Rachel Bishop is developing a clothing line called Wild Heart targeted towards women ages 25-35 in southwestern US states making $35,000-$80,000 annually. The line takes inspiration from horses and the Southwest, featuring fabrics like cotton sheeting and twill in colors like turquoise and blush. Proposed items include shirts and jeans with details like embroidery. Cost sheets show per unit costs of $27.93 with 40% profit margin yielding $39 selling price. A postcard will promote the line and National Wild Horse Association mission.
4. Target Market Definiti
Age: 25-35 years old
Gender: Female
Geographic Location:
Southwestern states in the USA
Income: middle to upper class,
making $35,000-$80,000 annual
income
16. Cost Sheet
A M 110 Garment Development
Assignment Cost Sheet
Date 11/17/2011 Completed By Rachel Bishop Style Number #12
Line Category Item Description Color Yield Cost/Unit Cost Total Unit Cost
1 Main Fabric Burlington Cotton Sheeting White 2.25 1.75 3.9375
2 Piece Goods Interfacing Swift Interfacing White 0.34 0.5 0.17
3 Total 4.1075
Item Description Color Yield Cost/Unit Cost
4 C&C T-60 White 22 0.02 0.44
5 C&C T-40 White 100 0.01 1
6 Trim, Findings and C&C 16L-2 eye button White 8 0.025 0.2
7
8
Materials US Embroider
US Embroider
Flag Level
Flag Level
White
White
1
1
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.5
9 Total 2.24
Activity S.A.M. Rate Total Direct Labor
10 Cutting 0.45 $10.00 $4.50
11 Sewing 1.5 $8.00 $12.00
12 Direct Labor Pressing 0.15 $8.00 $1.20
13 Inspection 0.1 $8.00 $0.80
14 Total $18.50
Cost Center Unit Cost/Unit Cost
Overhead
15 Flat Rate 1 $2.00 $2.00
16 Total $2.00
Item Description Yield Cost/Unit Cost
17 Box 1 $1.00 $1.00
18 Plastic Bag 1 $0.02 $0.02
19 Shipping and Hangtag 1 $0.02 $0.02
20
21
Packing Expenses Mailing Label
Tape
1
1
$0.01
$0.03
$0.01
$0.03
22 Total $1.08
23 Total Cost $27.93
24 Profit Analysis Net Profit (40% of Cost) $11.17
25 Selling Price $39.10
$39.00
17. Background for Postcar
National Wild Horse
Association
“Preservation of the Born Free”
The National Wild Horse
Foundation (NWHA) is a non-
profit organization that was
established in 1971 after the
government passed the “Wild Free
Roaming Horses and Burros Act,”
protecting wild horses and burros
from capture, branding,
harassment or death. Its mission
20. Conclusion/Personal Sta
My name is Rachel Bishop. I am a
Junior at Colorado State University
studying apparel merchandising. I
enjoy creating artwork and design
that plays with peoples’
imaginations. I am inspired a lot by
the beauty and purity of nature.
For my clothing line Wild Heart, I
was especially inspired by my love
of horses and as well as by my
favorite places in the Southwest:
Santa Fe, NM; Sedona, AZ; and