About

Caress

Product & Development Manager

The product and development expert behind Ferrol & Mariner, Caress has clocked up over 20 years as a supplier to several major Australian retail chains.

Given Caress's considerable experience in product development, working in her own business was an inevitable step.

In the industry, Caress is known for her "fix it" ability as she has a knack for fixing problems encountered during development through to its delivery.

Caress is also known for her refusal to "ship shit", a phrase coined by Caress at her last employment where she refused to ship products that were under whelming and/or not up to scratch.

“Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them.”

- Marc Jacobs -

Anj

Business Manager

Anj is the business systems, compliance, marketing, and media and relations guy in this operation. He comes with vast experience in small business enterprise and government management and administration practice.

Anj is results oriented with high output, and the kind of person who can do just about anything.

Partners

Over the years F&M has forged strong professional relationships with many overseas suppliers/factories to which remain loyal business partners to this day and without them we wouldn't be able to produce the magic we do.

Between our business and our overseas partners, we say nothing is ever impossible or mei wen ti, meaning no worries. They will source the materials and deal direct with manufacturers who have also become part of our family.

Not everyone is able to do this, and from our experience, it takes many years to develop and to understand them and their businesses intimately, which is why we will be a key asset to your clothing business.

Our overseas business partners manufacture and supply to many large successful global brands sold worldwide.

We're also working with our partners to include a kinder, sustainable and more friendly way of working with the environment, while acknowledging the challenges given China's relatively recent industrial revolution and its resultant hypergrowth.

Order Quantity

We have extensive experience in manufacturing clothes in today's competitive market. Some of our clothing experience include denim, fully-fashion knitwear, cut & sew, woven, suitings, and accessories.

When it comes to prioritising orders, however, we can do low minimum order quantities (MOQ) due to our positive relationships depending on fabric availability.

Sustainability

We're concerned with growing consumerism and in particular fast fashion and the impact this industry has on our environment. We're looking at ways to ensure our philosophy supports recycling and regeneration within the countries whom we deal with.

New quality assurance and recycling practices at our overseas factories lend increasing support to the notion of sustainability. We've inspected these first hand and confident our partners are motivated to ensure they comply with government standards surrounding recycling and waste.

This will continue to be an area of priority for us as we attempt to navigate a better future for the fashion industry.

Looking for something new?

We're always looking to establish new relationships with the right customer so contact us for a chat.