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An approved physical sample
Production runs to the sample you have confirmed, not to a drawing.
Help — Quantities & MOQ
Quantities and minimums: what we can actually run
There is no single minimum that applies to every style. What a project can run at is assessed against style complexity, materials and craft in front of us: a heavily hand-embellished gown and a plain dress do not behave the same way at the same number.
Why it moves
Why the number moves
A workable minimum comes from how the garment is made and what it is made of, not from a company-wide rule.
An embellished gown carries handwork on every piece, so a workable run is smaller than for an unembellished dress that runs cleanly through the machines. Materials can set a floor of their own: a special fabric or trim may only be available in a quantity the order has to absorb.
For that reason we assess the run against the style, rather than against a number we publish for everyone.
Quantity
How quantity changes the price
Price moves in tiers. Unit price usually falls as quantity rises, because the fixed work — patterns, set-up, grading — is spread across more pieces. Small runs carry a higher unit price, and that is a real cost rather than a penalty.
The tiers themselves and the unit price on each are quoted for your project, not read from a fixed table.
This is also why a pure price comparison rarely settles the question. Our focus is on workmanship, technical feasibility and project fit rather than competing on price alone.
Before cutting
What has to be settled before production
Four things close the run. Until they are in place, the number is still a plan.
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Quantity split by colour and size
How the run breaks down across the colourways and sizes you are ordering.
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Materials and trims in hand
Fabric, lining and trim confirmed and available before cutting starts.
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Packaging and labels
How the pieces are folded, packed and labelled, and what you supply.
Per project
Where this varies by project
How a minimum is worked out for a given style, colour and size; the quantity tiers that apply; and whether a physical sample is required before a run are all confirmed per project.
What stays fixed: nothing goes into production before an approved sample, a settled quantity split and materials in hand.
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Tell us the style and the number
Send the silhouette, the craft and how many pieces you have in mind. We will say what run makes sense for it.