Is it too late to start a clothing brand?

There are already too many players in the fashion industry. Every brand tries to put out unique designs on their T-shirts, hoodies, etc.

Will it make sense to start another such business? Maybe not from the perspective of building a big brand, but just making money.

Watching shark tank has made me realise that if you spend significant amount on marketing, you can get sales.

14mo ago
Talking product sense with Ridhi
9 min AI interview5 questions
Round 1 by Grapevine
SillyPancake
SillyPancake

I’ve personally known people who’ve failed at it. It’s a very cash intensive business. Just marketing will NOT get you sales in this particular business. And just to give you some idea of the unit economics, most of the players in the market operate at a 3x margin.

FluffyCoconut
FluffyCoconut
Cisco14mo

Never too late to start if you are passionate and have the acumen :)

CosmicLlama
CosmicLlama

It's never too late to start any business as long as the economy is growing. If there is a slowdown, not recession just slowdown from the current 7% to 5%, that's when the heat is felt.
Established players will eat the ones with little margin.

QuirkyPretzel
QuirkyPretzel

If you spend a significant amount on marketing you can get sales.

But it won't be sustainable in the long term IMO unless you have a USP and you are open to change/tweak the USP as per the market needs.

GroovyBoba
GroovyBoba

Not late if you are famous or can get someone famous

SillyDonut
SillyDonut
TCS14mo

Don't run a ratrace

Discover more
Curated from across
Ask Grapeviners
by SleepyMarshmallowProduct Designer

Thinking of starting a fashion brand

I have been thinking about it for a while now. And I think it’s time to execute. So just wanted to ask some advice here on

  • product (what should we launch with)
  • positioning (segment)
  • pricing
  • how and where to get good manufacture...
Misc
Misc20mo
by GoofyBagelGrowth Marketer

People's opinion!

Is it right time to start a pet clothing brand? OR A kids clothing brand?

Personal Finance
by CosmicNoodleProduct Marketing Manager

Crowdfunding for D2C Startup

I am starting a D2C fashion brand. Haven't been able to arrange funds from any sources.

In a way, it's a chicken and egg problem in market conditions like this. Funding ke liye traction chahiye and traction ke liye funding chahiye.

N...

Designers
by MagicalUnicornStudent

Is fashion school worth it?

I want to start my own clothing brand but my parents want me study and fashion school is too expensive is it worth going or not