“I didn't go to school for fashion, I didn't have anybody to teach me anything about fashion - that's all I knew how to do, graphic design.” SchoolTeachFashionDesignGraphicGraphic Design Author:Fred Foster
“I started designing and getting into cutting and sewing, I also started learning how to do patterns and tech packs. From there I transitioned from challenging myself to make T-shirts to starting to make custom pieces for celebrities.” ChallengesPiecesCuttingDesignStartingPatternsShirtsCustomsPacksT ShirtSewingChallenging Myself Author:Fred Foster
“I'm based in Atlanta so there weren't a lot of people to talk to about fashion because no one was really doing it on the scale that I wanted to do it. I had to do a lot of research on my own.” PeopleWantedMy OwnFashionResearchScalesAtlanta Author:Fred Foster
“Starting out is very difficult if you don't have a clientele.” IfsDifficultStartingStarting Out Author:Fred Foster
“If you don't have customers to sell to, you can't commit to anything with textile factories or manufacturing factories because you don't know if you'll be able to sell the quantities they're asking you to fill.” IfsKnowsAbleAskingSellsCustomersCommitFactoriesQuantityManufacturingTextiles Author:Fred Foster
“I started out doing everything on a custom scale and when that started paying the bills I started making more pieces.” PiecesBillsScalesCustoms Author:Fred Foster
“Somebody once told me if you're doing what you're supposed to you don't have to force it.” IfsForce Author:Fred Foster
“I believe that if you work hard enough and do things the right way recognition will come.” IfsWayBelieveHardEnoughI BelieveHard WorkRecognitionRight Way Author:Fred Foster
“The thing is you can be a great designer but you can also be lazy or not understand the other person's preferences or be more concerned about being a star than being good at what you do.” PersonsStarsConcernedBe GoodDesignerLazyPreference Author:Fred Foster