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Our Vision .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 1.1. Hurdles in the Industry..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2.
More constraints for Local Designers in Africa .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
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Constraints for designers and retailers aiming to secure production in countries other than China ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
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The infrastructure of DASH ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
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The infrastructure of DASH ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Further services DASH will offer in the future .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.
DASH operational services ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 2.1. Garment Range / Showroom .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 2.2.
Trim, Fabric and Part Garment construction / Showroom.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
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Design and Cad service .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
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Corporate LOGO designs, Swing tickets, Woven Labels & business card design Services ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
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Pattern making service................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
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Sample set service ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
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Other services ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
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Grading .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
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Computer Grading prices are as follows:............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
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Digitizing............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19
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Marker making service ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19
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Plotting service................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
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Graded sets on Hard Paper – Manual grading on hard paper .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Consultation Appointments with Nicole Morris Rosenast -‐ .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Becoming part of the Dash Family – Launching July 2014 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Cutting services ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Production / CMT service ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Garment technology division ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Foresight and potential ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 29
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1. Our Vision Design and Sourcing House South Africa (D-‐A-‐S-‐H-‐SA) has a vision to become a design studio and manufacturing plant serving the Design industry of South Africa and abroad Independent Designers in South Africa will be able to use a world class manufacturing plant in South Africa exclusively while international retailers will be able to manufacture their designs in Cape Town, South Africa. Dash services customers across the board •
Young designers entering the industry
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Established designers needing a reliable supply chain
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Designers needing export assistance
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International buyers needing design support for export
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International designers needing design support for export
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International retailers needing production support for export
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1.1. Hurdles in the Industry As a Designer entering into the industry of fashion, the hurdles are challenging. You know you are talented. You would like to produce garments that you believe the market would respond to, but you are faced with financial constraints and lack of resources resulting in your attempts to produce your designs being more difficult that you anticipated. 1.2. More constraints for Local Designers in Africa •
Finding skilled staff to outsource your various stages of production.
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Spending hours in the car driving from one place to the next trying to find the person best suited to your product.
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Having to rely on outsourced workers that do not make your work a priority and are not of a standard that you require.
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The best service providers normally work in large institutions such as design studios in Cape Town.
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Having access to garment ranges for inspiration, as you are not able to travel overseas due to budget constraints.
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Having access to fabric bases and trims from overseas due to your minimum units.
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Ending up using base colour fabrics and prints that can be seen in other designers’ ranges due to the low availability of fabric ranges in South Africa.
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Having to use the “informal manufacturing sector” for production leading to quality issues on your products.
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Spending your time carrying production elements from one stage to another. This leaves you with very little time to spend on what you are good at; “designing” and “marketing” your range
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Lacking support from a team of people that are educated in the field of production and who are happy to share their wealth of knowledge with you to ensure that mistakes are avoided and costs are not incurred to you. The Team at Dash has been there and understands the inner workings of the industry. For this reason that we have created a venue where these problems can be solved under one roof.
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1.3. Constraints for designers and retailers aiming to secure production in countries other than China •
Having production nightmares in countries such as India and China due to unreliability of the production
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Not being able to meet the production minimums of China or India
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Being charged unaffordable surcharges for lower units that lead to your garment items being unaffordable
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Dealing with exchange rate fluctuations in currencies such as the dollar that lead to an increase in costs
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Vendor ethics and business attitude towards commitments and delivery dates
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1.4. The infrastructure of DASH •
The building of DASH has a total floor space of 1200 m2
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A reception area
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Parking facilities are available on sight.
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A trim and fabric showroom with over 10 000 trim samples displayed for buyers and designers to work with.
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A newly built showroom for inspirational use showcasing fabric hangers from both international and local mills.
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A garment showroom, newly renovated with over 300 garment samples purchased from international design houses, showcasing the latest designs just seen in the major runway shows across the world. This is for both buyers and designers to utilize when range building.
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A full design and C.A.D facility for buyers and designers to utilize when requiring anything from fabric print designing to garment style changes on computer.
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A full fabric and trim importing division to facilitate the buyers and designers on direct importation of product from all over the world.
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A full pattern making facility with 4 pattern makers and an expansion possibility of an additional 4 more. Our pattern makers are specialized in all areas of garment construction. This section also has various fit dummies required when fitting garments for both designers and buyers.
