Creative Services
Creative Services | Fashion Consultant & Product Development | TMC Studios
TMC Studios, founded by Tara Cunniffe, offers specialised creative direction and product development services for fashion and lifestyle brands. Whether launching a first collection or refining an existing range, services can be engaged individually or tailored into a cohesive package aligned to your stage of growth.
Blending creative vision with technical execution, Tara works closely with brands to translate ideas into considered, commercially viable outcomes — from concept through to production and market launch.
Extending beyond services, TMC Studios also offers a curated suite of digital tools and downloadable resources, designed to provide practical, strategy-led support across fashion, content and creative direction.
Based in Sydney, with over 18 years of industry experience, Tara collaborates with brands across Australia and internationally.
Service List
From concept to commercially viable collections ready for market.
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Strategic visual direction to define how your brand looks, feels, and communicates across product and imagery.
Includes:
• Creative direction
• Brand identity & mood boards
• Trend research & colour direction
• Print & textile design
• Competitor analysis -
Design support to shape cohesive, production-ready collections aligned with your brand and market.
Includes:
• Garment design
• CAD drawings & technical flats
• Range planning & assortment building
• Collection colour & print development & textile design -
Technical and practical support to bring your designs from concept through to factory-ready production.
Includes:
• Tech packs
• Specifications & grading
• Fabric & trim sourcing
• Sampling coordination
• Garment fittings & comments
• Factory liaison & offshore manufacturing guidance
• Purchase orders (sampling & bulk) -
Support for brands preparing to sell into wholesale markets and manage production planning.
Includes:
• Wholesale range planning
• Trade show & sales preparation
• Lookbook creation (digital & print)
• Order processing & production schedules
• Wholesale budgets & selling calendars -
Creative support for product launches, campaigns, and visual brand storytelling.
Includes:
• Campaign direction
• Styling
• Photoshoot planning
• E-commerce & social imagery
• Flat lay & ghost mannequin styling
• Branding, packaging & graphic design
• Copywriting -
Operational and planning tools to help brands stay organised, on budget, and on schedule.
Includes:
• Business operations & structure
• Critical path development
• Seasonal design calendars
• Collection budgeting & forecasting
• Xero setup & expense tracking -
Flexible one-on-one support for founders and teams needing guidance, structure, or expert input at any stage of their journey.
Includes:
• 1:1 consulting sessions
• Founder mentorship
• Post-project support -
Structured digital frameworks and prompt systems developed to help founders refine brand voice, clarify positioning and generate aligned content efficiently - without losing creative integrity.
