Dutch designer with a sustainable women’s clothing brand is looking for a production partner, to collaborate in the framework of a manufacturing agreement.

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Summary: 
The company is based in the Netherlands and is specialized in the design of women’s textiles, such as dresses, skirts, blouses and pantsuits, and is looking for producers for their garment range. Therefore the SME is looking for factories to conclude a manufacturing agreement.
Description: 
Recently the owner of the Dutch SME started her activities and her strategy is to specialize in the design and production of so called high-end women’s fashion items, and wants the production to be in an environmentally conscious and ethical way. Therefore, the strategy of the Dutch fashion brand also includes to work towards a sustainable and circular fashion industry. So, they work transparently and are offering products that are produced in a sustainable manner. The products are distributed via retailers, mail order, and internet sales platforms. Due to increase in demand, the production is outsourced to specialized and audited factories. So, the company is seeking new partnerships in order to expand and/or diversify their range of possible creations. In order to do that, it is looking for production partners with Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) or Ecological Textiles certificate (Ecotex). In this way the owner wants to emphasize her vision and strategy to create a future where natural fabrics will set the new standard in the (women) fashion industry. The SME will supply the production partners with the patterns and sufficient instructions, so production partners can produce the products according their specifications. The SME is willing to start a cooperation in the framework of a manufacturing agreement .The production partner must supply the fabrics, and the laborforce to make the end products.
Type (e.g. company, R&D institution…), field of industry and Role of Partner Sought: 
The potential partner should have experience in the production of women's clothing and their methods should be sustainable. The Dutch company will hand over the design and asks the partner in the first stage to produce samples, based on the Dutch company's product designs. After completing the first stage, by testing and approving the production samples, the production can be started.
Technical Specification or Expertise Sought: 
The production must comply with international social standards, and the products should meet the recognized sustainable production standards, like Global Organic Textile Standard( GOTS) or Ecological Textiles certificate (Ecotex)
External code: 
BRNL20180530001