What no one tells you about product development in fashion?

It’s not glamorous.
It’s not just sketch-to-sample.
It’s not about getting credit.

It’s:
🧠 Translating big creative ideas into factory-ready reality.
💬 Mediating between design, merch, and production—daily.
📉 Spotting the tiny issue that could snowball into a costly delay.
🔥 Staying calm when everything goes off-track... and fixing it anyway.

You’re the glue.
The buffer.
The one who makes sure the product doesn’t just look good—it actually gets made.

You won’t always be seen.
But trust me, if you disappeared? The whole thing would fall apart.

Here’s to the PDs keeping fashion alive behind the scenes.
👇 What’s something you wish more people understood about the role?