Re: Custom Shirt Design
DriverInc said:
Instead I'm picking the route of getting a company to custom design my t-shirt [...] Since I'm fairly new to the clothing industry
This is my personal opinion only, but I don't think these two things are very compatible. Getting blanks manufactured from scratch isn't that easy, and if you don't know
exactly what you want (and why!) there's not much point. If you go to a manufacturer without knowing everything inside out you'll just end up combining a few preferences of yours with the suggestions of the factory on what would be a good idea... and come to a standard blank that they've already made dozens of times before.
How many different styles in how many different brands have you personally sampled so far? I would be concerned that if you've given up on that with no result, you may be inclined to give up on getting t-shirts custom made. Obviously there's the possibility that you've already tried dozens upon dozens, in which case you evidently have no choice but to custom make. If I was you I'd want to be sure before going down that path though - there's no point creating that much work for yourself this early in the process.
As to how... if you are looking for US manufacture companies like Alternative Apparel, American Apparel and Royal Apparel will custom make garments for you if you're dealing in sufficient quantities. Offshore... throw a dart at a list of suppliers and hope for the best.
It's my personal opinion that custom cut & sew is best left until you've developed some industry experience (through actual sales, and preferably over time).
