Suppliers and workshops: is your brand prepared to avoid contractual losses?

The fashion production chain is complex, dynamic, and often fragile. It involves fabric suppliers, workshops, pattern makers, seamstresses, printing companies, embroiderers, and specialized service providers. A single delay in delivery, a failure in execution, or a breach of confidentiality can compromise the launch of an entire collection—and generate financial and reputational damage to the brand.

Many of these problems occur due to a lack of specific contracts or the use of generic documents that do not address the peculiarities of the sector. A fashion supply contract should not only stipulate deadlines and prices; it needs to define quality standards, production exclusivity, rights over patterns and prototypes, the duty of industrial secrecy, and civil liability for failures or damages.

Law No. 9,279/1996 (Industrial Property Law) protects the industrial and visual elements developed during the process—such as designs, prints, and technical details. The Civil Code (Law No. 10,406/2002) regulates the obligations between the parties, ensuring that the brand has legal instruments to demand compliance and compensation for damages.

Another essential point is confidentiality. During the development of a collection, suppliers and workshops have access to strategic information and unpublished materials. The non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is the legal instrument that guarantees that this information is not disclosed or reproduced without authorization.

With the help of our specialized legal advice, your brand can strengthen its governance structure, minimize risks, and transform contracts into instruments of security and predictability—fundamental for those who deal with deadlines, creativity, and reputation.

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