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            "content": "Hi Portugal Textile team,\n\nThank you for getting back to me on Instagram.\n\nMy name is Kaela, founder of Kaela Janiele, a London-based womenswear brand\nfocused on robes, silk sleepwear and lingerie-inspired pieces.\n\nI\u2019m currently developing our custom collection and looking for a Portuguese\nmanufacturing partner who can support us from product development and\nsampling through to production.\n\nOur initial focus is on robes and silk chemises, with designs featuring\ndetails such as lace trims, custom silhouettes and specialist finishes.\nWe\u2019re particularly interested in working with silk and silk blends,\nalongside other high-quality fabrics as the collection develops.\n\nI currently have the designs and references in development and will be\npreparing the technical specifications for sampling.\n\nCould you let me know a little more about your process, including:\n\n   - Minimum order quantities per style\/colour\n   - Sampling and development costs\n   - Whether you offer pattern making and grading\n   - Fabric and trim sourcing, particularly silk and lace\n   - Custom labels and branding\n   - Typical sample and bulk-production lead times\n   - Whether you work with emerging brands and smaller initial production\n   runs\n\nI\u2019d also love to understand how you normally begin a new project and what\nyou would need from me for an initial quotation.\n\nKind regards,\n*Kaela*\nFounder, Kaela Janiele\nLondon, UK",
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            "content": "Hello Kaela,\n\nThank you for reaching out and sharing details about your brand, Kaela Janiele. It's exciting to hear about your focus on robes and silk chemises with such intricate designs.\n\nTo provide you with an accurate quotation and analysis for your project, I need a few more details:\n\n1. **Tech Packs or Samples**: Do you have a Tech Pack or a Physical Sample ready to send us?\n2. **Quantities**: What is the total quantity you are considering, and how many styles do you intend to create? Please note that our minimum order quantity for general clothing is 200\u2013300 units per style.\n3. **Target Price**: What is your target production price per style?\n\nRegarding your questions:\n\n- **Minimum Order Quantities**: As mentioned, our minimum is 200\u2013300 units per style.\n- **Sampling and Development Costs**: The cost of a sample depends entirely on the complexity of each specific design. We need to evaluate the Tech Pack or physical sample to provide a proper sample quotation.\n- **Pattern Making and Grading**: We do offer these services as part of our development process.\n- **Fabric and Trim Sourcing**: We can source high-quality fabrics, including silk and lace, as part of the development process.\n- **Custom Labels and Branding**: Yes, we can incorporate custom labels and branding into your products.\n- **Lead Times**: Sampling typically takes 6-8 weeks, and production takes 10-14 weeks after order placement. The total cycle is approximately 5 months.\n- **Emerging Brands**: We do work with emerging brands, but the minimum order quantities are non-negotiable.\n\nOnce I have the additional details, I can better assess your project and guide you on the next steps. Please let me know if you have any other questions.\n\nKind regards,",
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            "content": "Hi Matilde,\n\nThank you. I am currently finalising the first tech pack and will send this\nonce complete.\n\nI already have silk fabric selected for the initial development and am\nsourcing the lace and specialist trims separately. Do you offer a\nCMT\/customer-supplied materials service where I can send my own fabric and\ntrims to you for sampling and production?\n\nIf so, could you please let me know your requirements for customer-supplied\nmaterials, including sample yardage, bulk fabric allowance, delivery\nrequirements and whether there are any additional handling or\nquality-control charges?\n\nOnce you have reviewed my tech pack, I would ideally like to compare the\ncost of:\n\n   1. Kaela Janiele supplying the silk and specialist lace, with your team\n   handling development and manufacturing; and\n   2. Your team sourcing equivalent materials and handling the complete\n   production.\n\nI would like to begin with a development sample before committing to bulk\nproduction.\n\nKind regards,\nKaela\n\nOn Tue, 28 Jul 2026 at 09:14, Matilde Azevedo \nwrote:\n\n> Hello Kaela,\n>\n> Thank you for reaching out and sharing details about your brand, Kaela\n> Janiele. It's exciting to hear about your focus on robes and silk chemises\n> with such intricate designs.\n>\n> To provide you with an accurate quotation and analysis for your project, I\n> need a few more details:\n>\n> 1. *Tech Packs or Samples*: Do you have a Tech Pack or a Physical Sample\n> ready to send us?\n> 2. *Quantities*: What is the total quantity you are considering, and how\n> many styles do you intend to create? Please note that our minimum order\n> quantity for general clothing is 200\u2013300 units per style.\n> 3. *Target Price*: What is your target production price per style?\n>\n> Regarding your questions:\n>\n> - *Minimum Order Quantities*: As mentioned, our minimum is 200\u2013300 units\n> per style.\n> - *Sampling and Development Costs*: The cost of a sample depends entirely\n> on the complexity of each specific design. We need to evaluate the Tech\n> Pack or physical sample to provide a proper sample quotation.\n> - *Pattern Making and Grading*: We do offer these services as part of our\n> development process.\n> - *Fabric and Trim Sourcing*: We can source high-quality fabrics,\n> including silk and lace, as part of the development process.\n> - *Custom Labels and Branding*: Yes, we can incorporate custom labels and\n> branding into your products.\n> - *Lead Times*: Sampling typically takes 6-8 weeks, and production takes\n> 10-14 weeks after order placement. The total cycle is approximately 5\n> months.\n> - *Emerging Brands*: We do work with emerging brands, but the minimum\n> order quantities are non-negotiable.\n>\n> Once I have the additional details, I can better assess your project and\n> guide you on the next steps. Please let me know if you have any other\n> questions.\n>\n> Kind regards,\n>\n> Os melhores cumprimentos \/ Best regards,\n> Matilde Azevedo\n> Commercial Assistant\n> tel: +351 915 085 106 \n> email: matilde@portugaltextile.com\n> address: Rua da Zona Industrial de Alto de Pega 105 Loja F, 4480-761 Vila\n> do Conde\n> [image: Absolutarget]  [image: Portugal\n> Textile]  [image: Portugal Shoes]\n> \n> [image: Novo Projeto]\n>",
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            "content": "Hello Kaela,\n\nThank you for the update. It's great to hear that you're finalizing your tech pack.\n\nRegarding your question about customer-supplied materials, we do offer a CMT (Cut, Make, Trim) service where you can provide your own fabrics and trims for sampling and production. However, I need to confirm a few details with our technical team regarding the specific requirements for sample yardage, bulk fabric allowance, delivery requirements, and any additional handling or quality-control charges. \n\nOnce you send over your tech pack, our team will review it and provide you with a detailed comparison of the costs for both options: using your supplied materials and having us source equivalent materials.\n\nTo proceed, could you please let me know your target production price per style? This will help us in preparing a more accurate analysis for you.\n\nLooking forward to your tech pack and further details.\n\nKind regards,",
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