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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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There’s a tiny tiny area on a bra that does sooo m There’s a tiny tiny area on a bra that does sooo much for the fit, support and durability 👀

Check out the video to see what that is! 

If you haven’t already, go and check out part 1 on my feed! 

Let me know in the comments what you want me to address next. 

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I’ve changed how I work. Here’s why 👆 Want to see I’ve changed how I work. Here’s why 👆

Want to see my new packages? Head to my website 😌
Yes, these shapes are the foundation of your best Yes, these shapes are the foundation of your best selling collections! 🙌

Pattern drafting is everthing in lingerie and swimwear.

The precise shaping matters just as much as the measurements — and we’re talking millimetres, not centimetres!

Pattern drafting has always been my foundation in lingerie design, and it’ll be the foundation of your best selling, supportive, perfectly fitting, beautifully crafted bra too.

Ready to build yours?

#freelancefashiondesigner #patterndrafting #lingeriedesign #swimweardesigner
Does sustainability always come from natural fabri Does sustainability always come from natural fabrics? 

This is one topic I discuss in my first series of Garment Guts 🙌

Parts 2 and 3 coming soon! (Sorry I spoke to much for instagram’s short video expectations 😅)

Let me know, were you surprised how much the band does for the bras fit, support and durability in these specific fabrics? 

#garmentguts #independantfashion #technicaldesigner #thoughtfuldesign #fashionbusinessconsultant
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