In this interactive presentation, apparel industry veteran Lana Hogue will discuss the new “normal” of domestic and offshore manufacturing.
About this event
Are you plagued by fabric and labor shortages, rising costs, and painfully long lead-times? Has your business grown but your supply chain is struggling to keep up? Anxious about what future will look like for sewn products?
Date: May 19, 2022
Location: Fashion Incubator San Francisco, located inside Bloomingdales, Ground Floor, 845 Market Street
Lana Hogue has guided hundreds of start-up brands and numerous established premium brands to name a few such as Gap, Levi’s, Espirit, and Betabrand
She truly enjoys helping new businesses grow exponentially, and large companies fine tune their processes into a well-oiled machine, while working ethically with their business partners.
By Attending this Event, You Will Learn:
In this interactive presentation, apparel industry veteran Lana Hogue will discuss the new “normal” of domestic and offshore manufacturing. The Covid pandemic has severely constrained our industry but also provided new opportunities – both are still unfolding in real time. Join us to explore more about future challenges, strategies for mitigation, and share your particular supply chain issues.
We will also cover the obscure topic of the California Garment Registration and the new Garment Worker Protection Act going into effect this year.
About the Workshop Leader
Lana Hogue has worked in garment manufacturing for over 40 years with extensive experience in sourcing, production, quality assurance, and operations. She's passionate about ethical manufacturing - both local and offshore where her language skills are needed in Cantonese and Spanish. Lana has been an employee or consultant to hundreds of companies from start-ups to $15 billion in sales. Having worked for 6 years on a compliance project with the Department of Labor, she is well versed in California garment labor law. Lana Hogue’s business courses and consulting are available through www.garmentindustry411.com
Session Schedule:
5 pm - 5:15 pm: Networking
5:15 pm – 6:45 pm: Workshop with Q&As
6:45 pm – 6:55 pm – Additional Q&A session with the Lana
