The best app to design clothes depends on the job: a drawing app for sketches and print artwork, a 3D app for virtual samples, or pattern-making software for production patterns. Most brands only need the first, plus a clear tech pack for their manufacturer.
Before working with an apparel manufacturer, learn the terms that decide price, quality and responsibility: MOQ, tech pack, lab dip, PP sample, tolerance, AQL, Incoterms, HTS code and label rules. This guide explains each in plain English and what to agree in writing.
An apparel manufacturer turns a design and materials into finished garments in bulk. Factories work on different models (CMT, full package, or with design services), follow a sequence of approvals from sample to shipment, and price each garment from fabric, trims, labour, processing and overheads.
