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Hi Peter,
Congratulations for your work! Since you already have a number of articles of
clothing finished and ready to show, you have several options available to
you.
First, I think your age will be a great benefit to you, because your local
paper and TV should be interested in your work as a human interest type of
story. Research your paper and local TV programs and see where you think your
story might fit in.
For example, my local paper carries a weekly column called Teens in Action,
and there is a local morning program that often showcases teenagers. Contact
them and see if you can interest them in your work.
Second, you could check out the fall craft fairs and buy a booth.
Third, you could check with some local restaurants and see if you could put on
a fashion show with some of your friends maybe during a lunch hour. Of course,
it would need to be where people interested in the clothing (or people who
might market it) would be for lunch.
Fourth, setting up a website is always a good idea. You don't have to spend a
lot of money, just make it small and to the point to get you started. That way
you can market to a very specific audience who is searching for the type of
clothing you are offering.
A webpage will help you reach a much larger market. If you just can't afford
the website, check online to see if you might consign with someone else who
will use your line of clothing to help bring them additional traffic as well.
A mutual benefit type of thing.
Finally, you could also check with some small boutiques in your area and see
if they might carry your clothing line for a small consignment fee. The
general idea is to get some local attention, so that you can leverage that
into some bigger attention. I hope this has been helpful.
GOOD LUCK!
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