Made to specification
Custom clothing manufacturing
Develop womenswear to your design and specifications, or adapt an existing style for your brand. We review fabric, fit, construction, sizing and branding requirements before sampling and production.
What this is
Custom sits between private label and full development. The starting point is a construction that already works; the work is in changing specific elements and re-confirming that the garment still functions after the change.
This is often the most efficient route to a differentiated product. Changing a neckline, a hem length, a sleeve or a fabric can move a style far enough from its origin that it is genuinely yours, at a fraction of the cost of developing from a blank page.
The catch is that changes interact. A heavier fabric changes how a bodice hangs. A longer hem changes how a skirt behaves. We test the change on a sample rather than assuming it will carry.
Customisation is also where the commercial advantage sits. Fabric, trims, hardware, labels, decoration and packing are specified and booked through one production plan rather than assembled from separate suppliers — a single specification, a single inspection standard and a single point of responsibility for the finished garment. It is the difference between buying a garment and buying its parts.
Surface and decoration
Decoration techniques we can specify
Decorative finishing is quoted as part of the garment specification rather than bought separately, because it changes the fabric it is applied to. Cost depends on artwork, placement, colour count and quantity, so it is priced against your design rather than from a list.
Two rules apply to all of them. The technique is chosen against the fabric rather than the other way round, and the effect is approved on a production sample — a print reads differently on a finished garment than on a flat swatch.
Who it is for
This is the right route if…
Brands differentiating an existing style
You have found a construction that works and want to make it distinctively yours.
Brands fitting a specific market
Your market needs different lengths, coverage or sizing than the original style was built for.
Brands matching an existing range
You need a new piece to sit alongside what you already sell, in the same fabric and colour story.
What you receive
Deliverables, not promises
- A revised sample showing the changed element before bulk
- An updated specification recording exactly what differs from the base style
- An approved fabric and trim list for the customised version
- The revised pattern kept on file for repeats
How the process works
Stage by stage
- Choose the base
Select a construction from the current range, or supply a reference garment.
- Define the changes
Fabric, colour, length, neckline, sleeve, closure, trims, size range, branding — specify which and how far.
- Feasibility review
We check that the changes work together and flag any that would compromise the garment or the price.
- Revised sample
The changed version is sampled and approved before bulk, because a change that reads well on paper does not always read well on a body.
- Production
Bulk runs to the revised standard, with the updated specification recorded for repeats.
Typical requirements
What the work depends on
- The base styleA style number from the current range, or a reference garment to work from.
- A specific list of changesVague briefs produce vague samples. Named changes produce usable ones.
- Fabric or colour referenceA swatch, a Pantone reference or a physical sample.
- Volume and timelineTo confirm whether the customisation is economic at your quantity.
What to send us
Your briefing checklist
- The base style or reference garment
- The exact list of changes you want
- Fabric or colour references
- Your size range, including whether you need plus or petite grading
- Quantity and the date you need the goods
Commercial terms
What we can publish now
Verified figures are stated. Anything that depends on your specification is confirmed against it rather than quoted as a headline number.
| Facility | Factory-direct OEM & ODM |
|---|---|
| Facility certifications | ISO 9001 · OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 · amfori BSCI-audited · SGS-inspected |
| Quotation response | within 24 hours |
| Minimum — standard programs | Typically from 100 pieces per design, with 100–200 pieces per colour, on standard womenswear programs |
| Sample lead time | Typically 7–10 days from tech pack approval on standard programs |
| Sample fee | Confirmed at quotation |
| Bulk lead time | Typically 15–25 days after sample approval, depending on season, quantity and construction |
| Inspection standard | Six-step inspection (material → cutting → sewing → finishing → pressing → final AQL) |
| How your minimum and schedule are set | Confirmed per order — category, fabric, construction, customisation level, quantity and production route all move the figure. |
How to request a quotation
List the changes explicitly. If you are unsure whether a change is practical, ask — that conversation is cheaper than a wasted sample round.
Related services
Usually used together
Product Development
The stage between an idea and a producible garment: construction decisions, material selection, pattern drafting, sample rounds and a locked specification you can repeat.
Fabric Sourcing
Sourcing to a specification rather than to a price list — weight, stretch, recovery and hand checked against what the garment actually has to do.
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