Friday 24 September 2021

Erex garment production factory

 EREX FACTORY

How It Works With Us

You pick a style(s). You either supply fabrics or we source. We manufacture.


You start selling; online, offline, everywhere you can and before you know it you are turning over huge sums of money like other brands we produce for.

Due to our strict Non disclosure policies, we do not disclose our clients identities.


Frequently Asked Questions

1) Is There A Minimum Order Quantity? Yes! Our  Minimum Order Quantity is 5 units.

2) Does The 5 Units Have To Be One Style? Yes it has to be. But within the 5 units, you can choose to have different sizes and colours/prints of fabrics.

3) I Am Starting Out, Is 5 Units Not A Lot? Not really. Especially if you plan to sell online.

4) Why Can't You Manufacture Say 2 Units Of A Style? We can actually! But our set up cost to manufacture 5 units or less is the same. Pattern has to be made and graded, and sample made and remade and readjusted. Fabrics have to sourced and sorted, cutting taken place and training to line supervisor must happen, line supervisor then in turn train sewing machinists on what style is about. We run a modular production system, a garment could be handled by up to 10 persons before it is finished, therefore for every style, everyone has got some training to do. All these happening while we are generating our own power. Whichever quantities we choose to manufacture, these costs have to be recovered. The optimal and feasible quantity we have come to know is therefore 5 units, to enable our cost recovery whilst delivering incredible value for the customer. 5 units is the quantity at which we can guarantee you success if you put in a very little efforts.

5) Does It Mean There Can't Be Small Scale Fashion Vendors? The hard truth is that this business is not "viable" in long term at very low quantity, except of course you are a specialist celebrity bespoke brand. If we agree to manufacture so little units for you, neither your business nor ours will survive and thrive - our business survives when yours does! At low quantities, your unit costs are much more higher meaning you sell at a very thin margin or you sell at premium price and over-price yourself in the market, and if you are a new entrant in the market, you may find things very challenging. Make no mistakes, this is a trade with very little or no barrier to entry and competition is brutally stiff. To survive, you must be able to bring something completely different to the market. This is what we help you do, by bringing together that elusive but key mix of style, price and quality.

6) So No Matter How Many Styles I Order, I Have To Order 5 Units Of Each Style? Yes. Doing otherwise will not be in your interest.

7) How Do I Start - I Would Like To See Your Price List? We have no fixed price list. Every item is priced differently based on their manufacturing complexity & fabrics consumption. For example, a basic Kimono Blouse may only cost N1500 (USD 3.0) to make excluding fabrics where as same Blouse with a bit of detail may be say N1,700(USD 3.50), all exclusive of fabrics.

8) Do You Work With Product Pictures? Most of our clients work with internet images. It is a good idea to work with internet images as it helps you to know exactly how your item would fit & look like. You can still be creative by combining features of 2 or 3 images into one item & it becomes unique or you begin with an internet image & put your own twist to it and personalise it & make it unique. You can also create your own designs with clear illustrations of the front, back and side details to enable us interpret it better.

9) Sampling; Can I Order A Sample Of A Style? Yes you can order a sample of anything in any size you want. We will make the sample and send it out to you. There is however a fee for research and development which starts from N5,500 (USD 11.00) for new customers joining us. This fees covers all the cost of the sample excluding the fabrics. But if you would like us to make the sample on our own fabrics, then you would have to make payment separately for the fabrics. We will hold this N5,500 (USD 10.00) on account for you. If you end up ordering at least 10 units of the style, we will incorporate the balance of the unit design cost into your other production units. We are sorry to be asking for this N5,500 (USD 10.00) for a sample. This is to protect ourselves and prevent the abuse of the sampling process.

10) What About Working Illustrations? For sure we can work with your illustrations to bring them to life. But with sketches, you really don't know what your final items is going to looking like, for example, 2 different fabric choice can make 1 illustration into 2 different finished products. Therefore with illustrations, we strongly recommend starting out with samples

11) Are Your Quotes With Or Without Fabrics? Upon receiving your images, we will provide quotes for both with & without fabrics. For quotes with fabrics, we will state the family of fabrics we are proposing. A number of our customers prefer to supply their own fabrics to put their stamp on their products.

