Pattern Room, a Melbourne-based supplier of over 250,000 online clothing patterns, is hosting an industry event this Thursday to discuss the onshoring of textile, clothing and apparel production in Australia.
Julian Lowe, national sales and business development manager, Coritex will be the MC of the event which is taking place on Thursday July 14 at 5pm at Pattern Room headquarters at 78 Islington Street, Collingwood.
To book your ticket and for more information about the evening, please click here.
Other panel members include: Julia Van Der Sommen – Director, Pattern Room; Joe Aliano – Managing Director, Mereton Textiles; Grant Waddell – Director, The Print Shop; Kerrin Schuppan – Former Head of Menswear, Country Road. Designer/ Founder – Kerrin.
Pattern Room CFO Daniel Watt says the discussion will examine the challenges and opportunities facing the industry in Australia given the current situation with go-to manufacturing countries plus freight issues.
“The event is about creating connections and working together to address the challenges to help us all work towards a stronger, more resilient industry,” Watt said.
“We all know that what we are capable of onshore is world class, but tapping into the “returning onshore” and increased consumer sentiment to locally produced requires investment in equipment, staffing and skill development. We have a limited window to demonstrate that it is better and faster onshore and if we miss that window, that investment is at risk.”
About Pattern Room:
Pattern Room is a world first online catalogue of 250,000+ clothing patterns targeting core sportswear, corporate wear and fashion styles. Developed by their in-house team of pattern makers in Australia, all patterns are perfected and manufacturing ready. The patterns are available in digital file formats (DXF and Adobe Illustrator) so are ready to apply graphics, print, cut and sew.
Pattern Room is focussed on reducing development costs and time spent perfecting patterns. Fitted for the western body shape, their patterns provide consistency of fit across all styles and reassurance that the fit will remain consistent for years to come.
Located in Collingwood, Victoria, Pattern Room was born out of the more than 8,000 garments developed for industry clients by their sister company, Sample Room. With a focus on ethical and sustainable development, Pattern Room is rapidly growing its catalogue using the skills of the talented team at Sample Room.
With a passion to help new and established sportswear companies, corporate wear manufacturers and fashion designers develop designs that sell, Pattern Room was launched, a unique online commercial ready pattern catalogue like nothing ever seen before.
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