A season that peaks in December has to be planned backwards from the launch. We put a prototype in your hands in around seven days, fit production to your calendar rather than ours, and ship from Porto by air or sea with the paperwork done before the goods move.
The distance is a scheduling problem, not a quality one. Here is how the calendar, the freight and the minimums work when the collection is made in Europe.
Your spring falls in the European autumn. We plan your production around that gap, so samples land in plenty of time and bulk arrives ahead of your season rather than behind it.
Weights and volumes come with the quote, so air and sea can be compared before you commit, and we ship to the port your forwarder nominates.
With fabric sourced, a first sample is around seven days. On one sample the air freight is small, and it lets you judge the sewing and the finish before any bulk run.
Portugal sits eight to ten hours behind Australia, so we answer while you sleep: ask at the end of your day and the reply is waiting when you open the next.
Freight, season timing, order size and visiting, answered as we would answer them on a call.
By air or by sea, from Porto to the port your forwarder nominates. Small, time-sensitive deliveries go by air; a full season ordered in advance goes by sea, where the cost per piece is far lower.
It makes the calendar different, not the work. We plan production around the Australian season so goods arrive ahead of it, and the same calendar serves you if you also sell into the northern hemisphere.
A single style at 100 pieces per colour, or one prototype on its own, around seven days. At that size the air freight is modest, and you avoid committing to a season you have not tested.
Yes, and it is worth combining with a buying trip to Europe. Fragoso is a short drive from Porto, and a morning on the floor settles more than a presentation.
Share a few details about your collection and quantities, and our team will come back to you with the next steps.