The 5 Types of DPP Software (and Which Fits a Small Fashion Brand)
Marketing-led, traceability-led, LCA-led, layered or PLM-native? How the 5 types of DPP software differ and which fits a small fashion brand.
Digitalt produktpass för kläder: vad gäller och när (2026–2029)
När blir digitala produktpass krav för kläder? Tidslinje, ansvar och vad passet ska innehålla, kontrollerat mot EU-källor. För svenska modeföretag.
ESPR Textile DPP Tracker: Every Date and Document (Updated Monthly)
When will textile Digital Product Passports be mandatory? Every ESPR date and document for apparel, checked against EU sources. Updated monthly.
Product project management: run internal and external projects in Portia
Portia gives fashion and apparel brands one place for project management, covering both internal projects and work with external partners such as agencies, while keeping business-sensitive data private. Most brands run projects across email threads, shared drives, chat apps and spreadsheets. Product development lives in one tool, the marketing campaign with an agency in another, […]
Apparel costing made automatic: the built-in costing sheet in Portia
Every product in Portia gets a costing sheet that is generated automatically from its materials, so apparel brands can go from bill of materials to wholesale and retail price without building a spreadsheet. Most brands still cost products in Excel. The bill of materials lives in one file, supplier prices in another, and the price […]
Connecting Portia to your Shopify store
As of now, Portia connects directly to Shopify. A brand links its Shopify store to Portia once, then pushes products from Portia to Shopify with one click. Product title, description, vendor and product image, and more go straight into your Shopify store. Products arrive as drafts, so your team reviews them in Shopify before they […]
How to Implement Digital Product Passports for an Apparel Collection – Without Turning It Into a 6-Month IT Project
Short answer: you don’t need a systems integrator, a data migration plan, or a Q3 kickoff meeting to start preparing for the EU’s Digital Product Passport requirements. With Portia, you sign up, upload your first product, and have a live, scannable DPP within minutes. No implementation phase, no onboarding call required, no IT ticket. That […]
The questions textile brands keep asking about DPP
Every garment placed on the EU market will soon need a Digital Product Passport. The regulation is already in force. The technical requirements for textiles are being finalised now. And the part most brands haven’t thought through yet: the QR code that connects a garment to its passport has to be on the product, which […]
Webinar: Digital Product Passports Made Simple
Digital Product Passports Made Simple – Your Guide To Implementation You’re invited to our free webinar on May 27 all about how to implement Digital Product Passports. Digital Product Passports are expected to become mandatory for textile products sold in the EU. The textile delegated act is indicated for adoption in Q4 2027 and applies […]
PLM Systems for Fashion Brands: Accelerating Product Lifecycle Management in Fashion
Introduction Product development in the fashion industry is more complex than ever. Design teams, merchandisers, suppliers, and sustainability managers all need to stay aligned as new collections move from concept to consumer. Many fashion brands struggle with fragmented processes – design files scattered across emails, endless spreadsheet versions for tech packs and BOMs, and siloed […]