HOW TO MANUFACTURE /MASS PRODUCE YOUR CLOTHING + ACCESSORIES LINES

*HOW TO BECOME A FASHION STYLIST

We only have a few spots left so register now or get more info @ www.mshopnyc.com!
M Shop NYC has rocked out a NYC boutique, are E-commerce website owners; produce tons of Fashion Shows & Special Events for designers, retailers, and corporations nationwide; have a Public Relations arm; are Fashion Consultants; co-design the successful line LaMa, as well as our own M Shop line ; and have dressed everyone on the A-List including Mary J Blige, Shakira, L’il Kim, Lenny Kravitz, Pharell, and the Dixie Chicks.
We have been seen spitting fashion tips and trend spotting on Full Frontal Fashion, Fox’s Ambush Makeover, The Today Show, and every funky fashion magazine out there. And we do it ourselves, without any press person working for us.
In addition to the most informative workshops around, we currently teach at Parsons The New School For Design in NYC, and have a marketing partnership with 24/Seven, the Fashion Industry’s leading job placement agency. We teach a separate How To Manufacture/Mass Produce Your Clothing + Accessories Lines Workshop that you’ll need to mass produce your line once it’s designed. We also do Manufacturing and Production Consulting (with over 20 years of fashion manufacturing and production experience in the NYC Garment District) and have written the guide booklet “HOW TO MANUFACTURE/PRODUCE YOUR DESIGNS,” available now by clicking here. For more information on the instructor’s background click here.
*This workshop has been attended by Chris Stokes (Music Producer and Film Director), Marques Houston (Recording Artist and Actor), and their team to gain fashion industry knowledge for their new high end line Christopher Brian Apparel.

You will learn:
1. Business Aspects-
How to start, structure, and form a working business plan, various options for your company structure, the proper licenses or registrations you will need. Learn how to get loans, financing, or grants, do’s & don’ts of using your own money, and other helpful resources that will get the job done.

2. Developing, Producing, and Sourcing your Clothing and Accessories Line-
How to get your ideas out of your head, even if you can’t sketch, and made into an actual line - whether it’s shoe, clothing, or accessories. Getting samples and patterns made, graded, and more. Find out how to secure fabric and trims, and to create development sheets. Learn the importance of timing and being able to deliver your products, spotting trends, conducting market research, and building a collection that will sell to retailers. Learn all of the options for selling your line, including trade shows, showrooms, sales reps, and tons more.

3. Marketing and Brand Identity-
How to pick & register your business name, the importance of logos, trademarks, company image, and identity. Once you have that- how to target the right market based on what you are producing or offering to make sales.

This 2 hour workshop is very thorough and intense, but is a fun place to network, meet, and learn. You will gain knowledge on all aspects of starting a fashion line. In fact, you will most likely not find all of this information in any one place. This workshop provides invaluable consolidated information based on experience that makes applying it extremely approachable. A question and answer period will follow so that you get your personal questions answered. In addition, all registrants will receive access to our Fashion Blog and a very thorough Resource Guide that includes tons of resources you’ll need along the way. No recording devices permitted. *Any other use of the workshops, including for reproduction purposes, modification, distribution or republication, without the prior express written permission of M Shop NYC is strictly prohibited.

Reserve your spot now, as space is limited and fills up quickly. Payment is required at time of reservation to guarantee your spot. All major credit cards, PayPal, as well as money orders are accepted. Register right here online. Or contact: workshops@mshopnyc.com or (718) 501-1349 to order, or for more information.