Creating by order

Confetil is a Portuguese textile brand that beats on textile innovation. A technological approach that meets the needs of the international market since its customers are all foreigners. The designer Carolina Sousa has the ability to introduce the latest in terms of new materials and trends and adapts them to the requirements of its customers. A survey of materials and industrial processes that is disseminated throughout the entire organization, making it a very competitive company in the demanding world of fashion.

You create collections that you sell the brands. How does this process work?
Carolina Sousa: Yes, I do collections for the company that has several clients, I create one for each client, then they come to see and choose the clothes they want. Many of the pieces are not purchased as it was designed, some are modified, in others are introduce research materials of interest to them.

But how many garments you idealize for a company?
CS: I create as a rule about twenty pieces, but steadily. In a week I do 10, then another ten more, I'm always in contact with our customers; create collections for several other brands and do a side work.

When you create the collections you have in mind the latest fashion trends, or just have in mind what the customer sells? How the creative process does begin?
CS: For the company's own collection I have all the creative freedom, do what I like and of course I always put the latest technological and market trends, such as new dyes. When I create clothes for brands I have in mind what they want, I try to always correspond in that extent.

So, you also sell your own design clothes?
CS: They are not necessarily to sell; the clothes are displayed in the showroom and aims to show innovations, new mesh we produce. It is research material for clients, i.e., they use these materials in different ways depending on your needs and we produce it.