12) What Other Helps Do Your Offer? Free initial advice/guidance on fashion industry & also training & tips on how to sell.

13)  Are My Designs Safe With You? Sure of course. If we manufacture your unique styles, you can be rest assured that we will not agree to repeat same styles for another customer.

14) Do I Have To Come To Enugu Where You Are? No! Not at all. Many of our clients over the years have not visited us for once. But if you want to visit, why not. We have a state of the art facilities to show off & we will be glad to show them off. We also serve free world wide varieties of tea & coffee. You will be most welcomed & we would be glad to have you any day. But please note that all factory visits are pre-booked & planned as we do not allow walk in visits, again due to commercial confidentiality amongst other things. Factory visits are strictly for paying customers.

15) So How Do I Send Things Like Fabrics To You And Receive Finished Goods From You? We work with several delivery & dispatch company & we are able to reach every corner of Nigeria & West Africa. We review the best options available for each customer and advise them.

16) Do You Do Branding? We will help get your products fully branded in your own brand name so you can start to build your brand from day one.

17) How Long Does Production Take? Usually 3 weeks from start of sewing for. Subject to factory schedule.

18) Can I Talk To Someone On Phone/Whatsapp? Yes. But if anything's not clear, get back to us via whatsapp DM. This is for unity & trail of all our communication, unlike phone calls & more so that any member of our team can have conversation with you without having you repeating/explaining everything all over. They would simply browse your conversation history & be updated with your details. But if you really want a phone number to speak to someone, you can put a call to our Key Account Manager Ebere on 07032113474. Due to the volume of enquiries we get, Ebere may require you to send all your enquiries & questions via WhatsApp.

19) Is There A Contract Requirement? Not really. Everything we discuss & agree with you in our WhatsApp DM forms the basis of your contract with us

Thanks

Team EREX


Wednesday 15 September 2021

How to start a successful ready to wear brand part 2

 HOW TO START A SUCCESSFUL READY TO WEAR BRAND PART 2


So, in the part 1 of this post, I told you about 2 ladies Suzy and Jenny who both started ready to wear brands and acted differently. 


Read the part 1 here https://www.facebook.com/groups/191131231446029/permalink/994677824424695/


Back to my gist, Suzy met a clothing factory to manufacture one sample each of her designs and got her beautiful friends/models to wear them and take clean and clear pictures of them. 


Suzy opened a Facebook page dedicated specially to her business and ran traffic to it using paid ads targeting the kind of people she wanted to buy her dresses. 


Finally, Suzy started getting messages from the ads.


To her surprise, her target market liked her designs but most wanted something slightly different from the ones she sampled. They were quick to tell her exactly what they wanted and she took note that most of them wanted almost the same kind of designs. 


Ah! She was glad she only produced 1 each. 


She also noticed that most of her ideal clients wanted a particular size. She was shocked;  She had assumed most of them would be sizes 8 and 10 but she discovered they were mostly asking for sizes 16 and some bigger sizes. 


She was getting more information than she would have gotten by merely guessing or making assumptions. 


With a few little modifications to designs, she produced the most requested sizes in a larger quantity, repeated the photoshoot and ran paid ads to them again, targeting the right audience using the insights from the ad she ran. 


Suzy begins to rake in sales and cash in big. Meanwhile, Jenny watches from the side and concludes that Suzy is just a lucky little girl who had so many friends that like to spend money on clothes. 


How would you rather run your ready to wear brand? Like Suzy or Like Jenny?


Feel free to share so that others can learn 


My dress from EREX

Eberechi Igwe

HOW TO START A SUCCESSFUL READY TO WEAR BRAND

 HOW TO START A SUCCESSFUL READY TO WEAR BRAND


I recently got contacted by some persons who intend to start their ready to wear brand and had no clue on how to go about it. 


I will share the response I gave to them here so you can learn and apply to your business.


Someone wants to start a ready to wear brand. Let's call her Jenny (not her real name)


Jenny has absolutely no idea about sewing. 


She simply knows how to spot beautiful outfits and rock the living daylight out of them. 


A friend asked her to go to Aba and buy fabrics at cheaper rates and off she went. 


