Process - Failsworth 1903

PROCESS

## THE PROCESS OF PRODUCT

### AS OUR ESTABLISHED PARTNERS WILL CONFIRM, AT FAILSWORTH WE PUT SO MUCH MORE IN ‘BEHIND THE SCENES’. WE ADHERE TO OUR TRIED AND TESTED 7-STEP PROCESS, BUT WE’RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING TO INFUSE AND IMPROVE IT WITH THE VERY LATEST THINKING AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES.

1. LOOKING INTO FUTURE TRENDS

### LOOKING INTO FUTURE TRENDS

WE ANALYSE TRENDS IN DEPTH - WE ARE NO STRANGERS TO FORECASTING ‘BIBLES’ LIKE WGSN AND STYLESITE. OUR DESIGNERS ARE EQUALLY FAMILIAR WITH THE CATWALKS OF PARIS, ROME AND MILAN.

2. HITTING THE CATWALKS

### HITTING THE CATWALKS

WE SCOUR THE GLOBE ‘COMPARATIVE SHOPPING’, TAKING IN SUCH LOCATIONS AS TOKYO, NEW YORK, LONDON AND LA.

“DESIGN IS IN EVERYTHING WE MAKE, BUT IT’S ALSO BETWEEN THOSE THINGS. IT’S A MIX OF CRAFT, SCIENCE, STORYTELLING, PROPAGANDA AND PHILOSOPHY.”

ERIK ADIGARD

3. IT’S ALL IN THE IDEA

### IT’S ALL IN THE IDEA

BASED UPON OUR FINDINGS AND INTERPRETATIONS, WE CREATE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED MOOD BOARDS FOR INITIAL-STAGE CLIENT PRESENTATION. HERE WE LISTEN TO CUSTOMER FEEDBACK AND IDEAS, WHICH WE ARE HAPPY TO INCORPORATE AND DEVELOP.

4. SOURCING THE BEST

### SOURCING THE BEST

MATERIAL AND TRIM SOURCING – WE REGULARLY VISIT HONG KONG AND MAINLAND CHINA IN THE QUEST TO FIND THE FINEST QUALITY OPTIONS, CHOOSING ‘ECO-FRIENDLY’ WHEREVER POSSIBLE.

5. THE PERFECT PROTOTYPE

### THE PERFECT PROTOTYPE

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT – THE PROTOTYPE PHASE BEGINS, BRINGING TOGETHER THE MANY AND VARIED SKILLS OF OUR EXPERT TEAM.

“AT FAILSWORTH, LIKE OTHER QUINTESSENTIALLY BRITISH CLOTHING BRANDS, WE HAVE ALWAYS RECOGNISED THE DIFFERENCE.”

6. INSIDE KNOWLEDGE

### INSIDE KNOWLEDGE

‘BEST PRACTICE’ TRIP – WE TRAVEL THE WORLD ONCE MORE, THIS TIME LOOKING TO LEARN FROM OTHER COUNTRIES’ KNOW-HOW IN APPROPRIATE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES.

7. THE BIG REVEAL

### THE BIG REVEAL

FINALLY, WE PRESENT THE PROPOSED FINISHED PRODUCT TO OUR CLIENTS IN OUR MANCHESTER SHOWROOMS, PREPARED TO LAUNCH INTO MAINSTREAM PRODUCTION, AT THE DROP OF A HAT...