Clare Hare expands her line into resort wear – Clare Hare Darien
A passion for fabric led to a line of golf clothes. Loving the Liberty of London fabrics and other fine English textiles, Clare first designed a skort, and other pieces followed. With a manufacturer in the garment district of New York City, Clare sourced fabrics, created patterns and tweaked them to get samples she was happy with this took some time. But once she had the items complete, she focused on the administration. This was where her math skills came into play. The hard part with a clothing line is making it profitable. There are so many financial areas to be conscious of, and production is all about the numbers.
Clare has loved the flexibility of having her own company, with three boys, now ages 17, 19, and 21, she is able to make her own schedule around their needs. But creating something that others like is huge, Seeing someone I didn’t know wearing one of my skirts is so great. They actually bought my creation.
Clare says the style of her clothes is classic, yet stylish, I don’t think of myself as a fashion designer, I just love the fabrics and building a company around them. Now offering her line, on-line, and expanding to resort wear with the imported fabrics, she’s seeing even more flexibility with e-commerce. What makes her successful she feels keeping it simple and using fabulous fabrics.
Contact: [email protected], www.clareharedarien.com
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If you’re going to start a venture in a difficult industry, keep it simple.
