Founder, Fashion Designer and former NICU mother, Kate, had preterm premature rupture of membranes at 29 weeks gestation for unknown reasons in the fall of 2018. After being put on bedrest at the hospital for nearly two weeks, Kate, delivered a baby girl, Kovi, at 31 weeks and 3 days. From there, Kovi spent the next 7 weeks in the NICU, where mama, Kate, visited every single day.

The story of Arctic Lynx started just over four years ago, read how Michelle describes it on her website below: “Arctic Lynx was created by Michelle Boyer to empower women to stay active and comfortable during pregnancy. Boyer first had the idea for technical maternity activewear when she was pregnant with her second child. Having recently moved to Maine, she was ready to enjoy the great outdoors in her new home, however she was unable to find a high-performing maternity baselayer that worked to wick sweat and keep her warm. Her husband offered to share his baselayers, but they were too big. And so the idea for Arctic Lynx was born.”

Wear testing apparel product has become an important part of the apparel development process. It is performed to test and validate any number of aspects of the product in question.

Zac, the founder of Kona Brand is a college student who had a vision to disrupt the sea of plain or plaid flannels. Read below to see what he has to say about his company…

“Savage | Clay is a small batch apparel line with a focus on high quality garments, minimalist designs, clean fabrics, ethical manufacturing practices and sustainability.”

Being an apparel start up means you likely need to wear many hats – designer, production manager, general manager and more. As you move through the process and connect with more providers, it is key to have contracts and agreements in place.