Emerging Designers and Start Ups
Emerging Designers & Start-Ups
Starting a new brand can feel overwhelming, so we’ve created Techstyle Studio Package Options to make the process clear and manageable.
From concept to production, we guide you through every key step: research, design, development, sourcing, and manufacturing. If you’ve already covered some stages, we can tailor the plan and hold a briefing session to align with your vision.
With our expert support, you’ll feel confident bringing your brand to life - clearly, efficiently, and with purpose.
Individuals
If you are an individual, looking for tailored patterns to fit your body shape, we can apply the same principals of our block library for you. Browse the Block Library and select the option that applies to you.
How to work with us
For startups, we offer two clear pathways to get your product made:
1. Development Only
We develop your range using our proven block library. You own the patterns, tech packs, and all associated assets. With these, you can:
- Arrange your own production with any factory of your choice, or
- Cross-cost with our factories, where we can also manage production on your behalf.
- Think of us an an extension of your team
See our full design and development process below.
2. Development + Production
Skip the development costs and move straight into production using our existing style. You don’t own the patterns, but we manage the entire process for you, from fabrics and trims to branding and production.
Including:
- Ethical and sustainable production through certified factories
- Flexibility to customise fabrics, colours, trims, and logos
- Reduced sampling and faster turnaround times
- A fixed production cost, making it easier to budget and plan
Both options give you access to fit-approved blocks and certified ethical production. The difference comes down to whether you’d like to own the patterns, or simply get to market faster.
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The Design and Development Process
Discovery
30 minute meeting to discuss your project and develop an initial design and development strategy: $80
Design
- Design Consults (1–2 hrs) = $350
- Design Sketches, per style = $400
- Block Purchase = $500–$1,200
- Tech Pack PDF, per style = $500
- Illustrator Range Board = $750
- Google Sheet Style Tracker & Range Board = $1,150
Budget Calculator = $200
Prototype and Pattern Development
Choose from options below:
Option 1: Prototype to Approval
Develop styles locally, own all your own patterns and work directly with your own factory.
From $2,000 AUD per style
Ideal if you want to test the process or work with your own supplier.
Includes:
- Digital pattern files (your styles, not the blocks)
- 1-2 Local Sample rounds & fittings
- Courier costs
Upgrade to
$3,000 AUD per style to include:
- CLO3D render
- Excel Tech Packs
- Fabric sourcing & approval
Invoiced upfront. Work begins after payment.
This does not include design and tech packs as this needs to be done before development.
Note: Availability not guaranteed without a retainer.
Option 2: Prototype to Delivery
Fast track development and reduce development costs, own your blocks and work with our trusted factories.
Development costs included in production
Perfect for brands ready to move into production with end-to-end support.
How it works:
- 50% deposit of estimated production cost to start
- We manage the full process (factory contacts not shared)
- Design approval samples created in-house
- 50% production balance due before factory samples are made
✔️ Guaranteed availability & streamlined
process with minimal upfront admin.
Production
We manage full-scale production through our trusted network of certified ethical and sustainable factories across China, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Australia. Every partner is independently audited to ensure fair labour practices and low-impact manufacturing processes.
Development + Production
What we offer
A curated library of fit-approved styles.
• Styles ready for customisation or direct production.
• Sustainable fabrics.
• Factories audited for fair and ethical practices.
• Custom labelling and branding with your logos
Why it matters
- Our process gives you speed without compromise, reducing development time and waste, while ensuring
How it works
How it Works
1. Browse
Explore our White Label catalogue or select from any block in our online library.
2. Customise
Choose your fabrics, colours, trims and any fit or style adjustments. Our team will guide you through options to make the style truly yours.
5.Brand It
Send us your logo and branding, and we’ll create your woven labels, swing tags and packaging. We can also add your logo or any prints you would like to the styles.
3. Order
Submit your order (standard MOQ: 100 units per colour, total 300 units) or speak to us about smaller runs, the more units you order, better the price.
4.Production
Your order is made in our ethical, certified factories. Standard lead time is 2–3 months. In this time we can help with photography if needed. Note shipping can take between 2 -7 weeks depending on type chosen.
5. Sell
Launch your product with confidence, knowing it’s made responsibly and ready for your customer.
6. Repeat
Re-order your bestsellers or explore new styles from our block library anytime.
Prices and Order Quantities
- Our standard minimum order quantity (MOQ) is 100 units per colour, total 300 units but this can be reduced with a surcharge.
- For a guide on price, please get in touch
Other options for Start Ups
Monthly Retainer - Full Flexibility
$110/hour | 6 hrs per week | 6-month minimum
Designed for growing brands needing ongoing support and priority access.
Includes:
- Design sketches
- Tech packs
- Digital pattern files
- All Sample rounds & fittings
- Courier costs
- CLO3D render
- Size set (3 sizes)
- Fabric sourcing & approval
- Lab dips
- Use our suppliers or your own
- Production management (if with our supplier)
- Guaranteed availability
- Regular check-ins and flexible use of hours
Without a retainer, ad hoc work is charged at $150/hour and subject to availability.
DIY Designer
Choose from our Block Library, let Techstyle Studio manage the alterations to achieve your desired fit and design.
You manage development and production
Can include:
- Digital Patterns
- Samples
- Excel Tech Packs (editable)
- CAD Sketches (editable)
Individual prices online - see our Block Library
Freelance and Consulting
Invoiced half day or full day, we offer freelance rates from $150.
This includes:
- Design and Trend Forecasting
- Strategy and Project planning
- Fashion Business Consulting
- Sustainability Consulting
- Patternmaking and sample making
- Print Design
- Swing tag & label design and production
Glossary
Fashion development comes with its own language, and understanding it helps you make confident decisions.
MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity)
The smallest number of units a factory or supplier will agree to produce in one order. For example, an MOQ of 100 units means you must order at least 100 pieces of that style.
MCQ refers to the Minimum Colour Quantity
Tech Pack
A blueprint for your garment. It includes sketches, measurements, materials, trims, labels, and construction details so the factory knows exactly how to make your product.
Pattern
A template used to cut fabric pieces that make up a garment. Patterns are created digitally (in software like StyleCAD) or manually on paper. They are the foundation of garment construction.
CAD Sketch (Computer-Aided Design)
In fashion, CAD usually refers to a clean Illustrator trade sketch of a garment. Unlike a fashion illustration, it shows the garment’s details (seams, stitches, trims) clearly for production use.
BOM (Bill of Materials)
A detailed list of every component that goes into a garment. This includes main fabrics, linings, threads, buttons, zippers, labels, and packaging. It’s part of the tech pack and helps with costing and ordering materials.
Grading
The process of creating a range of sizes from a base pattern. For example, grading turns a size 10 pattern into size 8, 12, 14, etc.
Size Chart
A table that shows the measurements for each size (e.g., bust, waist, hip, length). This guides factories and ensures your garments fit as intended.
Sample
A prototype of your garment made before bulk production. Samples are used to check fit, design, and construction before approving the final run.
PP Sample
Pre-Production Sample: The final sample to approve before production
Strike-off
A small fabric swatch printed or dyed to test colour and print accuracy before full production.
Lead Time
The amount of time needed to produce and deliver your order once everything is approved.
Block
A basic pattern that has been tested for fit and balance. We use blocks as a starting point to create new styles.
Spec Sheet (Specification Sheet)
Part of the tech pack that lists detailed measurements and construction notes for each garment.
QC
Quality Control