She found some beautiful styles and asked her tailor to make them in bulk. Oh, she knows her fans, family and friends. She knew they would buy. 


Finally, she collected the dresses and managed to sell a few pieces. The other pieces remained with her as souvenirs of her failed attempt at building a ready to wear brand. She never sold any. 


Sitting back, she kept wandering what she did wrong. 


Most of the people that bought from her still owe her. Some of her friends even claimed they were just trying to help her build a budding brand and yet, they didn't pay. 


Some people in her office who honestly wanted to buy to "support" her new business said she didn't have their sizes. 


Las las, Jenny was frustrated. She had put in all she had into this business and now she was left with nothing. 


Meanwhile, on the other end is Suzy.


Suzy is an undergraduate who loves fashion. 


She wants to build a ready to wear brand so she seeks council from an experienced brand. 


First, she decided who her target market was. 


Secondly, she contacted a fashion illustrator to make clear sketches of the front and the back of the outfits that the kind of people she wants to produce for would like. 


Oh, Suzy doesn't know how to sketch to save a soul. 


She contacted a clothing factory that makes outfits for ready to wear brands and had them produce a sample of each of the designs. 


She got some of her friends to model the outfits in a nice photo studio, posted them on her business page and ran Facebook ads to them. 


Between Jenny and Susy, who do you think would do better?


To be continued. 




Dress designed and made by EREX

Eberechi Igwe

Wednesday 5 May 2021

HOW TO GET THE BEST OUT OF YOUR LOW SKILLED STAFF

Are you sick and tired of hiring poorly trained personnel and watching them ruin the reputation you have labored so much to build for so long?

Hang on....this post is for you.

You have worked so hard to build your small business and now the orders are overwhelming.

After searching for so long, you finally find a humble and kind person to work with.

Well, maybe not so humble and kind....maybe its someone you can afford to pay.

Few days into the job and you find out that the new staff who was supposed to reduce your workload is now terribly making things worse for you.

All supposedly completed tasks have to be redone by you.

The persons work is a total disaster.

You are yelling like a maniac round the clock.

24 hours isn't enough to get anything done anymore.

You are just frustrated with your business

Here are a few things you can start doing immediately to make things better and exponentially improve the productivity of the person(s)

1) HAVE A MINDSET SHIFT

A) Assume that they know absolutely nothing; hence, expect absolutely nothing from them.

B) Be absolutely patient with them. Calm down even when they don't get it right the first, second and even third times.

C) Tell yourself they need more time and be kind enough to give them more time for the sake of your business.

2) SHOW THEM AND TELL THEM HOW TO DO IT
Instead of merely telling them how to do something, show them how to do it. Also tell them how to do it. If possible, create a training manual for them. If you cannot, ask them to make videos of you doing it. That way, their brain can correlate the training you are giving with what you are teaching.

3) AFTER SHOWING THEM HOW TO DO IT, ASK THEM TO DO IT WHILE YOU WATCH THEM.

Watch them closely and make corrections while they do it.
NEVER EVER EVER GET ANGRY WHEN they don't get it right and collect it to do it by yourself. You will end up burnt out and extremely exhausted and frustrated doing it all by yourself.

Be patient with them. It will take some time. Give it time.

4) DON'T pack so many things for them to do or learn at the same time.

Teach them one technique after the other
If not, they will get overwhelmed with too much information at the same time.

Take it 1 after the other.

5)After they have practiced the new skill you have given them about 20 different times excellently,  move unto the next technique and repeat the process.

6) Always come back to monitor after sometime.

Don't get upset if they have altered your process. Simply get them on course and continue.

I hope this post has been helpful.

You can add more ideas on how to get the best out of your low skilled staff in the comments section.

Eberechi Igwe
Creative Director Maison D'erex

I teach people how to make badass female clothing and build a successful business out of it.

Friday 18 December 2020

HOW TO RUN A SUCCESSFUL FASHION BUSINESS IN NIGERIA

 HOW TO RUN A SUCCESSFUL FASHION BUSINESS IN NIGERIA; PRICING (PART 3)


I woke up with a nagging headache. 

It was 4.30am. It was a miracle that I had slept at all following the events of the previous day.


