Fully Fashioned Program · AW27 · 3 Spots Available
Your brand has outgrown its knitwear process.
A six-month creative and strategic partnership for established fashion brands ready to make knitwear one of their strongest categories — and one of the most expansive chapters of their brand story.
Waitlist members get exclusive early access on August 24, before doors open to the public on August 31.
“We used to spend far too much on sampling. Meredith’s guidance allowed us to be smarter and more deliberate, properly developing knitdowns and more detailed tech packs — which saved time and money.”
— Katie McClure, Co-founder of Mirth
Your brand is known for something. Your knitwear should be too.
You know your customer, and your point of view earns their trust, season after season.
But knitwear keeps falling behind. A sample lands close to what you pictured, but not quite there. A fit note you thought you'd solved last season resurfaces. A timeline that looked fine on the calendar starts slipping until you're racing a delivery date instead of walking into it with confidence.
Here's what we've found working with brands like yours: this isn't a creativity problem. It's a process problem. Knitwear has its own language, logic, and development arc. Run it through a system built for wovens, and it will always come up short. That gap between what you imagined and what shows up in the sample room isn't inevitable. It's fixable, and it starts with the right support.
3 spots available for AW27
This partnership is built for where you are right now.
This partnership meets you where you are. Guessing your way through another sampling round isn't a strategy, and you don't have to do it alone.
You already produce knitwear and you know it could be better.
"We keep hitting the same problems season after season and I can't figure out why."
Your knitwear sells, but it doesn't perform at the level of the rest of your line. Fit notes keep recurring. Sampling drags. The final product feels close but not quite yours. You've been making it work. You're ready to make it excellent.
You're ready to expand your brand universe into knitwear and do it right.
"I know what I want our knitwear to feel like. I just need someone who can make it real without losing what makes our brand ours."
You have a strong identity, a loyal customer, and a clear design point of view. Now you want knitwear to carry that forward — without the costly trial and error that comes from treating it like any other category.
You have knitwear that works. You want it to grow.
"There's more potential in this category than we're capturing, I just don't know where to start."
You sense there's untapped territory, silhouettes you haven't tried, yarns you haven't sourced, stitches you arent confident in exploring. You're not looking for just a fix. You're looking for a creative partner to help you see what's next.
You bring the vision. I help you bring it to life.
Plenty of people can hand you a tech pack. Far fewer can hold creative intent, technical reality, and commercial outcome at once, and move fluently between them. You need a partner invested in your success, and that's what I bring.
The Fully Fashioned Program is a six month creative and strategic partnership where I work alongside you and your team. Before I recommend a stitch or yarn, I want to understand your brand's DNA: what your customer reaches for, what your aesthetic is rooted in, what your knitwear should feel like to hold, wear, and sit beside your wovens on the rack. That understanding is the foundation everything else is built on.
You bring the vision. I bring over a decade designing for Tory Burch, La Ligne, and Parker Zinn, among others, and the fluency to make sure your manufacturers execute it exactly as intended. I'm not here to just execute your brief. I'm here to help you elevate your product and champion your vision through craft and ethical supply chains.
3 spots available for AW27
How It Works
(So You Don’t Have to Overthink It)
Join the Waitlist — Secure early access August 24, ahead of public enrollment August 31.
Clarity Call — We talk through your knitwear goals, your current process, and where the gaps are. You leave with a clear picture of what's possible.
Custom Proposal — A tailored plan built around your brand, your SKUs, and your season timeline. No templates.
Early Bonus — A complimentary Brand + Product Audit for founders who enroll during early access.
Six Months of Partnership — Full creative and technical support using the K.N.I.T. method, from concept through pre-production, led personally by me.
Client Results
Underperforming category becomes the first to sell out.
Mirth's most underperforming category - outerwear became the seed to its most popular style.
I designed the Fargo Jacket with an innovative shearling-inspired stitch.
Sold out within a week of launch (despite being the highest priced piece of the season!)
Proved a shearling-inspired knit could thrive in a transitional climate
Validated premium pricing when design and storytelling hold up
Already being recut multiple times due to demand
Better fit with less sample rounds
Mirth had tried launching a knit pant in previous seasons and kept coming up short on fit. We scrapped the old specs and started fresh.
Balanced yarn, stitch, and silhouette for real ease and a flattering saddle
Achieved without spandex
Took just two samples to land the fit
Effortless brand storytelling through complex print-based stitch
As a print-heavy brand, Mirth had always wanted to bring their hand-blocked prints into knitwear, but the complexity held them back.
Translated their visual language into a lightweight, structured jacquard
Carried brand identity into a new category without breaking stride with the rest of the collection
Paired with updated silhouettes, now strong sellers.
What Founders Are Saying
"Working with Meredith was such a pleasure. She brought not only a calm, professional presence to the process but also deep expertise and helped streamline development in a big way."
— Sue Sartor, Founder of Sue Sartor
The KNIT Method: Your Framework for Success
A proven process to build your collection from concept through production with clarity and control.