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A full grading and plotting facility for both designers and buyers to utilize. (Computer grading as well as cardboard grading)
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A full sample set line with machinist available for sample manufacturing for both designers and
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buyers to utilize. •
A full cutting facility plant for buyers and designers to utilize
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A CMT plant with over 100 machines; individually operated on a co-‐op system for buyers and designers to utilize also for small runs.
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A full fusing and finishing plant for buyers and designers to utilize
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In-‐house quality inspection teams
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Dash arranges all print work requirements on both garments and fabric through our supply base that we quality endorse.
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Dash arranges all embroidery requirements that you may required through our supply base that we recommend
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Storage facilities for trim and fabrics coming in for production
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A full garment technology department for buyers to utilize the skills of our trained workers when facing production problems
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The factory has specialised itself in manufacturing difficult fabrics i.e. Organza, Chiffon etc.
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All equipment is kept to the highest service maintenance in industry standards.
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Dash is currently in process of registering the CMT premises “IN BOND” to ensure fabrics imported can be manufactured duty free for export customers
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Dedicated time/motion study team is on premises to ensure international manufacturing standards are maintained throughout entire manufacturing process.
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Quality standards are kept to international levels -‐ resulting in a customer return rate of 0.02% of total units produced per year.
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1.5. The infrastructure of DASH Further services DASH will offer in the future •
Training and “hands on” experience facilities for young designers.
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“Incubation facilities” for buyers from retailers to update and educate themselves on the manufacturing sector and the advancements that have been made.
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Offering a secondary course to young students coming out of design colleges on how to “perform” in the world fashion jungle.
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Education and training facilities for young machinists.
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Developing and international platform of interested retailers worldwide in search of products from designers within S.A.
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Engaging and collaborating with agents in cities across the world – growing the Dash Family into showrooms with on trend product available from Dash S.A.
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Developing a production supply from Cape Town to large retailers internationally.
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Offering a “one stop – educational and manufacturing facility” for designers to utilize and benefit from.
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Educating both buyers and designers on fast fashion turn around strategies and providing them the facility to do so.
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Expanding the manufacturing plant into a full co-‐op system by providing lines found in “informal facilities” to educate and teach these line managers on business skills and profitability.
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A full interactive website hosted by DASH. Designers are able to subscribe to the website and enjoy monthly newsletters. This website will also include a designer and vendor directory for both our local and international clients.
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2. DASH operational services 2.1. Garment Range / Showroom •
DASH offers a showroom with over 100 garments at any given stage.
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Our garment ranges are a showcase our factories manufacturing capabilities – they range from t-‐shirts through to tailored jackets and occasion / glamour wear.
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The samples that are showcased in Dash are on trend and current for the season that our clients are buying into.
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Our designers will present a new range for viewing in our various showrooms every 4 months
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Dash only showcases garments that are unique, made out of fabrics that are on trend and give the designers the ability to work of actual samples without the expense of having to travel abroad.
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2.2. Trim, Fabric and Part Garment construction / Showroom •
Dash has all local suppliers and agents from South Africa displaying fabric bases and trim that are available in stock form in the showroom.
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Dash has international fabric bases and prints on display which are sourced from their Sister company DASH CHINA
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Select and work with exclusive products procured by Dash from overseas.
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Dash has 1 container that leaves China every month on the 20th and all designers are able to consolidate their orders together – thus saving on import and shipping charges for Low Metres ordered.
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Dash has one airfreight container entering into SA from China once a week and all designers are able to consolidate their orders together – thus saving on import and shipping charges for Low Metres / Units ordered.
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Fabric and Trim orders are paid for upfront when approving your pre-‐ production sample from Dash – Landed Costs are calculated.
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Shipment arrives between 4 – 6 weeks via sea freight and 10 working days via air freight on special requests
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The showroom holds over 10 000 one off trim samples and a selection of both local and imported fabrics for current seasons as well as staple base cloth fabrics.
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Both trim and fabric bases are updated every 8 weeks and will assist the buyers with having access to the latest fashion trends from around the world.
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A full import team will be dedicated to this import division with the following services: ! Assisting in sampling orders for designers. ! Assisting in bulk orders for designers with units as small as 50 units per trim and 20 meters of fabric in bulk stocks that are available overseas – right up to high meter orders. ! Costing processes on what the landed unit would cost. ! Importation of the trim. ! Assisting them with technical sketches and markers for bulk trim orders. ! Consolidation of trim orders on sea and airfreight to assist with cost savings.
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Lead-‐time on fabric importation can be anything from 1 to 6 weeks depending on the required meters and if the stock is on hand.
