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Submission of Trims

Before apparel production begins, it is critical that the buyer approves all components that will comprise the finished product. Some buyers will require review of all trims and others will require the approval of major trim components only. For example, some buyers will want to see examples of the actual sewing thread. However, others may not require viewing the thread. It is important to understand what the buying company wishes to review prior to production. Experienced fashion merchants will require that you submit trim submissions on an appropriate form. This allows both the supplier and the purchaser to

maintain well organized records Trims are those items that are fixed with a garment and form part and parcel of that garment. Thus buttons, zipper, laces are this category of items. Some authors define trims as materials that can decorate and ornament a garment. Examples include lace, embroidery, appliqué, screen printing, heat transfers, sequins, etc. On the other hand, accessories are items that are not part and parcel of the garment but are required for finishing or marketing of garments. Back board, neck board, hang tag, price ticket, poly bags, cartons are examples of accessories. Accessories are thrown away by the end user after a garment is bought and taken home.

Here are a few examples of items that may need to be submitted for review.

• Lab dips, strike offs (screen printed swatches), reeling of yarn in all colors.
• Production fabric, knitwear etc. Most often required in a large enough size to containing full pattern repeat.
• Care labels & main labels
• Clothing Components: Buttons, lace, zippers, interlinings, shoulder pads, elastics, hangers, hangtags, price tickets, etc.
• Packaging: ASN labels, chip board, jet clips, tissue paper, polybags, etc.

In addition to trimming, you will most likely be required to submit Fit Samples, pre-production garment samples, testing samples, TOP Samples (Top of Production Samples), etc. You may also be required to submit documents during this phase such as flammability documents etc.