I had barely 24 hours to complete my rent or be thrown out of my shop; my landlady had said so. 


I was frustrated and angry. I was frustrated because I had spent my entire resources and youth on a fruitless venture-fashion. 


I was angry because I couldn't simply quit even if I wanted to. Fashion was the love of my life and I had no idea what to fall back on if I quit. 


This might not be your experience but this was mine and in one way or the other, I know we all find ourselves in frustrating situations around money in this business. 


It shouldn't be so. 


On pricing,

1)You shouldn't guess prices for your fashion items. 

You should calculate based on what you will spend on buying materials and other costs. 


E.g. 


A)Imagine you don't have a sewing machine and you have to take your clothes to a sewing hub to make. 


For each day, you would have to pay at least N1000 per machine. This cost usually covers electricity. Some hubs charge as much as 1500.


Put down the amount as cost of machine rent  and electricity to work on the outfit. If it would take more than 1 day, multiply that amount by the number of days.


B) If you wanted to hire labor and pay per outfit, how much would you pay? Put that down as cost of labor...even if you are doing the work all by yourself. 


C) Calculate all the materials you will buy to make the outfit. Include transportation cost if any.


D) Choose any amount of your choice as profit. 


E)Add up A to D and you have yourself a reasonable price for your services. 


2) Your prices should be low enough to attract customers and high enough to make profit.


If you are just starting out your fashion business and you want to get customers, this formula would help you get and retain good customers. 


Remember, your aim is to make profit and not merely fill your shop with customers fabrics.


If you already have an existing fashion business and you want to scale up, you can work your way around the formula and numbers to suit you. 


You can increase your profit margin or increase the cost of your machine rent daily. You can alter other areas. 


 Someone that pays 1million on rent yearly will definitely charge higher machine rent than someone that pays 150,000....or less than 1m. 


I hope this post helps. Let me know some of

 your challenges and what next you want me to post on. 


If you missed part 1 of this post here....https://www.facebook.com/groups/191131231446029/permalink/828665821025897/


Part 2.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/191131231446029/permalink/830626954163117/


Photos; Bomber jackets from our just concluded Intermediate project defence


Eberechi Igwe

Creative Director Maison d'Erex and fashion business strategist. 









Sunday 20 September 2020

Fashion schools in Enugu

 EREX ACADEMY OF FASHION is located opposite queens school ogui new layout Enugu. 

At EREX, fashion prodigies are molded. 

Students are converted from total novices to professionals. 


Saturday 8 August 2020

How to make a 6 piece peplum blouse

https://youtu.be/bT8zVk_Rcno

Hello sewists, on today's video we'll be learning how to make a 6 piece peplum blouse.

Watch the full video here.

https://youtu.be/bT8zVk_Rcno

Sunday 2 August 2020

HOW TO MAKE A FULL CIRCLE SKIRT without patterns ...with neat finishings. DIY

Hello sew family, on today's video, we'll be learning how to make a full circle skirt without patterns with neat finishings. 

Here's the video. 

Don't forget to subscribe to my channel for more tutorials on sewing

Friday 24 July 2020

Ball baby dress with illusion neckline... Ankara and net

Consisistency.

Work in progress by Maison D'erex student Ezinne Mercy Oliwe

I heard of a story....the fast moving dog and the slow crawlimg tortoise.

The two creatures were to run a race.

The dog must have laughed a very loud laugh. The tortoise was definitely no match for him.

The race started and the both animals took off.

As expected, the dig was way ahead of the tortoise.

Bored from not having a competent competitor, the dog would stop every now and then to eat human excreta.

He would play and after sometime continue the race each time finding the tortoise far behind him.

The tortoise kept crawling ever slowly but never stopping. He was steady.

After a while, the dog ran towards the finish line and to his greatest surprise, the tortoise was already there; clenching the highly coveted price.

Consistency always pays. Keep doing the right stuff no matter how little the progress rate.

Saturday 18 July 2020

Asymmetric Monostrap Neckline Gown

Our own Sunday wear...Winks

So, this beautiful corp member walks in and says she wants to enroll for a 1 year course at EREX.

Alawi is still 19,800 but she wants to enroll.

Somehow, she decides to go for a 6 month course and the savings begin.

Las las, she enrolls and starts.

Within 2 months plus of active training at EREX, see who has become a professional dress maker!!!

Speak of a lifetime investment in oneself.

She just qualified for our intermediate class. I can't wait to show you all the badass outfits she'll spin out. Watch this space.

Want to enroll?  Check us out at 60 Onyiuke street, opposite Queens school, ogui new layout Enugu. Contact 07032113474 for details.

#EREXACADEMYOFFASHION

African wax wrap tops


It's still raining wrap tops at EREX.

She didn't know how to pedal a sewing machine...we taught her.

She didn't know how to cut nothing...we taught her from the very scratch. It's been a little over 3 months of active training and she's still learning.

She wanted the training and she trusted us to deliver quality training because that is exactly what we do at EREX ACADEMY OF FASHION.

Let's help make your fashion dreams come through. Enroll with us at EREX ACADEMY OF FASHION. Contact us on 07032113474 or visit us opposite Queens school ogui new layout Enugu.

WRAP TOPS WITH AFRICAN WAX ( ANKARA )



How to make a bomber jacket.

https://youtu.be/IaCxXTiA7yk

When you set out to learn sewing, stay focused. 

Don't go chasing everything that a sewing machine can sew. 

Today you make duvets, tomorrow you make curtains. Next tomorrow you make shoes...and on goes the list. 

STAY FOCUSED. 

Dress making is so vast that you can specialize in so many areas without doing a little of everything thereby ending up not mastering any of the areas. 

Many intending fashion designers want to enroll in places where they will learn both male and female clothing. 

Yes, there is no wrong in that but learn one first and master it. Don't spread your energy and focus too thin; it will yield no good fruits. 

You can learn and master female clothing first and then decide to enroll under a male clothing master to master the art of male clothing. 

By the end of the day, you can choose which of the fields work best for you and specialize.

 Not only do you confuse yourself when you jump into everything, you also confuse your customers and many well paying clients will see you as one without specialization and refuse to do business with you.

One of our students is working on this lovely bomber jacket. Learn to make it here. 

https://youtu.be/IaCxXTiA7yk


HOW TO MAKE A BOMBER JACKET PATTERN WITH WELT POCKET

How to make a bomber jacket.

https://youtu.be/IaCxXTiA7yk

When you set out to learn sewing, stay focused.

Don't go chasing everything that a sewing machine can sew.

Today you make duvets, tomorrow you make curtains. Next tomorrow you make shoes...and on goes the list.

STAY FOCUSED.

Dress making is so vast that you can specialize in so many areas without doing a little of everything thereby ending up not mastering any of the areas.


Many intending fashion designers want to enroll in places where they will learn both male and female clothing.

Yes, there is no wrong in that but learn one first and master it. Don't spread your energy and focus too thin; it will yield no good fruits.

You can learn and master female clothing first and then decide to enroll under a male clothing master to master the art of male clothing.

By the end of the day, you can choose which of the fields work best for you and specialize.

 Not only do you confuse yourself when you jump into everything, you also confuse your customers and many well paying clients will see you as one without specialization and refuse to do business with you.

One of our students is working on this lovely bomber jacket. Learn to make it here.

https://youtu.be/IaCxXTiA7yk


ANKARA BOMBER JACKET WITH WELT POCKET

I once had a student...a beautiful young woman.

She was someone's wife and a mother to a handsome young man.

She would show up early enough for our morning classes with her son strapped to her back.

This she did on a daily basis not minding the distance.

She would put the little boy down after sometime and let him play by himself.

After a while, the boy would play with things he wasn't supposed to play with and she would have to pick him up.

He would cry and make a fuss but she would pacify him and strap him to her back...again.

She would work on patterns and our sewing tutorials. She would use her phone to make videos when the baby won't let her concentrate fully and she would practice whenever she had the chance.

Despite the challenges of motherhood, she turned out one of our best students from that set.

What's your excuse?

I'm a wife...I'm a mother....my baby won't let me". Old line. You can if you make effort and make a conscious decision to do it, you have no idea how far you would go.

This lovely bomber jacket was made by our student who recently passed out from NYSC.

