Person browsing through a rack of various color and style clothing inside a well-lit store.

GOOD PRODUCT STARTS HERE

Whether you need one tech pack or an experienced design partner in your corner, there’s a way to get your product moving.

Apparel Design

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Tech Packs

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CAD Development

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Collection Design

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Color + Trend

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Fabric Direction

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Sample Comments

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Creative Direction

Apparel Design ✳︎ Tech Packs ✳︎ CAD Development ✳︎ Collection Design ✳︎ Color + Trend ✳︎ Fabric Direction ✳︎ Sample Comments ✳︎ Creative Direction

TECH PACK SPRINT

Design sketches and fabric swatches for a one-piece swimsuit, including color options, detailed drawings, and reference images, along with a laptop, pen, and materials on a workspace table.

Starting at $850 / style

You know what you want to make. I make sure your factory knows how to make it.

Turn an approved design or product concept into a comprehensive development-ready tech pack, complete with detailed construction CADs, materials, colorways, artwork specifications and the technical details your development partner needs to get moving.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

  • Detailed construction CADs

  • Construction callouts

  • BOM

  • Fabric + trim details

  • Colorways + lab dip information

  • Artwork/graphic specs

  • Label placement

  • Basic POM

  • Reference sample adjustments when applicable

  • One revision round

FRACTIONAL DESIGN DEPARTMENT

Design workspace with fabric swatches, fashion sketches, photos of women modeling sportswear, a laptop displaying clothing designs, and a notebook with technical sketches.

POPULAR

Starting at $4,000 / mo*

Your design team—without adding another name to payroll.

Ongoing senior-level apparel design + development support for growing brands that need an experienced partner in their corner, without the commitment of another full-time hire.

From CADs and colorways to tech packs, sample comments and collection development, your monthly retainer reserves dedicated Steph Collective capacity for whatever your brand needs most.

Best For:

Growing brands with consistent monthly design needs, lean internal teams, seasonal overflow, or temporary gaps in their design department.

Support can include:

  • Design + CAD development

  • Colorways

  • Collection development

  • Tech packs + updates

  • Fabric + trim direction

  • Artwork placement

  • Sample review + comments

  • Creative direction

  • Development troubleshooting

Flexible support. Senior experience. No added headcount.

*3 month minnimun

CAPSULE COLLECTION

Flat lay of summer fashion collection design materials including mood boards with photos of coastal scenery and a woman in a white dress, color palette with fabric swatches in red, pink, beige, white, green, and navy, print and graphic direction with floral and striped patterns, clothing line up sketches featuring swimwear and casual wear, fabric details, and trimmings like buttons, a buckle, and cords, surrounded by fabric swatches, flowers, and stationery.

Starting at $6,000

WHAT'S INCLUDED

  • Concept + trend research

  • Competitive/market research

  • Collection mood + creative direction

  • Color palette development

  • Original garment/silhouette design

  • Fabric + trim direction

  • CAD development

  • Colorways

  • Limited graphic/print development where applicable

  • Comprehensive design tech packs for each style

  • Two design revision rounds

  • Final development-ready files

Have the vision but need the collection? This is where we build it

A start-to-finish design package for brands ready to develop a thoughtful, cohesive apparel collection—from concept and creative direction through original garment design and development-ready tech packs.

THE DESIGN REVIEW

A laptop on a desk displaying a video conference with five women. The desk has photos, sketches of clothing, a planner, a cup of coffee, and a container with pens. The setting is bright and cozy, possibly a creative workspace or home office.

$750 / session

When you need an expert second set of eyes.

A focused 75-minute strategy session for founders and apparel teams who need clarity on their collection, product direction or development process—and an experienced perspective on what to do next.

Come with the ideas, samples, questions or problem you're stuck on. Leave with clear recommendations and a plan for moving forward.