THREAD | Development is a fashion development studio founded by Candice Stokes to help brands move from idea to production with greater clarity, expertise, and capacity.
We believe great product development rarely comes from one person trying to do everything.

It takes technical designers, pattern makers, 3D specialists, sourcing experts, product developers, and trusted production partners, each bringing a different kind of expertise to the process. That’s why THREAD operates as a studio.

Rather than building a large traditional agency or offering a one-size-fits-all service, we bring together specialists based on what each project actually needs. From CLO 3D and technical design to tech packs, sourcing, product development, fit, and production connections, the right expertise is brought in at the right stage.
Built around your product. Every collection is different, so the team behind it should be too.

A performance garment may require a specialist who understands stretch, compression, and technical fit. A tailored jacket may need an experienced patternmaker. A complex accessory may require an entirely different production network. THREAD allows us to build around those needs rather than forcing every product through the same development pipeline.You get specialized expertise while still having one connected development process.

More capacity without building a bigger team. For growing brands, product development can quickly become a bottleneck.
There are more styles to develop, more samples to review, more factories to communicate with, and more decisions competing for the attention of an already-busy internal team. THREAD becomes an extension of that team.

We step into the development process wherever additional capacity or expertise is needed, helping keep products moving without requiring brands to hire an entire internal development department. Sometimes that means developing a single technically complex product. Sometimes it means supporting an entire collection from concept through sampling and production.

The goal is the same: remove the bottleneck and keep great product moving forward.
From scattered to strategic.

We take ideas, sketches, references, existing products, and ambitious concepts and turn them into something a manufacturer can actually make.
That means asking the right questions early, solving problems before they reach production, creating clear technical documentation, finding the right materials and partners, and managing the countless details between an idea and a finished product.

Because development shouldn’t feel like a maze of samples, emails, spreadsheets, and crossed fingers.
It should feel like a process. And when the right people are connected to the right problems, it becomes a much more efficient one.