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Cost of these items will depend on selection by the buyer and units required.
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Part garment construction division, is when parts of garments are sent to China, ONLY when they cannot be made in South Africa.
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Production such as flocking, beading and print work on single panels as well as laser cutting and specialized edging and construction that the designer cannot afford on a CMT run in SA but would enable them to produce a high end garment in SA with the assistance of China and not competing with them on product production ready-‐ made.
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This process is involved and our production team will assist the buyers with markers and grading and moving fabric from mills to part garment factories and beading plants for safe and on time deliveries.
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Costing of part garment can only be quoted on item for item selection.
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Lead-‐time on part garment construction is 4 – 8 weeks depending.
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Dash China has a full vendor base of 37 vendors and also a bulk inspection team of 13 Dash Members – this team inspects bulk in full prior to shipment of any raw material to south Africa
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Dash is currently registering the full factory for a DUTY FREE BOND certification – ensuring that export clients do not need to pay taxes on raw material when doing production in South Africa.
2.3. Design and Cad service •
A Full team of in-‐house graphic designers are available at Dash.
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They can be used for print engineering.
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They can be used for fabric designs.
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They can be used for C.A.D facilities.
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The rates are R650.00 per hour.
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Lead times are 2 to 3 working days depending on the amount of work required.
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Amendments to completed work is charged at 35% of the original cost per hour
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Brief meetings and range building for quotation purposes are free of charge – for a maximum of 30 minutes – thereafter the normal charge rate applies
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C.A.D quotations are signed off by the client prior to work commencing.
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Payment is made in full via EFT or credit card payment – prior to artwork being collected.
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Please note that full colour prints are available for designers on A3 or A4 size . The Cost of these printed pages are R22.00 for A4 and R14 for A3.
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Graphic and artwork of each designer is protected by a non – disclosure contract signed off by Dash – thus ensuring range security at the highest levels.
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Embroidery and printing outwork services – this is done by our affiliated partners. For assistance in this area – please contact
[email protected].
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2.4. Corporate LOGO designs, Swing tickets, Woven Labels & business card design Services Our C.A.D Division can also assist you with the following services •
Logo and colour designs for new ranges
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Woven Label designs and production – minimum quantity is 500 pieces
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Swing ticket designs and production – minimum quantity is 500 pieces
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Wash care and special instruction label designs and production -‐ minimum quantity is 250 pieces
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Business cards and printing – minimum quantity is 250 pieces
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Garment bags design and printing – minimum quantity is 500 pieces
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Packaging designs and production for garments – minimum quantity is 350 pieces
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Kimble options for swing tickets – imported directly from china – special lock safety that cannot be removed from garments
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Specialized plastic packaging for production garments for export – 1000 pieces in different sizes
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note the following •
Design for above is charged at the hourly rate of R450.00 per hour
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All swing tickets / labels / tags and packaging is imported from China
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Lead time on all times from artwork approval is 7 days + 10 working days shipping
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When placing an order on bulk – all payments are made upfront from PP approval of item.
2.5. Pattern making service •
Dash has fully qualified pattern makers division
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Our pattern makers specialize in ladies wear (jackets / pants / sleepwear / dresses and tops)
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Our pattern makers also specialize in childrens wear
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Lead-‐time on patterns is 1 to 3 days from briefing.
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Cost per Pattern ! Full constructed jackets with Lining @ R900.00 ! Casual Jacket Lined @ R750.00 ! Casual Jacket unlined @ R650.00 ! Lined Dresses @ R550.00 ! Pants / skirts / dresses unlined & Shirts @ R450.00 ! Sweaters / track pants / Tops and T Shirts @ R290.00
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We have 2 hand cutters in the pattern making room. Charge to cut the pattern on to sample fabric is R0.97 per panel
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Style changes on existing patterns is R150.00 once off
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Pattern work will not commence until a full brief sheet / garment and picture is handed over to the pattern maker.
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Patterns are completed on cardboard for you with a full description sheet and picture of the style
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Estimated ratings can be done for you at R35.00 per rating
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All patterns are only released once payment has been made either via EFT or Credit card facilities.
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Spec Sheet services provided @ R220.00 per sheet per style 1 – 6 sizes
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Spec Sheet services provided @ R340.00 per sheet per style 7 – 14 sizes
Pattern Changing Services Pieces per Garment 1 to 7 8 to 15 16 to 24
Rand 105.00 159.00 245.00
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2.6. Sample set service •
Dash has a full line of sample machinists
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Designers are to bring in their own sample fabrics and trim when requiring a sample to be made
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No sample work will be accepted for the studio without ALL trim and fabric being delivered prior to booking the sample in.
