https://www.proz.com/kudoz/french-to-english/textiles-clothing-fashion/1541154-collectionning.html

Collectionning

English translation: creation of (fashion) collections

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase:Collectionning
English translation:creation of (fashion) collections
Entered by: Natasha Dupuy

14:48 Sep 11, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Manufacture
French term or phrase: Collectionning
Hi,
The article is about a Moroccan textile leader finding new ways to manufacture and trade now that quotas have been abolished.
Sentence: "En particulier, l’orientation de plus en plus affichée par les donneurs d’ordres vers l’abandon de la sous-traitance en faveur de l’achat de produits finis nécessite une nouvelle maîtrise de la création, ***du collectioning*** et de l’approvisionnement en matières premières, autant de savoir-faire à acquérir dans la course mondiale à la compétitivité. "

I think it is mispelt since I seem to be finding more relevant references for "collectionning".
From what I have been able to gather (including here: http://www.rock-in-chair.com/autresa/affiche.php?id=8¶m=...
it might just be putting together a sample range. What do you think?
Natasha Dupuy
France
Local time: 21:09
creation of (fashion) collections
Explanation:
Lowest confidence to start with since this is gut feeling off the top of my head.

Looks to me as if by abandoning subcontracting and buying in 100% ready made clothing, retailers (in France) are necessarily abandoning the notion of a "fashion collection" with a common theme, style, colour, etc., or at the very least are delegating that side of the business to the (overseas) manufacturers.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 49 mins (2006-09-11 15:38:25 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

That appears to be the meaning in the site you quote. However it is not clear to me if the person concerned there does a SINGLE collection that he then proceeds to sell to multiple retaileers, or a series of collections, selling each to a different retailer. In the latter case it might well be a "collection of collections" that he parades around the place.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2006-09-11 15:51:04 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

However there are a number of sites (in French, English, and Dutch) where this "collectioning" activity refers to what is done by the BUYER, not the seller/manufacturer. In this case it appears to be a matter of constituting a "fashion collection" that, instead of being created by a single designer, is an amalgam of the "collections" of a number of manufacturers, presumably with a common thread (ha ha).
Selected response from:

Bourth (X)
Local time: 21:09
Grading comment
Thanks so much, Bourth. I believe you are right... I believe they create collections / sample ranges that buyers can then order. Buyer-side "collectioning" is presumably putting together collections from what has been purchased from various manufacturers.
Thanks so much for your help and time on this!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
1creation of (fashion) collections
Bourth (X)


  

Answers


45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
creation of (fashion) collections


Explanation:
Lowest confidence to start with since this is gut feeling off the top of my head.

Looks to me as if by abandoning subcontracting and buying in 100% ready made clothing, retailers (in France) are necessarily abandoning the notion of a "fashion collection" with a common theme, style, colour, etc., or at the very least are delegating that side of the business to the (overseas) manufacturers.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 49 mins (2006-09-11 15:38:25 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

That appears to be the meaning in the site you quote. However it is not clear to me if the person concerned there does a SINGLE collection that he then proceeds to sell to multiple retaileers, or a series of collections, selling each to a different retailer. In the latter case it might well be a "collection of collections" that he parades around the place.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2006-09-11 15:51:04 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

However there are a number of sites (in French, English, and Dutch) where this "collectioning" activity refers to what is done by the BUYER, not the seller/manufacturer. In this case it appears to be a matter of constituting a "fashion collection" that, instead of being created by a single designer, is an amalgam of the "collections" of a number of manufacturers, presumably with a common thread (ha ha).

Bourth (X)
Local time: 21:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 100
Grading comment
Thanks so much, Bourth. I believe you are right... I believe they create collections / sample ranges that buyers can then order. Buyer-side "collectioning" is presumably putting together collections from what has been purchased from various manufacturers.
Thanks so much for your help and time on this!
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also: