Fashion Accessories Brand

9 Tips For Starting A Successful Fashion Accessories Brand (2024)

Pat Walls

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Updated: January 19th, 2023

Want to start your own fashion accessories brand? Here are some tips you should know:

Learn more about starting a fashion accessories brand:

Where to start?

-> How to start a fashion accessories brand?
-> How much does it cost to start a fashion accessories brand?
-> Pros and cons of a fashion accessories brand

Need inspiration?

-> Other fashion accessories brand success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a fashion accessories brand
-> Fashion accessories brand slogans
-> Fashion accessories brand names

Other resources

-> Profitability of a fashion accessories brand

We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for starting a fashion accessories brand:

#1: Eric Morton, founder of Cuff Style:

We chatted with with Eric, founder of Cuff Style ($50K/month). In our interview, Eric says:

All in all, we believe the key to success in business is not being skilled in any specific technical area, but rather being skilled at networking, managing, and motivating people.

Additionally:

Starting a business from scratch is very challenging and I have learned there are no shortcuts to sustained success.

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#2: Alex and Ryan Hutchinson, founder of Mahiya:

We chatted with with Alex, founder of Mahiya ($87K/month). In our interview, Alex says:

You start a business to make money right so you want to know exactly what you are making and how much it costs. Remember your hours are worth something too.

Additionally:

When doing collaborations with influencers, I think it is important to have some kind of contract in place as we have found that some of them offer you the world but then don’t come through. Be clear with what your expectations are.

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#3: Alex and Ryan Hutchinson, founder of Mahiya:

We chatted with with Alex, founder of Mahiya ($87K/month). In our interview, Alex says:

Always have a backup plan if things were to change you want your eggs in lots of different baskets.

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#4: Rob Kessler, founder of FLXCUF:

We chatted with with Rob, founder of FLXCUF ($2K/month). In our interview, Rob says:

Go for it. If you have an idea, embrace uncertainty and make it happen.

Additionally:

Go for it. If you have an idea, embrace uncertainty and make it happen. It’s a roller coaster, but aren’t those supposed to be fun?

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#5: SiDi, founder of ZipSeam:

We chatted with with SiDi, founder of ZipSeam ($1.5K/month). In our interview, SiDi says:

I set the Kickstarter goal at $2500 with the intention of making each set in my parents’ basement if there was demand. And to my surprise, we raised that amount in under 2 days and raised nearly $60k in 45 days.