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Thread / Cotton is provided
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Sample set lead time is 1 – 3 days (depending on style of the garment
Cost per sample (Guidelines ONLY) = please refer to red writing to how the sample charge is worked out and costed for.
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T Shirts:
R33.00 – R65.00 style depending
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Dresses:
R89.00 – R145.00 style depending
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Pants:
R121.00 – R189.00 style depending
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Jackets:
R198.00 – R320.00 Style depending
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Evening wear: R320.00 – R480.00 style depending
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Please note = all samples when made are timed on the sample set and an accurate CMT production costing is sent through to the designer when the garment is completed. Samples charges are quoted off the CMT costing 1 – 10 when quoted x 2 (as a surcharge) should you book bulk production with us – the double charged sample is refunded to you x 1 off your bulk invoice 2.7. Other services 2.7.1. Grading Dash has two kinds of grading services: •
Computer grading
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Manual hard board grading
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2.7.3. Grading prices are as follows: Pieces per garment 1 to 3 4 to 6 7 to 10 11 to 15 16 to 20
Rand 97.00 179.90 284.90 410.00 580.00
2.7.4. Digitizing Pieces per Garment 1 to 5 6 to 10 11 to 20 21 to 29
Rand 105.00 155.00 220.00 305.00
2.7.5. Marker making service Pieces per garment 1 to 3 4 to 6 7 to 10 11 to 15
Rand 145.00 262.90 332.00 414.00
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2.7.6. Plotting service •
R10.90 per metre. 2.7.7. Graded sets on Hard Paper – Manual grading on hard paper
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Dash charges 1 price for sizes XS – L
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Turn-‐around time is 24 hours if dropped off at 09h00 in the morning
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All graded patterns are issued with a full fit sheet
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Standard grade rules are used – please specify if you require a different rule applied
Note: when markers are done, paper is charged separately to how many metres have been used.
(This can be seen from the supplied cut sheet)
Please note that a marker charge of R129.00 is charged when cutting off a manual graded set per fabric base per style o
Blouse @ R595.00 (4 sizes included XS – L) R60.00 per size additional
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Skirt @ R545.00 (4 sizes included XS – L ) R55.00 per size additional
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Jackets unlined @ R665.00 (4 sizes included XS – L ) R65.00 per size additional
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Jackets Lined @ R797.00 (4 sizes included XS – L ) R85.00 per size additional
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Dresses Unlined @ R545.00 (4 sizes included XS – L ) R55.00 per size additional
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Dresses Lined @ R595.00 (4 sizes included XS – L) R60.00 per size additional
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Pants @ R595.00 (4 sizes included XS – L ) R60.00 per size additional
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Sleeveless Dress / T shirts R395.00 (4 sizes included XS – L) R50.00 per size additional
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3. Consultation Appointments with Nicole Morris Rosenast -‐ •
Assistants with range building and new label creation
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Educational sessions on how to go about building your range with the least amount of cost or risk to yourself
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Sessions on how to launch your range internationally for export and potentially becoming a design partner to Dash
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Assistance on setting up your business and what the best platforms are to launch your business into
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Assistance in sourcing from overseas for raw materials that may assist you in the development of your range
Cost per Hour -‐ R800.00 •
Please note that in order to understand the value in these educational sessions, you can book a 20-‐minute appointment with Nicole for any questions that you may have.
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4. Becoming part of the Dash Family – Launching July 2014 •
Dash has hand selected 5 designers that work with Dash – for an international Catalogue show casing the best Africa has to offer export – This will be launching August 2014
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Dash has an extensive base of working partners across Europe / The United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom
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These designers will be offered a partnership opportunity with Dash, who will be closely involved in the sourcing, producing and marketing of their brand internationally
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Designers will be taken on sourcing trips to select their own raw materials
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To qualify for this program – you will need to have a working and established relationship with Dash.
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Feel free to contact Dash for any queries you may have regarding becoming part of the designer program.
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5. Cutting services •
Dash has a full cutting facility in–house.
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Fully trained staff to facilitate all designers.
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Lead-‐time is 24 – 48 hours depending on the size of the style.