Lets help make your fashion dreams a reality. Enroll with us at EREX ACADEMY OF FASHION Opposite queens school ogui new layout Enugu.


Congratulations on your NYSC POP....passing out parade

It's been 1 year...Yes 1 year.

It's been 1 year of CDS meetings, meeting people from different places, getting empowered and so much more.

Congratulations to  EREX ACADEMY OF FASHION Beautiful student Clara on her POP.

The bomber jacket is one of her many awesome designs. Watch out for more sizzling designs from her on this page.

Soar beyond limits.
Say a word of prayer for her




How to sew a bomber jacket with welt pocket

Hello sew FAM, on today's post I would be sharing how to sew a bomber jacket.

Watch the video here

I'll be dropping more amazing videos subsequently on our YouTube channel. Don't forget to like, share and subscribe.

https://youtu.be/RvD3enB7zCs

Tuesday 11 February 2020

Typical day at EREX ACADEMY OF FASHION opposite Queen's school Ogui new layout Enugu.

Contact us on 07032113474 for inquiries.

Thursday 6 February 2020

What to look out for when looking for a good fashion school




THE ANATOMY OF A WELL MOULDED BLOUSE BY EREX FASHION STUDENT.

Someone recently visited EREX ACADEMY OF FASHION for a "brush up" course after training somewhere else for 2 years without results.

Incidentally, the student could not make most of what we had on our 3 months beginners course and that meant she wasn't qualified for a higher course. Remember, she had trained elsewhere for 2 years!!! Long enough to get a diploma.

The aunty wanted a discount... A major one. Her reason for wanting a huge discount was that she had paid somewhere else. Ah!!!

To all reading this, you don't work on the mountain and reap in the valley.

You don't pay elsewhere and expect to be taught somewhere else.

Before you enroll in any fashion school, do your research properly. Ask questions.

What are their products?

Who are their students?

What is their course outline? Go to the school and ask to be shown. It is your right to be shown what you are paying for.

If they don't have a well stipulated course outline showing you what you are to learn within that duration, DO NOT ENROLL. I mean, DO NOT COMMIT YOUR MONEY.

Meanwhile, our student is still working on this classy piece. The finished work will be posted soon.

Stay hooked to this page to see the final photos.
#EREXACADEMYOFFASHION

Saturday 1 February 2020

How to make an illusion neckline dress....the baby dress model

How to cut and make an illusion neckline dress...using a baby dress.

Watch the full video here.
https://youtu.be/ASAMoi5s8DM





Friday 20 September 2019

Making clothes for a slim or fat lady

SLIM FAT GIRL

Today, one of our lekpa sized students made a well fitted dress for a plus size client. Incidentally, her client wouldn't pose for a picture, so the mannequin did the posing instead.

This lady wouldn't be smiling this way if she has experienced what I did in 2014....why would she?

In 2014, I got serious about building a fashion business. I got a sewing space, hired some staff and told everyone I knew that I was in the business of fashion.

I got sooo good at making dresses that everyone wanted me to make theirs.

Erex designs graced pageant stages and everyone applauded. Why wouldn't they? Everyone I made clothes for were slim....just like me and I knew just how to make clothes for slim people.

One day, a lady I had made a ready to wear skirt for told her friend just how good a tailor I was and the lady brought her "child dedication" blouse to be sown within 48hours.

I followed our standard protocols and insisted she pay 2x the normal amount. She enthusiastically obliged to make the payment but guess what? I goofed big time!!!

While the dress finishings were neatly done, the Underbust area just could not lap. (Nobody cares about your perfect finishings if the dress does not fit)

She kept complaining about how she hated her look till she walked into the church hall with her son in her arms.
A few days later, she came back to my office and raised hell. The woman seized my signed project cover and insisted she would be fully refunded.

You see, in a bid to fix the dress, a staff of mine at the time ruined the dress and I was too busy to check. I trusted her…a little too much.

After the drama, I “ran away” because the fat clients were frustrating me. I hated them as much as I loved the slim “model” clients. Problem was, the model clients were students and most didn’t have the money to pay for my services. I had to find a way to bring satisfaction to my “fat clients” whom I now fondly refer to as bold or plus size beauties.

