FABRIC Tempe

To provide apparel entrepreneurs with training, guidance, innovative industry resources, and access to no-minimum and on-demand manufacturing, so they can build sustainable fashion businesses domestically.

Why we created FABRIC
The internet provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to sell niche products direct to consumer. Most large apparel brands are not filling a niche because they are targeting the masses so their offerings are generic. Finding a unique product or one that is out of the normal size/height range is a challenge for consumers.

FABRIC helps apparel entrepreneurs fill a void in the market. Its where a brand owner can come to find all of the resources they need at any stage of their business. No experience necessary.

The problem is that the apparel manufacturing industry is set up for larger brands who have large budgets and make large quantities in overseas factories. Unrealistic consumer price expectations force these brands to over-produce overseas, using unsustainable methods, and questionable labor practices.

This traditional apparel manufacturing process is flawed and isn't set up to meet the needs of modern apparel entrepreneurs who want to make smaller quantities of niche sewn products domestically. So most new apparel entrepreneurs struggle to overcome these obstacles:

High minimums (MOQ's) required.
Large capital investment needed.
Requires a full-time, knowledgeable and experienced team who understand technical design, sourcing, production management, and quality control.
High probability of damages and unusable inventory due to lack of understanding of the brand's role and responsibilities in Quality Control.
Physical proximity of resources. Lack of local resources. Most domestic resources are in LA or NY. Majority of factories are overseas. Overseas manufacturing comes with…
Language barrier
Long lead times of shipping and customs
High tariffs on imports
Loss of intellectual property
Lack of communication
Lack of quality control
Unsustainable practices that have made the fashion industry one of the most polluting industries on the planet
Unfair labor practices
So, to solve the problem, we decided to create a place that provides no-minimum manufacturing and step-by-step guidance through the hurdles of manufacturing to apparel entrepreneurs who may not have production experience. FABRIC is a sustainable, domestic resource that offers everything under one roof using the latest technology and a revolutionary "road map" tool that democratizes this complex industry for new entrepreneurs. The road map puts control, ownership, responsibility, and creativity back into the hands of the brand owner, and it saves the brand owner thousands of dollars and simultaneously enables FABRIC to offer no-minimum manufacturing.

Testimonials

I wanted to send you a quick thanks for welcoming us to Tempe earlier this month, and for giving us a tour of the FABRIC incubator. Your story and your business represent the spirit and ingenuity of the American people, and your resilience through this pandemic is admirable.
- President Joe Biden
President of the United States of America

I've been working with Angela & Sherri and all of the amazing women at FABRIC for the past few years after approaching them with a single product idea. They took someone coming from the IT industry that had no fashion experience, and helped me turn that idea into a product and eventually expand to create an entire line of sustainable, eco-friendly, high quality clothing. Without FABRIC, that dream would never have been a reality. They are transforming the industry and making a fashion hub outside of NY & LA right here in Phoenix, AZ! They are the business behind the business.
-Chris Coriale
Christopher J. Apparel