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Brand & Vision Audit + Development Roadmap
Strategic Clarity Call to align on goals, timeline, and collection focus
Audit of current products or creative direction
Concept development + initial yarn sourcing
Begin supplier introductions (if needed)
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Design Development + Sampling Plan
Moodboards, CADs, stitch libraries, and tech pack drafts
Fit strategy mapped out
Manufacturer coordination begins
First knitdowns + initial protos requested
Feedback loop initiated
Typical timing:
Knitdowns: 3–4 weeks
Prototypes: 4 weeks per round
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Supplier Sync + Tech Refinement
Virtual fittings and detailed fit notes
Tech pack refinements + grading
Aligning supplier process with your production plan
Begin Salesman Sample (SMS) planning
SMS Timeline: ~4 weeks depending on supplier capacity
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Final Samples + Production Handoff
Final approval samples reviewed and signed off
T&A calendar confirmed with supplier
Production handoff and communication tools provided
Optional continued support through SMS or early production
Production typically takes ~4–6 months post-final sample, depending on capacity and location.
This method simplifies complex development so you can move forward strategically, every step of the way.
What's included: a full-spectrum partnership
This isn't just tech packs. Over six months, we cover the full arc of knitwear development, from brand listening through pre-production handoff.
Over six months, you can expect:
Strategic kickoff: brand DNA deep dive, vision alignment, product goals
Brand and product audit (complimentary for early sign-ups)
Moodboard planning and creative direction
Stitch concept development
Yarn recommendations and sourcing guidance
Factory-ready tech packs
Manufacturer communication support
SKU strategy and swatch review
Digital sample fittings and detailed fit notes
Regular check-ins
Final grading and production prep
What you gain
Creative Clarity
Translate vision into cohesive, brand-aligned product
Align collection goals with your customer and market
Reduce stress and uncertainty in the design process
"Meredith stepped in with clarity, structure, and a deep understanding of how to support a small, artisanal brand."
— Sue Sartor
Technical Precision
Build garments that fit and function beautifully
Reduce sample waste and development delays
Create tech packs, fit notes, and spec sheets manufacturers love
"Meredith’s guidance has allowed us to be smarter and more deliberate, properly developing knit downs and more detailed tech packs, which saved time and money."
— Katie McClure, Co-Founder of Mirth
Strategic Efficiency
Lead your team with clarity and direction
Avoid another season of costly missteps
Apply a repeatable system season after season
"With Meredith’s guidance, my workflow feels more streamlined, my decision-making more intentional, and my work overall more efficient and impactful."
— Parker Zinn
Why Founders Trust This Partnership
Led by an expert: Meredith has designed for Tory Burch, La Ligne, and Michael Kors Collection
Creative and technical: artisanal craft meets production precision
Factory-ready: clear communication in knitwear’s own language
Sustainably minded: ethical sourcing and artisan-led development
Fit first: because style doesn't matter if it doesn't function
Clarity from day one: a T&A calendar built around your timeline
The Investment
The Investment
The Fully Fashioned Program is priced as what it is: senior creative and technical direction for your most nuanced product category, across a full development season, led personally by a designer with two decades of experience including Tory Burch, La Ligne, and Michael Kors Collection.
Investment starts at $7,500, typically $10,000 to $15,000 per season depending on scope and SKUs, spread monthly across six months.
This isn't a new expense. It's what replaces the hidden costs that pile up when development drags, samples miss, and communication breaks down.
ROI in Action
Most clients see a return in the first season alone:
2 to 3 fewer sample rounds, thousands saved in production costs
Revenue protected by on-time delivery, since missed seasonal windows cost far more
Stronger sell-through and fewer end-of-season markdowns
A knitwear category that finally performs at the level of everything else you make
What compounds beyond the first season matters even more: smoother factory relationships, sharper briefs, and a program that grows with your brand. This isn't just fixing what's not working, it's expanding what your brand can be.
"We used to spend far too much on sampling. Meredith's guidance saved time and money."
- Katie McClure, Founder of Mirth
Your next season starts here.
The strongest knitwear programs aren't accidents. They're built — with the right creative direction, technical foundation, and a partner who's as invested as you are.
Knitwear done well opens territory: new silhouettes, new fabrications, a category that finally matches your brand's confidence.
You built a brand worth trusting. Let's make your knitwear tell that same story.
Ready to talk? We'll walk through your process, your AW27 goals, and whether this is the right fit. No pressure, just an honest conversation.
3 spots available for AW27. Waitlist opens August 24.
FAQs
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We'll begin with an audit to identify the biggest opportunities, whether that's a bestseller that needs better fit or a style that isn't delivering.
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No. If you have one, I'll support communication and troubleshoot. If not, I can connect you with aligned No. If you have one, I'll support communication and troubleshoot. If not, I can connect you with aligned manufacturers.
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That's fine. Each proposal is tailored, whether you need stitch refinement, fit strategy, or full-scope support.
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Yes. Whether you're producing 50 units or 5,000, the focus is quality, alignment, and commercial success.
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Even mid-season, we can step in to resolve fit issues and re-align your process. The sooner we start, the more time and money you save.
After the Program
Most clients return season after season, not because they have to, but because the work compounds. Each season, your process gets sharper, your factory relationships deepen, and your knitwear category earns more of what your brand deserves: stronger margins, greater creative range, product that performs.
Others take the foundation we've built and step into the next season independently, with a system that holds and the confidence to keep going. Either way, you leave with more than a collection, you leave with a foundation.
And if you ever want to come back, go further, or expand into the next category, the door is open.