Testimonials
"I would like to thank you for your assistance with my developing
the Product Design and Development course at Portland Community
College. It was SO much more than a product development class.
I
followed the guidelines for course sessions. We were able to bring in
guest speakers: attorneys, bankers, web developers and marketing
directors. We had 3 teams that developed companies with lines for their
chosen season.
The results were impressive! At least one student is attempting to take off with her ideas."
Eileen Celentano
"Just
read your book Costing for Profit, loved it. I’m a manufacturer in Cape
Town, South Africa specializing in exotic leather garments e.g.
Ostrich, Crocodile, Springbuck, etc."
Tonie Konig
"It was lovely to meet you in NY this week – thank you for all the useful information! Both Mark and I really got a lot out of your presentations. We’ve already dug into the books and are finding them (especially the forms) very very useful."....
...."If it
wasn’t for the forms and info you give about dealing with retail
orders, I’m not sure if we would have known how to respond to them, so
thank you!".....
Jessika (and Mark)
Dadadress
"I
just received your book Fashion for Profit. I am astonished at the
information contained in the book. Never has there been one print
publication that gives you the meat and potatoes on the fashion
business. Yes, I have a task ahead of me but with this knowledge I now
how to get the job done. Excellent, by far the best tool for a new or
experienced designer who wants to establish their own brand! Ruth"
Ruth L Bobo
"Dear Frances,
Thank you so much for all of your help. It was such a pleasure meeting the author of my favorite book, Fashion For Profit!
By the way, your new book Costing For Profit
is amazing. It covers so much of what I need to learn. I am grateful
for your kindness of giving me a review copy. I really cannot describe
what a wonderful experience it was to meet you. I have had so many
experiences in the fashion arena that were much to be desired in
regards to others egos. You were a breath of fresh air in this
business. Your enthusiasm was very encouraging and meaningful. To have
someone with your knowledge and credentials think I was on the right
track words cannot express my gratitude.
Thank you, "
Mary Beth Larkins
eMBe Group
Santa Barbara
"My business partner and I read your book from cover to cover and it is one of the reasons we have had success with our product.
As our business grew, chapters that meant little when we first began,
then took on whole new meanings and we are still consulting your book."
Carla O'Brien FORTUNE TEE
I have been reading your book and I wanted to say it is a fabulous resource and easy to understand! Thanks, Belinda
"I
was so impressed by your site I had to take the time to tell you... I
know nothing about the industry and I feel I got a great overview and
it has given me food for thought. Congratulations from an outsider
looking in."
Patricia Hurley
"I
cannot tell you how impressed I was with the clarity, thoroughness, and
informative writing. You have covered all the bases,...."
Geoffrey Krasnov
Style Source Inc
Miss.
Harder, Thank you for writing such a magnificent book and your
collaborators as well. I just started to read it and is helping me
already in how to look at the garment industry differently... I just
wanted to thank you, because I always been wanting to set up my own
shop and designs, but been so confuse as to weather or not to do so,
and the lack of information. I'm so glad that your making a big
difference in the garment industry and our lives (as designers,
families and members of the community).
Joe Gordon Hernandez
"I
received the book and I have to say that I am thrilled at all of the
information that you've provided. I am getting ready to go into mass
production and found that the book has already given me such timely
& valuable insight after merely hitting a few key chapters. Now
that I've meet my immediate need, I can actually get into the details
that your so richly offer in your book. You are a God send! Thanks for
your labor! Thanks for sharing your pearls of wisdom and industry
knowledge! Better yet, thanks for making it all affordable!"
Lytia - Michigan
"I just got your book in the mail a few days ago and I'm soaking up every
word! Thank you for writing such a book! Even though I have a business
degree I still need information like this related to the fashion
industry! Thank you again!"
Kirk Wimberley, Practekal
"Loved
this book so much and found it so valuable. As did someone else and now
I can't find it! Anyway, thanks for the great advice and guidance!"
Amy from Atlanta, GA.
"I
received the book yesterday and read it last night. It's so full of
information, that it will take going through it with a fine-tooth comb,
but I'll love every minute of it. I know everyone tells you this, but I
will concur: you've done a wonderful job and a great service to those
of us with big dreams. Thank you."
Elizabeth Burnett. Dallas, TX.
"Fashion for Profit is like the Red Cross Book for the fashion industry!"
Shawna Los Angeles, CA
"Last
evening, I began to read the book and have to tell you it is fantastic!
I'm so impressed with how thoughtfully the subjects are laid out, and
the scope of information it covers. I'm looking forward to reading this
from cover to cover."
Terry Hatherway
".. must say, your book is right on point. I have read so many books that have merely danced around the subject, but nobody seems to want to break it down the way you have. I plan to put in orders for more books in the future. I would like to use your books as a training guide for my team, and they will be required to read and write a report on your material. I am a young designer, I am a Visual Communications Major, but I have always enjoyed fashion. I bought your book to put the finishing touches on my business plan, and it paid off greatly." Michael Trammell, THE INC
"Thank
you very much for the book, It gives me more info than all my books put
together from school. I need the refresher since I graduated long ago.
Your work fascinates me and I hope one day to meet you. Take care and
thank you again."
Laurie Gizer
SKY David Park
David Park credits his growing clothing line to two things — his
fighting spirit and Frances Harder’s helpful advice. “1 really didn’t
know anything about this business, so I started from scratch and doing
everything twice — the wrong way and then the right way.” For Park,
whose company, Sky David Park, produces a contemporary clothing line
for women, the Fashion Business Incorporated in LA has been of great
benefit. His business brought in $4 million in 1999 and he projects
thirty percent more for 2000. That makes a big change from 1997, when
the company was six figures in the red.
Carilyn Vaile, “Fleur de Peche”
“Family business Fleur de Peche is putting its finances in order for
the first time. Elena Bates handles operations while her daughter
Carilyn Vaile, designs the contemporary knits for separates that rang
up $1 million in sales last year. Until now, one key ingredient has
been missing from the business — a budget. “We were operating by the
seat of our pants. We would buy fabric and hope our samples sold,”
Bates said. “Now, we’re more careful about what we’re spending and how
often” She credits Frances Harder for helping them get some of the
business insight that is required in order to become successful apparel
manufacturer. LA Business Journal
Stephanie Turk “WearUnder”
“Another Fashion Business Incorporated member, former Caltrans civil
engineer and UCLA Anderson School graduate, Stephanie Turk, hopes to
launch WearUnder, her intimate apparel line for plus-size women, later
this year. “Frances Harder and the programs she developed for the
Fashion Business Incorporated really helps you break into the
industry,” Turk said. “The Other FBI (Fashion Business Incorporated)
teaches key skills to entrepreneurs” Los Angeles Business Journal
"Thank
you Frances. Looking forward to reading your book (for the second
time). Actually, I got it at the library the first time but liked it so
much I want it to own."
Joe, Cumberland, RI
I am one of your readers of "Fashion For Profit." I received the AIMS Certification in October 2006 - I remember the moment you handed out your book free of charge to the whole training class - that momenet you handed out a ladder to lead us climbing up a profitable career.
I believe in your book, your concepts, and I am currently working with "BIYAYCDA."
Happy Memorial Holiday, I shall remember you, your book and your training forever.
- Sheau
