Pasadena, CA
Turning design-school skills into real, sellable product — jargon-free manufacturing guidance for students and first-time founders.
Pasadena is home to a strong community of design students, recent graduates, and early-career entrepreneurs, many of them stepping into the apparel industry for the first time. L.A. Rag Maker, led by apparel manufacturing consultant George Arrington, helps these Pasadena founders understand how manufacturing actually works — turning classroom design skills into real, sellable products through hands-on, practical guidance.
With more than 40 years of experience across Los Angeles apparel manufacturing, George works with Pasadena-based students and new entrepreneurs to demystify sourcing, sampling, and production planning. For anyone in Pasadena studying fashion or launching their first brand, an apparel manufacturing consultant who can explain the process clearly — without jargon or shortcuts — makes the transition from design to real production far less intimidating.
Pasadena’s design community benefits from guidance that meets people where they are. George Arrington offers:
Teaching design students and new entrepreneurs how apparel manufacturing actually works, from sourcing to production.
Helping first-time founders shape a design-school concept into a manufacturable product.
Connecting Pasadena-based founders with factories suited to small, first-time production runs.
One-on-one guidance for students and early founders navigating their first real production decisions.
Explanations built for people new to the industry.
Connections beyond typical classroom resources.
No assumption of prior manufacturing knowledge.
Support through every early step.
Share your design background and current project.
Review your concept, sketches, or coursework project.
Get a simplified roadmap from concept to sample.
Introductions to manufacturers open to small, first-time orders.
Guidance through your first sample and production run.
Advice on what comes after your first successful product.
L.A. Rag Maker supports design students and fashion entrepreneurs in Pasadena and the surrounding area, including:
Ready to turn your designs into a real product? Contact George Arrington to schedule a consultation built for students and new founders.
