The women-run fashion networking platform, Fashion Index, has expanded its database to allow fashion entrepreneurs to find sustainability-focused materials suppliers to create their athleisure apparel lines.
The company anticipates that this platform update will create collaborative relationships between fashion brands and materials suppliers interested in creating athleisure apparel lines using sustainable materials and practices. Through the platform, entrepreneurs can search for suppliers and production facilities that specialize in athleisure apparel items and filter by sustainability and fair trade.
Interested parties can learn more at https://www.fashionindex.com/
With this update, Fashion Index hopes to simplify the process for emerging or expanding fashion brands to find and connect with materials suppliers that have compatible values and standards. Among the search categories entrepreneurs can choose are athleisure/yoga, bikewear, golfwear, swimwear, loungewear, casual pants, and tee shirts.
According to the company, alongside the rise in demand for athleisure and activewear apparel is an increase in demand for slow fashion and companies that are dedicated to meeting the highest sustainability standards. It added that there is a large overlap in the demographic of people interested in sustainability and athleisure apparel, giving brands that use sustainable production models an upper hand in the market.
Fashion Index features listings for hundreds of suppliers and facilities that are dedicated to ethical and sustainable practices. Through the platform, users can find sustainability-focused factories, digital fabric printers, sublimation printers, dye houses, wash facilities, and more. Fashion Index also offers the option to search by apparel category, years in business, target market, as well as location, so that brands can limit their carbon footprint by minimizing transportation distances by using local suppliers.
About Fashion Index
Created by fashion industry professionals for fashion industry professionals, Fashion Index strives to be a one-stop-shop for emerging, expanding, and established fashion brands to find all the resources they need to thrive. The company’s two founders have strong relationships throughout the global fashion industry and have worked in apparel product development, sourcing, and production for leading brands, including Tommy Hilfiger, JLo by Jennifer Lopez, Gap, Fox Racing, and others.
“Fashion Index is your destination to connect to everything you need to start your business,” said one spokesperson for the company. “We are a women-owned platform for individuals and businesses, from personnel to suppliers to manufacturers and more. We take the guesswork out of what to do, who to work with, and how to scale.”
Interested parties can learn more and create an account with Fashion Index by visiting https://www.fashionindex.com/