Starter Kits

A compact starting pack for brands planning their first resort wear collection.

What's inside

"How to Start a Resort Line" guide, fabric swatches with print notes, catalog of 64+ base styles, $50 sample voucher, Toronto client team contact, and FOB / DDP shipping guidance.

Best for

First collection launches, capsule resort drops, low-MOQ testing, and print-led brands.

What this service covers

The Aloha & Co starter kit is a planning pack for new resort wear brands that need fabric direction, base style choices, sample guidance, and custom print support before placing a first order.

Service facts

  • Includes: Guide, fabric swatches, print notes, catalog access, sample voucher, and direct team contact
  • Best stage: Before sampling or before narrowing the first capsule range
  • Product scope: Aloha shirts, tops, resort dresses, swimwear, matching sets, and accessories
  • Sampling path: Use the kit to choose base styles before $50/pc samples and $50/design pattern work
  • Shipping planning: FOB, CIF, and DDP guidance can be discussed before the quote stage

Best fit

  • Founders planning a first resort line without enough factory context
  • Brands choosing between several product categories or custom print directions
  • Buyers who need swatches and base style references before paying for samples
  • Teams that want to understand MOQ math before building a full line sheet

Process

  1. Share your category interest, launch market, target price tier, artwork direction, and desired product mix.
  2. Review the kit materials, swatches, catalog, and base styles with the production team.
  3. Choose a tighter first range and decide which styles deserve paid samples.
  4. Move into sampling with artwork, trim, label, packaging, and shipping requirements already mapped.

Common questions

Is the starter kit required?
No. It is best for early-stage brands that need planning help before sampling; experienced buyers can go directly to style selection and quote requests.
Does it include custom artwork?
It includes print guidance and can lead into custom repeat artwork development when the brand is ready to sample.
What should I send when requesting it?
Send your category, target launch season, rough MOQ, design references, and destination market so the team can recommend the right next step.

Planning boundaries

Use this page as a planning filter before requesting a quote. Aloha & Co can support low-MOQ resort wear programs, but the cleanest projects still separate sample approval from bulk approval, confirm print scale on the real garment, and lock labels, trims, packaging, carton requirements, and shipping terms before production starts.

The best brief includes category, style IDs, target units, size range, artwork or reference images, destination market, target delivery window, and whether the buyer wants FOB, CIF, or DDP. That information lets the team recommend the right service path without overbuilding the first collection or quoting the wrong landed-cost assumption.

Quote checklist

List the categories you want quoted, the exact style IDs if you are using base styles, the expected units per style and color, and the size range. This keeps MOQ math visible before the team prices samples or bulk production.

Separate confirmed assets from open decisions. Confirmed assets can include repeat artwork, logo files, label artwork, care-label language, packaging references, and retail requirements. Open decisions can include fabric, print method, trims, and fit corrections.

State the destination country, target delivery date, retail channel, and whether you need FOB, CIF, or DDP. Shipping terms change landed cost, customs responsibility, carton planning, and the quote format a buyer should compare.

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