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For charges please refer to the grid below
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Bulk cutting charges can be negotiated directly with the design team for the economy lines
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Manual marking and Cutting – One main marker R129.00 Per fabric base per style
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Designers are guaranteed of getting all excess fabric returned – waist and lay included
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Cutting services are open to small runs from 20 garments upwards
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Cutting services for 1 – 20 garments can be arranged at a surcharge – refer to grid below
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Fusing services @ R0.49 c per panel (excluding the fusing raw material)
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Single Layer Hand cutting is @ R1.97 per piece
Cutting Sheet
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1 to 3 PC
4 to 6 PC
7 to 10 PC
11 to 15 PC
16 to 20 PC
0.97
0.92
0.87
0.83
0.80
0.87
0.82
0.77
0.73
0.70
20-‐50
0.79
0.75
0.71
0.67
0.62
50-‐80
0.72
0.68
0.64
0.60
0.56
80-‐100
0.68
0.64
0.60
0.56
0.52
100-‐150
0.65
0.61
0.57
0.53
0.49
150+
0.63
0.59
0.55
0.51
0.47
Units 1-‐10
10-‐20
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6. Production / CMT service •
Dash is a factory in Cape Town, that produces garments at an export level in quality
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Dash has a floor space with over 200 machines specializing in both easy and difficult fabrics such as silks, organza, chiffons etc.
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Dash can do runs from 20 units up to accommodate both small designer runs through to large retail chain store orders.
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Dash has a sample set that runs production from 1 – 20 garments
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Booking on production schedules will be imperative.
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Our Factory owner has over 35 years experience in the industry.
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Dash provides quality inspection staff on the line. The designer can request both a mid and final 100% inspection of the bulk report.
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We have various lines that specialize in pants / dresses / T Shirts / Jackets = woven and knit fabrics
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Lead times are style depending
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All payments are COD via EFT or credit card
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Costing is done within 24 hours from actual garments and are free of charges
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Dash also has a knitwear facility specializing in all your knitwear requirements for both local and export production
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Dash also has a denim wear factory that can assist you with your requirements for both local and export production
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Costing is submitted to you the designer in hard copy and include flat pack and cutting charges
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For hanger packaging -‐ designers would need to provide both the long garment bag as well as the hanger of their choice
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Fusing services are included.
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Finishing services are included.
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Packaging requirements can be specified; flat pack or on hangers.
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Lead-‐times on production are dependent on the style of garment on the line and the units involved.
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CMT charges run at R2.54 per minute.
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For smaller runs the designers will be charged R2.88 per minute for the garment and an additional surcharge added on depending on the style of the garment
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7. Garment technology division •
Dash has a full technology division on sight – this is stationed at the wireless working station division.
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Our technologists are there to support and assist the designers with technical knowledge and information in order to re-‐style and modify fits of garment to make them commercially viable.
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The technologists are also there to assist the designers with fit logs and perfecting their own blocks when range building to ensure that their ranges get known not only for their styling but also for their fits
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The technologists are also there to assist the flow in the various divisions of the vertical operation ensuring that the designers not only utilize but also understand how the various processes work within the structure of the building.
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7.1. Processing of Garment Tech Packs for international designers – outside the borders of South Africa •
Dash is a fully inter-‐grated facility that is able to assist designers from all over the world on production requirements
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Designers from across the world are able to email through tech packs to
[email protected]
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Dash is able to process designs from concept to delivery
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International Designers are able to make use of the following services – a) Sourcing of raw materials and trim b) Fabric sourcing c) Pattern making d) Cutting and CMT facilities e) Sample set facilities f)
Printing
g) Embroidery h) Knitwear i)
Denim wear
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All Shipments are done via air or sea freight – depending on the units required
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Lead-‐ time on tech pack development through to production is 8 – 12 week
8. Foresight and potential
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Writing and implementing a practical course for young designers out of fashion school to enter into for practical experience in the manufacturing field prior to applying for positions in the fashion industry.
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Training rooms and facilities for buyers and retail to utilize for updating and re-‐educating staff on new developments from within the garment industry.
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Training rooms and facilities for young students wanting to learn garment-‐manufacturing skills.
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Developing an online website buying platform for export opportunities – showcasing product designed by designers utilizing the DASH facility.
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Introducing “designers that show exceptional talent” while being in the DASH Facility to the larger retailers and thus developing a “home grown” design talent similar to what Australia has managed to achieve.
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In the future developing an updated version of the Young Designer concept – for TRUE young designers, thus taking them all the way from concept to retail. These Designer stores will be expanded in both the local and international markets
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Offering them retail and styling courses where they get to understand what the customer’s wants and needs. .
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