How can I create a intimate apparel line? -

I am guessing I should start by sketching out my ideas. What do I do next? I can t sew. Do I find a seamstress and ask him/her to design it for me? I m not too sure how to go about this. And what do once the seamstress designed my product just how I want it. Is this going to be the same person to make all of the products that I start to sell?

Perhaps a bit more specific research is in order, not just asking how do I do it on Yahoo answers. Starting a line is quite complex, requires an investment of time and plenty of money and you should have a good solid understanding of business, fashion design, clothing construction, manufacturing, marketing and the many steps in taking a line from concept to finished products for retail. It s far too complex for a simple Yahoo answer. You might want to start here: http://www.fashion-incubator.com/ and check out the book she is selling. no, you do not find a seamstress. A seamstress or dressmaker isn t always a fully qualified fashion designer nor do they know about drafting and grading patterns, nor will they know commercial production requirements. They can make your perfect wedding dress but they won t know about grading, markers, spec sheets, production costing etc. not even sketches huh? maybe you need to start at he same square one many professional designers start at: learn to draw, learn to sketch, learn to sew, go to fashion college and take the intimate apparel stream and learn what you need, graduate, work for another designer for a while or strike out on your own. It s the way real designers and successful designers do it. If it sounds like a lot of really hard work, it is. it isn t easy. But if fashion is what you love it is the best hard work in the world.

If you own and run a business on the internet, how would you list that in your resume? -

I m going to be starting my own business in a few weeks, selling various handmade items such as: jewelry, sculpture, pottery, journals, sketchbooks, screen printed items [T-shirts, napkins, tablecloths], scarfs, posters, prints, etc. that I ve made. In addition to making all of the items, I ve also been working on a marketing campaign for my online store as well, including newspaper ads, [both for print and online] and video ads. What is the correct way to list something like that on a resume? [Last semester, the profs taught us how to write our resumes since it was an important part of our portfolios, but they never covered what you should do if you run a business on the internet. I m just asking since I would like to keep my resume up to date.]

simply explain what you did.