GETTING STARTED
Do I need a tech pack or sketches?+
No. If you can explain the piece to a friend, you can explain it to us — we translate it into a pattern card and a sample. If a tech pack is genuinely needed (overseas runs require one), our team writes it.
What does the first consultation cost?+
Nothing. One hour, one-on-one over Zoom — feasibility, route to market and rough numbers. You leave with a realistic project cost whether or not you ever come back.
How is development priced?+
As a single flat project fee, quoted in writing before anything starts. It covers patternmaking, sourcing, up to three pre-production samples and the fittings between them. A third revision sample never generates a new invoice.
How small can my first order be?+
Small enough to sell through. We don't force oversized inventory buys to unlock a price — start with a run you can move, then scale on the same pattern card. No order is too large on the other end, either.
TRUST & OWNERSHIP
Who owns the designs and patterns?+
You do — completely. Develop or produce with us and the IP stays yours; we never share it with another client or produce a version of it under our own label.
Will the sample match what actually ships?+
Yes — every prototype is sewn in our own factory on the same production line that will run your bulk, not by an outside sample maker. Fit, construction and quality carry straight over.
Can I visit the factory?+
Yes. We're in the Los Angeles garment district — walk the floor, sit in your fitting, watch the line that will run your style. Fittings also work over Zoom if you're not local.
PRODUCTION
Made in USA or overseas — who decides?+
You do, with the numbers in front of you. We cost both routes at step two of every project. We own the LA floor — and we'll still tell you when your retail price genuinely can't be reached domestically.
I developed my style elsewhere. Can you produce it?+
Yes — bring your pattern, sample or tech pack and we'll run it full-package or cut-and-sew. If the pattern needs correcting first, we'll tell you before we quote.
Do you handle branding and packaging?+
Yes — labels, hangtags, polybags and retail-ready packing are handled in-house, so goods arrive shelf-ready.
Is there anything you won't make?+
Gloves. Sixty-five years of combined experience across garments, footwear, bags and accessories — and gloves remain the one honest no.