Im A New Fashion Designer. How Do I Charge People For My Services?

January 6th, 2010
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I just received my first job making kids costumes. It’s more seamstress work than actual designing. How do I charge, per piece or per hour? How do I know whats reasonable?

5 Responses to “Im A New Fashion Designer. How Do I Charge People For My Services?”

  1. Blondie says:

    Add in $5.00 for fabric, add in another $6.00 for labor,
    add in $2.00 for the designs,and as munch as you want for tax.

  2. seanee t says:

    the people that you work for give you money well i’ve always wanted to charge them so lets be takers and tell how we can charge you can start a shop of designed clothing and you can get a lot of money then you can pay for what you need because you get a good jod record.

  3. Anonymous says:

    What is reasonable is what they are willing to pay. What did you agree to?
    If you are making costumes – then you probably want to charge by the piece.
    If you are altering existing costumes, then you either want to charge an hourly rate, or a fixed fee based on the average time it takes to do the alteration.
    One way to find out what is commonly charged, is to call a competitor and ask what they charge (of course don’t tell them why you want the information unless you have a colleague that is willing to share the information).
    Good luck!

  4. jessicap says:

    Well, How good are you at what you do? How much do you pay for fabric and designs ? How much labor and time do put into your work? My dad refinishes patio furniture and he charges 80 bucks an hour. So take the questions I asked you into consideration and try and come up with a price from there.

  5. Mel W says:

    I would charge by piece. Before quoting a price, determine the cost of materials, and the amount of time you will spend making that costume. This will help you price your service appropriately, and people will know up-front how much they will be paying.

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