The Australian fashion industry is smaller than many other countries' due to economic pressures and international competition. The document describes S+R Fashions, a middleman company between labels and factories. S+R works with Sportsgirl to design and produce garments through a four step process: design and samples, buying/ordering, production, and quality checks before delivery. Throughout, S+R closely plans production to ensure on-time delivery of high quality garments.

1. The Australian Fashion Industry. an introduction to

4. Sportsgirl & S+R Fashions Sportsgirl is one of S+R’s major customers. They collaborate with the buyers and design team at Sportsgirl to define the seasonal trends and colour palette. From there, Sportsgirl will specify the particular designs they want produced and the S+R design team, patternmakers and production planners begin the development process behind each style. After an interview with the Production Coordinator for the Sportsgirl section of S+R Fashions we were able to gain some insight into the production planning process. We have condensed this information into an easy to understand step-by-step of the production process to help YOU comprehend the way in which the Australian Fashion Industry works. Sportsgirl logo.

10. Visual explanation of the production process of a garment made for Sportsgirl by S+R Fashions through the form of a Gantt Chart.

11. Visual explanation of the production process of a garment made for Sportsgirl by S+R Fashions through the form of a Flow Chart.