Working Process

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Samples

Sampling is where a design becomes a real garment. You send a sketch or a photo, we quote the sample and an estimated bulk price, and our designers turn it into production-ready artwork before anything is cut. There is no minimum order quantity, so a sample can be a single piece.

  1. Share your design. Send sketches or photographs of the garment you want made, along with any reference pieces.
  2. Receive your quote. We confirm the sample cost and an estimated price for the bulk order.
  3. Approve the artwork. Once the sample order is placed, our in-house designers finalise the details and produce artwork for your review.
  4. Fabric sourcing. We source materials against the approved artwork, from cotton, linen, silk and wool through to technical performance fabrics.
  5. Sample production. Your sample is cut and sewn to the artwork specification, with your logo applied if required.
  6. Confirm by photo. We send photographs of the finished sample for you to confirm before it leaves the factory.
  7. Delivery. The sample ships directly to you by courier, and we cover the shipping cost.

Standard sample lead time is 7 to 30 days from the date all final details are confirmed, depending on design complexity and material availability. Changes to artwork, embroidery or print files after confirmation will reset that timeline. Sample fees are refundable once a bulk production order is placed.

Bulk Orders

Once you approve the sample, the same specification carries straight into bulk production, so what you signed off is what gets made. Price per piece improves as quantity rises, and there is still no minimum order quantity: you can start with one piece per style per colour and scale when you are ready.

Sewing operators assembling garments in bulk on the Iron Horse production floor in Ho Chi Minh City
Bulk production on our own sewing floor in Ho Chi Minh City.

Production begins only once every detail is confirmed. Each stage below is completed and checked before the next one starts.

Fabric sourcing

Materials are sourced to the approved specification, with fabric type, colour and weight confirmed in writing before anything is cut.

Pattern making

Patterns are drafted and graded to your measurements: garment length, bust, waist, hips, hem, sleeves and inseam.

Print and embroidery setup

Screens, embroidery files and placements are prepared from your PSD or AI source files at the exact size and position specified.

Cutting

Fabric is laid and cut to the approved pattern, keeping every panel consistent across the whole run.

Sewing and finishing

Garments are assembled, labels and tags applied, then pressed and checked before packing for despatch.