The Agency offers customized services to fulfill clients' demands and specific needs.
VCS Team is fully equipped to coordinate the main activities for a personalized assistance: collections in showroom, visits to Italian factories, product development (private label), orders follow-up, administrative assistance.
Sourcing
The sourcing is made through accurate market research, based on clients’ input and requests.
VCS has also long established connection with manufacturers across the country and makes constant visit of Main Fashion Trade Fairs, in order to be updated.
Orders Handling
Supervision on Suppliers’ manuals application including labelling, packaging and shipment procedures;
Critical path of orders progress;
Shipping logistics;
Full assistance on documentary credit (L/C, etc);
Full support to Italian vendors regarding customs and invoicing rules for export versus worldwide countries.
Shoe Section
Footwear technical advice:
Sampling of a new collection;
Sourcing of appropriate factories for price and quality;
Technical development of shoe design;
Raw materials consultancy and research;
Development of shoe components (last, heel, sole) including moulds and hardware;
Fitting and quality control.
Buyers Assistance & Showrooms
VCS make available two showrooms strategically located in Florence and Milan.
We offer complete assistance to organize buyers’ visit in Italy:
Planning of meetings and visits;
Tour by car on the market to visit factories;
Possibility of booking accommodations and transfers.
Product Development
Total assistance to designers for product development, from the sketch to the photo/sample:
Research of the materials and colour range at tanneries and weaving mills;
Time and Action Calendar to follow product development phases;
Prototypes with estimated targeted costs;
Final sample with price negotiation.
Quality Inspection
Spot-checking at factories ahead of shipments.