{"id":6909,"date":"2021-08-25T18:38:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T17:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/?p=6909"},"modified":"2021-11-28T12:15:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T12:15:04","slug":"39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/podcast\/39\/","title":{"rendered":"E39: The ODD Fashion Clothing Factory with Karishma Kapur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" title=\"039: The ODD Fashion Clothing Factory with Karishma Kapur\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=mssqf-111b615-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Verdana&amp;skin=f6f6f6&amp;font-color=auto&amp;btn-skin=3267a3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Fashion clothing manufacturing is a key process in the lifecycle of launching and growing a product-based brand. Often mismanaged, rarely given its dues &#8211; fashion manufacturing is the Cinderella of the fashion industry.\u00a0 It does all the heavy lifting and hard work for fashion brands large and small but is always mistreated.<\/p>\n<p>With all the recent focus on local manufacturing and the focus on large brands misusing overseas apparel factories and leaving them stranded with cancelled orders, it is easy to forget that offshore manufacturing also includes small businesses delivering invaluable services to the fashion industry.\u00a0 Not every brand is able to afford to work locally and pay fair local labour prices. Equally not all overseas factories are large operations, serving fast fashion and employing cheap labour.<\/p>\n<p>In this candid conversation, we meet Karishma Kapur &#8211; a fashion clothing factory founder from Mumbai, India who runs a small apparel factory working with female-run, independent clothing brands. Unlike most manufacturers, Karishma has her own passions and business mission that she was woven into the business activities of her business.<\/p>\n<p><b>Episode notes:<\/b><br \/>\nIn this episode discover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How Karishma set up a fashion clothing factory by herself and how she started;<\/li>\n<li>What is it like to run a fashion clothing factory in Asia and the challenges most creative entrepreneurs do not see or understand take place;<\/li>\n<li>How she has chosen to be different from the mainstream manufacturing landscape and what makes her stand out;<\/li>\n<li>The reality of fashion manufacturing<\/li>\n<li>Karishma&#8217;s appeal to fashion creative entrepreneurs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>and much more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Resources:<\/b><br \/>\nConnect with Karishma Kapur and the ODD Factory:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/theoddfactory.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website:<\/a>\u00a0https:\/\/theoddfactory.com\/<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theoddfactory\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>:\u00a0 @theoddfactory<\/p>\n<p><b>To learn how to how to find and select the right manufacturer to work with, and how to save time and money by effectively structuring and running your own manufacturing processes, enrol in the<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fashioninsiderstraining.com\/fmm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fashion Manufacturing Mastery online course<\/a> now. https:\/\/www.fashioninsiderstraining.com\/fmm<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>More Invaluable Fashion Insiders Resources:<\/b><br \/>\nFashion Insiders &amp; Co<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/\"><span class=\"s1\">official website<\/span><\/a>: https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fashioninsidersco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Instagram<\/span><\/a>: @fashioninsidersco<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Discover more great content on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCDx5HDhSfXvbQ_Vi16XLVqA?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">YouTube<\/span><\/a> channel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<b>If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5*star* rating and a review on iTunes &#8211; it helps us get this podcast discovered by more listeners just like yourself. Thank you.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To submit any questions or get in touch with topic suggestions, write to us at podcast@fashioninsiders.co<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fashion clothing manufacturing is a key process in the lifecycle of launching and growing a product-based brand. Often mismanaged, rarely given its dues &#8211; fashion manufacturing is the Cinderella of the fashion industry.\u00a0 It does all the heavy lifting and hard work for fashion brands large and small but is always mistreated. 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