Seasonal Planning

Seasonal Range Enquiries

Seasonal and capsule-style wholesale enquiries for retail buyers planning clothing and footwear ranges. Enquiry routes can be shaped around buyer category, style direction and retail calendar requirements.

Enquiry Routes

Seasonal supply shaped around the buyer calendar

Fashion wholesale operates around buying calendars. Spring/summer and autumn/winter are the primary seasonal drivers for most fashion retailers, boutiques and online sellers.

Novique supports wholesale enquiries for both seasonal directions, as well as year-round and capsule-style requirements for buyers who operate outside of traditional seasonal windows. Each enquiry is structured around your category, style direction and commercial timing.

Important: The examples on this page are enquiry routes, not guaranteed fixed stock packages. Product suitability, availability and supply terms can be discussed per request.

Seasonal Directions

Wholesale enquiry directions by season

Spring / Summer

SS Clothing Enquiries

Womenswear and menswear enquiries for spring and summer retail plans. Lightweight clothing, contemporary casualwear and seasonal fashion categories can be explored as part of an SS wholesale brief.

Spring / Summer

SS Footwear Enquiries

Spring and summer footwear wholesale enquiries for fashion retailers and boutiques. Sandals, lighter casual footwear and seasonal styles can be discussed as part of an SS footwear brief.

Autumn / Winter

AW Clothing Enquiries

Autumn and winter clothing wholesale enquiries for retailers planning transitional or core seasonal buys. Casualwear, occasion-led and layering categories can be explored.

Autumn / Winter

AW Footwear Enquiries

Autumn/winter footwear wholesale discussions including boots, closed styles and heavier seasonal footwear categories for fashion retailers and boutique buyers.

Year-Round

Capsule & Core Range

Year-round wholesale enquiries for buyers building capsule ranges or core category options that are not tied to a single seasonal buying window. Ongoing supply requirements can be discussed.

Launch

Launch Range Enquiries

New retail businesses planning an opening fashion range can discuss a launch-focused wholesale supply brief — including clothing, footwear or a combined category direction.

Autumn fashion collection direction — seasonal wholesale visual reference
Range Planning

Planning a seasonal fashion range

Seasonal range planning typically begins with a buyer brief — defining who you are buying for, what season you are planning, which product categories you need, and what your sales channel and quantity requirements look like.

Novique Fashion Ltd can support this planning process through a structured wholesale enquiry conversation. Clothing and footwear categories can both be addressed within a single buyer brief.

Seasonal timing, style direction and retail calendar context are all relevant inputs. Buyers planning ahead for an upcoming season are encouraged to submit their brief early to allow for a productive supply discussion.

  • SS and AW seasonal directions
  • Clothing, footwear or combined range
  • Style direction and audience context
  • Seasonal timing and retail calendar inputs
  • Quantity range to be discussed
  • Availability confirmed per enquiry
Product Mix

Style direction and product mix considerations

Seasonal range enquiries can be shaped around a range of style and product mix directions. The following are examples of how buyers typically frame their seasonal briefs.

Contemporary Casualwear

Everyday clothing with a contemporary aesthetic for spring or autumn retail plans. Suitable for boutiques and online fashion sellers with a broad audience.

Occasion & Event Clothing

Seasonal occasion-led clothing for retailers planning around key retail moments — summer events, autumn occasions and festive-adjacent categories.

Transitional Layering

Between-season clothing options for buyers who need a product mix that bridges SS and AW transitions. Popular for boutiques and ecommerce stores.

Seasonal Footwear Edit

A curated footwear direction for buyers who want to build a seasonal footwear selection alongside clothing categories, or as a standalone footwear buy.

Mixed Seasonal Range

A combined clothing and footwear brief across a single season for buyers seeking a coherent range of wholesale supply options in one enquiry.

Core Capsule Selection

Year-round capsule clothing options for buyers who operate with a tightly edited, commercially stable product selection across multiple buying periods.

Buyer Brief

What to include in your seasonal enquiry

A focused seasonal buyer brief helps Novique structure the most relevant wholesale enquiry route for your requirements.

  • Target season — SS or AW (or year-round)
  • Product category — clothing, footwear or both
  • Target customer and audience description
  • Style direction and aesthetic positioning
  • Approximate quantity range
  • Sales channel — boutique, online, marketplace
  • Timescale and buying window
  • One-off or repeat seasonal requirement
  • Any specific category or product notes
Seasonal Wholesale Enquiries

Plan your next seasonal range with Novique

Whether you are planning a spring/summer or autumn/winter buy — or building a year-round capsule range — wholesale enquiries can be structured around your category needs and buying calendar.