Maria is a freelance consultant to the apparel industry. Her in-depth knowledge of the trade as well as her innate creativity allows her to be highly effective in her recommendations of Design, Product Strategy, Building a Collection, Technical Design, Quality Control, Production and Factory Evaluations. Dionisiou’s keen eye and competitive product knowledge also allows her to act as a Market Shopper who can focus on Product and Merchant Evaluation for your company.

Many retailers, manufacturers and designers today are trying to figure out what has gone wrong with their business. The apparel industry has experienced a vast transformation over the last twenty years. Most have scrambled to restructure themselves to keep up with the changes by licensing product, and becoming retailers, designers and manufacturers all in one. In order to do this you must know how to do it all yourself. Where is everyone recruiting from, since there are fewer experts left in the US? Most of the skilled people have left the industry closing down their facilities here as everyone turned to China for completive pricing.

Maria grew up in her family’s manufacturing facility. Her experience is hands on from scratch to finish. She has successfully sold most major retailers in the United States, which gives her vast knowledge on how product and the retail industry really work. And like others, Maria was forced to take her products over seas, giving her the knowledge of sourcing and producing in foreign countries.

If you need help on improving your apparel business, you have certainly come to the right person. Please send inquiries to consulting@mariadionisiou.com.