u/Dry_Aardvark_2474

Been curious about this from the brand side.
If you’re running a clothing brand, where do you usually find your manufacturers? Is it mostly IG, Alibaba, referrals, or some platform I’m missing?
I’ve been on the manufacturing side for a couple years now, and most of my clients came through cold emails. It works, but it’s kinda inconsistent and not really scalable.
Trying to figure out where serious brand owners actually look when they want to get stuff made.
How do you usually go about it?