What tools to use and how to create branded look

Ask Me Anything Q&A Fashiondropshippingama

Topic summary

A new fashion dropshipping store owner seeks guidance on creating a branded website design and finding suppliers with fast shipping times (1-2 days).

Design Solutions Suggested:

  • Hire designers on Upwork or Fiverr (typically under 8 hours work)
  • Purchase existing Shopify themes
  • Use Shopify design apps like Gempages
  • For budget constraints: Keep designs minimal, use 2-3 complementary colors, select simple readable fonts (Google Fonts), and leverage free YouTube/Reddit tutorials

Shipping Strategy:
Achieving 1-2 day delivery as a starter is challenging. Recommended approach:

  1. Start with dropshipping to test products via samples and social media promotion
  2. Identify best-sellers
  3. Transition to wholesale purchasing and use 3PL warehousing for faster, more stable shipping

The discussion remains open with the founder planning to bootstrap the design work until generating enough sales to reinvest in professional services.

Summarized with AI on October 31. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hello great people, just starting with a fashion brand shop, my question what tools do i use besides canva, to create an original branded look and feel with the banner and website layout. Furthermore what are the right suppliers for fashion drooshipping and how do i get for example 1 or 2 days deliverytime as a starter.

Thank you all for your time, input and help! Respect to you.

Best Regards,

Antony

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Welcome Antony,

If you are not a designer yourself, we have seen lots of sellers just go to Upwork or FIVERR to find a designer who has experience with Shopify brand and theme design. Usually they can do it less than 8 hours. Of course you can always just purchase an existing Shopify theme that you like. There are also lots of Shopify theme/design app that you can take a look as well (i.e. Gempages). It depends on your budget and how much efforts you want to put into your brand.

For fashion dropshiping suppliers, getting 1 - 2 days shipping will be really challenging unless you buy wholesale and stock up yourself using 3PL. We have seen successfully sellers use Trendsi dropshipping to test out different products by buying samples and promoting on social media, and as soon as they identify the best sellers, they will buy wholesale to lower cost and store at Trendsi warehosue (we also provide 3PL service) so that it can be shipped faster with more stable inventory.

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Thank you for your awser. I am not a designer and i don’t have a lot of budget, but that wil not stop me from doing the best i can myself until i get some sales so that i can reinvest, scale up and grow. So in this case what are the tips and things i can do to make the best i can how must i see and approach the creating and designing of an branded banner and layout of a branded fashion shop i’m dutch with a dutch fashion shop in the making called fashionq .nl please excuse me for my poor english but, i hope you get my point.

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We totally understand! Here are some tips if you are just starting off:

  • Keep it minimal – A clutter-free design with a clear focus on your products is key.
  • Choose a clear color scheme – Stick to 2-3 complementary colors that align with your brand identity.
  • Font selection – Use simple, readable fonts for easy navigation (Google Fonts offers free, professional options).

There are a lot free resources and tutorials you can find on YouTube, Reddit, etc. We recommend going to those channels if finding professional help is not within your budget right now.