If you are still scared of making clothes for anyone apart from yourself or people within your size range, its a sign that you need to gain more advanced skills on dress making.

Let's help you at EREX become the best designer and dressmaker you could be. Visit us opposite queens school ogui new layout for registration. 07032113474

Making clothes for a SLIM OR FAT PERSON

SLIM FAT GIRL

Today, one of our lekpa sized students made a well fitted dress for a plus size client. Incidentally, her client wouldn't pose for a picture, so the mannequin did the posing instead.

This lady wouldn't be smiling this way if she has experienced what I did in 2014....why would she?

In 2014, I got serious about building a fashion business. I got a sewing space, hired some staff and told everyone I knew that I was in the business of fashion.

I got sooo good at making dresses that everyone wanted me to make theirs.

Erex designs graced pageant stages and everyone applauded. Why wouldn't they? Everyone I made clothes for were slim....just like me and I knew just how to make clothes for slim people.

One day, a lady I had made a ready to wear skirt for told her friend just how good a tailor I was and the lady brought her "child dedication" blouse to be sown within 48hours.

I followed our standard protocols and insisted she pay 2x the normal amount. She enthusiastically obliged to make the payment but guess what? I goofed big time!!!

While the dress finishings were neatly done, the Underbust area just could not lap. (Nobody cares about your perfect finishings if the dress does not fit)

She kept complaining about how she hated her look till she walked into the church hall with her son in her arms.
A few days later, she came back to my office and raised hell. The woman seized my signed project cover and insisted she would be fully refunded.

You see, in a bid to fix the dress, a staff of mine at the time ruined the dress and I was too busy to check. I trusted her…a little too much.

After the drama, I “ran away” because the fat clients were frustrating me. I hated them as much as I loved the slim “model” clients. Problem was, the model clients were students and most didn’t have the money to pay for my services. I had to find a way to bring satisfaction to my “fat clients” whom I now fondly refer to as bold or plus size beauties.

If you are still scared of making clothes for anyone apart from yourself or people within your size range, its a sign that you need to gain more advanced skills on dress making.

Let's help you at EREX become the best designer and dressmaker you could be. Visit us opposite queens school ogui new layout for registration. 07032113474

Thursday 22 February 2018

Thursday 15 February 2018

EREX ONLINE DRESS MAKING COURSE

THE ONLINE FASHION COURSE DRESS MAKING BASICS is a course on dress making suitable for beginners and intermediates.
This course is broadly divided into 3 aspects…
  • Pattern Drafting
  • Pattern cutting
  • Clothing construction.
PATTERN DRAFTING
This aspect covers everything about creating patterns either directly on the pattern paper or on the fabric.
PATTERN CUTTING
Involves all the processes from cutting out the pattern on paper to transferring the paper pattern to fabric and cutting out the fabric.
CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION
Involves all the processes from preparing the fabric  for dress making…facings and other aspects of coupling the cut fabric into a complete outfit.
NATURE OF COURSE PRESENTATION
The course will be presented in a vast number of ways- Video tutorials, write ups, pictorial tutorials and pdf files.
MODE OF ACCESS
All registered members would be added to a membership site with their own unique login details which cannot be used or shared with non registered members. Emails are needed to gain access to this course.
DURATION – 3 MONTHS
MEMBERS HAVE LIFETIME ACCESS TO THE COURSE ON THE MEMBERSHIP SITE
AMOUNT  – N15,000
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OFFICIAL LAUNCH DATE MARCH 4, 2018
COURSE CONTENT
FASH 101
Ø  MEASUREMENTS
Ø  INTRODUCTION TO SEWING MACHINES
Ø  MACHINE REPAIRS AND SERVICING
FMT 101
Ø  RULES OF FASHMATHICS
FASH 102
Ø  INTRODUCTION TO PATTERN MAKING
Ø  SKIRT MAKING….THE PENCIL SKIRT
FASH 191
SEWING LAB PRACTICALS
FASH 106
Ø  EREX METHODS 1&2 OF SIMPLE FASHION SKETCHES
FASH 102
Ø  SKIRT MAKING CONTINUED
·         PENCIL SKIRTS
·         PIECES SKIRTS
CCT 125
Ø  TYPES OF MACHINE STITCHES
Ø  FIXING THE ZIPPER
Ø  STEAMING
Ø  MAKING BIAS FOR CLOTH FINISHINGS
Ø  SEALING FINISHED CLOTHING USING BIAS
FASH 191
Ø  SEWING LAB PRACTICALS

