Brand & Design
Positioning, messaging, and collection design that give your line a point of view and a reason to sell.
A Division of Stars Design Group
From first sketch to final shelf — without a single misstep.
Haute Coulture Consulting helps brands and retailers design, develop, produce, and launch apparel that sells — from first-collection startups to established labels scaling up.
Tell us where you are — we'll show you the path to shelf. No obligation, and we reply within one business day.
The Offer
An entire team of experts — for less than the cost of one executive hire.
The early years of an apparel business are the hardest: tight budgets, a small team stretched across every function, and a network that's still being built.
Haute Coulture gives you instant access to senior specialists in design, technical development, sourcing, production, branding, eCommerce, and marketing — the full Stars Design Group bench — without the overhead of building it yourself.
Explore our services →What We Do
One partner, from concept to commerce.
Technical Development
Factory-ready tech packs, science-based fit, and grading built in PLM — so production matches your vision the first time.
Sourcing & Production
The right factory at the right cost, placed within our vetted, socially compliant global network and managed to on-time delivery.
Website & Go-to-Market
eCommerce build, 3PL setup, assortment planning, and launch marketing that turn product into revenue.
Who We Help
Whether you're launching or scaling, we meet you where you are.
Emerging brands & startups
Guidance through every first: your first tech pack, first factory, first production run, first launch. We're the experienced team you don't have yet.
Established brands & retailers
Senior expertise on demand. Plug us into the gap — sourcing, technical, assortment, or strategy — and we deliver without adding headcount.
Why Haute Coulture
We've sat in every seat.
Our senior team averages 30+ years each — across design, the factory floor, and the boardroom. Led by Stars Design Group founder and CEO Bret Schnitker, we don't hand you a deck and disappear. We help you execute, all the way to shelf.
30+
Years in Apparel
70
Countries
1,000+
Factories Visited
67
Factory Network
200k
Workers Reached
Authority
We don't just consult the industry. We help shape the conversation.
Our leadership hosts Clothing Coulture, a fashion-industry podcast where Bret Schnitker and Emily Lane sit down with the innovators and disruptors moving apparel forward — on design, sourcing, innovation, and ethical manufacturing.
"Guided by the over 25 years of experience that Bret Schnitker has managing designers, design, product development, and production around the world." Apple Podcasts ReviewListen to Clothing Coulture →
Results
Real brands. Real product. On the shelf.
Concept to launch
Took a founder with no production experience from a folder of sketches to a launched, market-ready collection.
Faster, cleaner production
Rebuilt tech-pack and sourcing processes to cut samples, errors, and lead time for a contemporary label.
Margin protected
Re-sourced a retailer's core program within our global network — without sacrificing quality.
How It Works
Three steps to shelf.
1
Consultation
A focused session with two senior Stars Design Group executives to understand where you are and where you're stuck.
2
The Plan
A clear, phased roadmap — our Phase Gate model — from your current step to launch.
3
Execution
We work alongside you, plugging in exactly where you need us, all the way to delivery.
Let's Begin
Let's get your product to shelf.
Whether you're launching your first collection or scaling your hundredth, the next step is a conversation.
Book a Consultation →No-obligation consultation · We personally reply within one business day.