Support aspiring and emerging fashion designers when Cincinnati and Dayton Threads independent fashion boutique relaunches September 2024 and apply to sell your designs with us today!
Staying true to the (DE-FI) Brand, Cincinnati and Dayton Threads is disrupting the fashion industry and re(DE-FI)ing mundane ideas of what it means to shop small and supporting independent designers and artisans. Cincinnati and Dayton Threads are hands-on engaging independent fashion boutique that serves both designers in Dayton Fashion Week and The Cincinnati Fashion Incubator; as well as independent designers and creators across the country who are looking to expand their audience.
Independent Fashion Designers and Creators come first! From casual to avant-garde, Cincinnati and Dayton Threads is looking to work with independent designers across multiple product categories including clothing, jewelry, accessories. Your brand deserves more than the typical trip to the store accidental find or the" I stumbled across this website and..." story. Every aspect of both Cincinnati Threads and Dayton Threads is intentional; we are committed to giving you and your brand the fully immersive fashion experience that you deserve while helping you build your brand, team, and audience!
We offer independent designers (2) flexible and competitive fee structures as well:
1) Receive the full retail price of any products sold via Cincinnati or Dayton Threads minus commission of 25%.
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2) Pay a $25/mo and receive the full retail price of any products sold via Cincinnati or Dayton Threads minus commission of 10%.
If you need help with producing your sewn designs, we offer small batch micro-manufacturing too. Our Made Here...Sold Here model serves to strengthen our commitment of becoming a leading retail source for independent and ethical designers via our online and brick and mortar presence.
If you're in need of help with high-end look-book, ad campaign, editorial, or e-commerce images and videos for your line...We've got you covered there too! We offer the entire fashion industry under one roof with our sister company The House of (DE-FI)ance: A Fashion & Design Co-working Experience.
We also offer micro-manufacturing services as well via the Dayton Garment & Textile District.
We are trend setters and we're ready to make the world our runway! Designers in our incubators are tasked with developing the demographic of their target customer which includes annual income, what they do for a living, where they are going, how much money they are willing to spend on clothing, etc. Cincinnati and Dayton Threads is where designers are able to test their designs in their target market to confirm whether they are reaching their target customer and make adjustments accordingly and because of this, Cincinnati and Dayton Threads is our least consistent program and the hardest program for some customers to understand and shop simply because Dayton Threads operates in a manner where we are expecting failure in some form.
Consider Cincinnati and Dayton Threads as a classroom and experiment where the talent in our incubators:
1) Develop a hypothesis (designs, target audience, target market) for their brand.
2) Gather all of the tools and resources needed to test their hypothesis
Often times the designers test run fails, they missed their mark. Sometimes even when the designers in our incubator finds success and gets the desired outcome, they struggle with duplicating that success. The Threads' platform is designed for our talent to make their mistakes, learn, grow, and retry until they are consistent with achieving the desired outcome. So bear with us as the designers work to develop better descriptions for their designs and become better story tellers about their brand. The items for sale may not be perfectly described just yet, rest assured as the designers continue to develop, you'll see the difference.
In a world of fast fashion, patience is a virtue when attempting to shop with us, and yes, we said attempting. We aren't able to serve everyone who comes to us for designs, especially when it comes to custom work; sometimes we don't have any products available for sale. Each one of our designers are in different stages of their careers and development. The ideal customer for custom designs is someone that is planning ahead for a special occasion, vacation, event, or they simply just have a unique style of their own and are preparing to update their wardrobe! On average, from the time of the initial consultation with the designer, it will take 6-8 weeks and sometimes more to deliver the finished product.
Believe us when we say, when our talent figures it out, they knock it out of the park, and the customer is fully satisfied. Cincinnati and Dayton Threads is where independent designers and creators come to thrive and our customers are a part of their success stories! Slow Fashion is the name of our game...and as you know...good things come to those who wait! Our focus is ensuring a quality experience with quality products. Quality wins out every day over quantity.
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