3FASHION ILLUSTRATION CONTINUED
Ø  EXPRESSING PLEATS/FLAY IN THE FASHION FIGURE
FASH 102
Ø  CUTTING A FLAY
Ø  PIECES SKIRT
Ø  BANDED PLEATED SKIRT
CCT125
Ø  INSERTING ELASTIC
Ø  PLEATS & GATHERS MAKING TECHNIQUE
FASH 191
Ø  SEWING LAB PRACTICALS
4FASH 106
Ø  SKETCHING SIMPLE BABY DRESSES
Ø  EXPRESSING GATHERS ON SKETCHES
FASH 102
Ø  CUTTING BABY DRESSES
CCT 125
Ø  DARTING
Ø  STEAMING
Ø  TOP STITCHING
Ø  NOTCHING
FASH 191
Ø  SEWING LAB PRACTICALS
5FASH 191
PROJECT 1
CREATIVELY DESIGN AND MAKE A BABY DRESS WITH A TOUCH OF AFRICAN AND WESTERN FASHION
6FASH 106
Ø  SHADING THE FASHION FIGURE
Ø  EXPRESSING CURVES/DESIGNS ON THE FASHION FIGURE
FASH 102
Ø  INTRODUCTION TO BLOUSE MAKING
Ø  DIFFERENT POSITIONS OF DARTS IN A BLOUSE
Ø  SIMPLE DARTED BLOUSE
ASSIGNMENT- DESIGN & MAKE A SIMPLE DARTED PEPLUM BLOUSE OF YOUR CHOICE USING YOUR MEASUREMENTS AND MATERIALS.
7FASH 106
Ø  SKETCHING DARTED TOPS WITH DESIGNS AND ALTERATIONS
FASH 102
Ø  BLOUSES WITH SHOULDER DARTS
Ø  BLOUSES WITH ARMHOLE DART
CCT 125
Ø  BUST MOLDING TECHNIQUE USING BUST MOLD
FASH 191
Ø  SEWING LAB PRACTICALS
8FASH 106
Ø  FASHION ILLUSTRATION CONTD.
FASH 102
Ø  INTRODUCTION TO SIMPLE SLEEVES
Ø  SIMPLE GOWN MAKING
CCT 125
Ø  FIXING BOTTONS
Ø  BOTTON HOLE MAKING
FASH 191
Ø  SEWING LAB PRACTICALS

9FASH 106
  • PAINTING CLOTHES/ DESIGNS
FASH 102
GENERAL REVIEW OF TYPES OF PATTERNS
Ø  INTRODUCTION TO FASHION SHOWS
10FASH 191- PROJECT 2
ITS 2020 AND YOU ARE CALLED UP TO RECEIVE AN AWARD FOR BEST FASHION DESIGNER. DESIGN AND MAKE YOUR DRESS FOR THE EVENT
11 
FASH 191- PROJECT 3
Ø  CREATE A COLLECTION FOR THE SEASON YOU ARE IN FOR A FASHION SHOW TO BE DISPLAYED ON YOUR GRADUATION DAY. YOUR COLLECTION MUST HAVE A NAME AND SHOULD NOT BE LESS THAN 5 OUTFITS
12REVIEW OF PROJECTS AND GRADUATIONS.


  • PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COURSE IS NOT A CERTIFICATE COURSE
  • EREX ACADEMY OF FASHION CURRENTLY ISSUES CERTIFICATES FOR OFFLINE COURSES ONLY
  • ALL REGISTERED MEMBERS OF THE ONLINE COURSE ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE THEIR TASKS AND PROJECTS IN RECORD TIME AND TO REPORT TO THE FASHION INSTRUCTOR  FOR MONITORING AND CORRECTIONS.

Thursday 18 January 2018

HOW TO MAKE A BANDED PLEATED SKIRT

Let's take a break and do some free hand cutting shall we? You can download the free PDF on how to make a banded pleated skirt here.