What to know before a first run.
The questions brands actually ask us, answered in full. No sign-up, and nothing held back for a call.
What to ask a clothing manufacturer before you pay
Five questions that decide whether a first production run arrives as agreed: the sample off the real roll, what the minimum actually counts, and when the balance is due.
Why pattern width decides what a garment costs
Fabric is bought by length off a roll of fixed width, so consumption moves in steps rather than smoothly. Three centimetres on a body panel can add 45% to the fabric bill.
Four checks to run on fabric before you accept it
Burn a thread, carry it into daylight, rub it with a wet white cloth, and weigh it. Four tests that need no equipment beyond scales, and the fourth is the one that costs the most.
What a 360 euro shirt costs to make
A line by line costdown of a checked flannel shirt: fabric, buttons, construction, trims and freight, out of Portugal and out of Italy.
What to ask before the deposit, and before the bulk ships
Four questions that establish who you are dealing with, and four artefacts that establish what they actually made. All eight answerable in a day.
5 guides, revised as things change.