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    Why Timeless, Customer-Led Collections Are the Future of Fashion Brands

    Yelenadesigns May 4, 2026

    Stop Chasing Trends and Start Building a Brand Your Dream Customer Can’t Live Without If you’re building a fashion brand around the latest trends, you’re already playing the wrong game. Your dream customer isn’t waiting for the “it” colour of the season and she’s not rushing to buy whatever silhouette just hit the runway. She’s frustrated because she walks into shops and still can’t find what she actually wants… garments…

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    Lingerie & Swimwear Tech Packs: Why They’re Essential for Your Brand’s Success

    Yelenadesigns April 10, 2025

    Launching a lingerie or swimwear brand comes with countless technical steps — and skipping over a proper tech pack is one of the most common and costly mistakes new designers make. A tech pack is your production blueprint, and without it, even the best ideas can fall apart during sampling or manufacturing. In this post, I’ll explain why tech packs for lingerie and swimwear are not only essential, but the…

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    What you need to prepare before starting an intimates brand

    Yelenadesigns February 1, 2024

    If you believe certain women are not having their needs met and you want to change that, then you are the perfect person to create your own intimates brand! So, you are probably here because you already have an idea for an intimates brand, but maybe you feel a little apprehensive on where to begin and how to get the ball rolling (as this isn’t exactly common knowledge!) Well don’t…

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  • Yelena Designs Lingerie and swim technical Designer and Pattern Maker
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    The 3 things you need before you can get your lingerie or Swimwear collection manufactured

    Yelenadesigns February 1, 2024

    Don’t expect to just be able to walk up to any factory and get your brand under way. Nope, factories will not take you seriously if you do not have the right things in place before-hand, as they are very busy and want the best clients too! You need to prove to them that you are serious on creating a brand and not just creating one sample and then ghosting…

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And somewhere along the way you’ve started compari And somewhere along the way you’ve started comparing yourself to the high street brands haven’t you 😅 

Their factories on speed dial, million pound production budgets, decades of supplier relationships and you’re sat there wondering why you can’t figure this out!

But can I tell you something? 

You are not them. And honestly that is your POWER not your problem!

Because as an independent lingerie or swimwear founder you can actually know the person making your garments. Like really know them. 

You’re not churning out 500 colourways a season to fill a website nobody asked for, you’re building something intentional for a customer who actually wants what you make. 

The high street can’t do that. They literally cannot do what you can do.

The problem isn’t you. 

The problem is the manufacturer search is genuinely one of the hardest parts of this industry for independent founders and nobody makes it easy for you on purpose 🙃

Something is coming that’s going to change that bit though 👀

Drop a 💜 if you’re done letting the big brands set the standard for how this is supposed to work!

#independantfashion #lingeriebrand #swimwearbrand #fashionbusinessconsultant #fashionmanufacturing
I’ve been doing this roasting series so that you d I’ve been doing this roasting series so that you don’t make the same mistakes that I did! 

Which is the exact reason why I’m creating my new programme… The Sold Out Plan 🙌

I’ll be helping lingerie, swim and thoughtful fashion brands create a hot audience of dream customers just waiting to buy your next collection drop! 

Sign up to the waitlist now because I’ve got some amazing perks for waitlisters. Comment waitlist or head to the link in bio! 

#fashionmarketing #fashionbusinessconsultant #independantfashion #smallfashionbrand #lingeriecollection
Your designs can be beautiful but also not sell. I Your designs can be beautiful but also not sell. It’s a hard pill to swallow.

Can your dream customer actually see themselves in your brand?

I’m roasting my old lingerie brand account so you don’t make the same mistakes I did.

I made a lot of mistakes but I’ve also built brands that sold. And now I want to help independent founders do the same.

If you want to make sure your next collection launch doesn’t look like mine did then get on the waitlist for my new programme! Link in bio.

#brandfounder #independantbrand #fashionfounder #fashionlaunch #fashionbusinessconsultant
Roasting my old lingerie brand account circa 2018 Roasting my old lingerie brand account circa 2018 series. Part 1

Let me know, did you find this surprising? 

And if you found this interesting, part 2 is coming up next! 

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