Behind The Seams | Navigating Sourcing in a Changing Industry

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Featuring: Liz Long, Co-Founder of Nearshore

Come join us at the end of each month for an intimate conversation with fashion industry rockstars.

With so many materials, trims, and factories located overseas, it can be confusing to understand how new tariffs might impact your brand. At our next Behind The Seams event, we’ll demystify these changes and introduce a valuable resource to help you find manufacturing partners and navigate this evolving landscape. Our featured speaker will be Liz Long from Nearshore—an organization that’s not only helping brands bring production closer to home but is also offering a $5,000 manufacturing grant to support emerging apparel entrepreneurs. Plus, when you go through FABRIC to work with Nearshore, you’ll receive exclusive benefits, including preferred pricing and one free sourcing service.

Nearshore:

Building supply chains, closer to home. AI-enabled marketplace of 3300 of the best factories across the US, Latin America and EU

Liz Long:

With over 20 years of experience helping brands—from startups to global brands —Liz knows exactly how to navigate global manufacturing and turn ideas into market-ready products.

Tap into her expertise across the USA, Latin America, Europe, and Asia, and get your sourcing questions answered.

Details

• Date: May 29th, 2025
• 6:00PM (MST)
• Online Only

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Support generously provided by a Tempe Wavemaker Grant

A different industry professional is interviewed in front of a live audience. These interviews are filmed and shared below. They share their unique journey to becoming an industry pro or an expert while teaching us something about their trade.

• Network with other industry pros and fashion lovers before and after the event including designers, brand owners, consultants, stylists, models, photographers, manufacturers, FIDM AZ Alumni, students, and more.
• Apparel Entrepreneur Members get to introduce themselves and their business to the audience. Must be an officially registered AE Member of FABRIC.
• AE Members: FREE with suggested $5 donation
• Students: FREE with student ID and suggested $5 donation
• Non-Members/Public: Free with suggested $5 donation