Streetwear manufacturing for brands that care about the weight
A 400 gsm hoodie that keeps its shape after ten washes is a different garment from a blank with a print on it. We build the first kind, in our own plant in Cali, from 36 pieces per style and colour.
Streetwear manufacturing means producing hoodies, t-shirts, sweatpants, cargos and outerwear to a brand's own specification rather than buying blanks and decorating them. We develop the pattern, source the fabric, sew the garment and apply the prints and embroidery in house, starting at 36 pieces per style and colour. Development takes 2 to 8 weeks and production 30 to 45 business days after you approve the sample.
Where streetwear projects usually break
Three things separate a streetwear brand that lasts from one that ships once.
- The fabric weight. A hoodie at 280 gsm and a hoodie at 400 gsm are different products at different prices, and the customer can feel the difference through the packaging. Pick the weight before the design, not after.
- The fit. Oversized is a pattern decision, not a size decision. Ordering a size up from a standard block gives you a long garment with narrow shoulders, which is why so many drops fit wrong in exactly the same way.
- The decoration. Screen print, puff, embroidery and appliqué each change how the piece is cut and in what order it is assembled. Deciding them late means redoing the pattern or paying for an operation the garment was never built for.
What we make
Hoodies and crewnecks in French terry and fleece, heavyweight and boxy tees, sweatpants and cargos, work jackets, caps and accessories to round out a drop. We cut knits and wovens on the same floor, so a collection does not have to be split across two suppliers to exist.
Decoration runs in house: screen print, puff, embroidery, patches, custom drawcords, woven labels and hangtags. Garment washes and dyes are sourced through partners we have worked with for years, so a faded or acid-wash finish stays inside the same project rather than becoming somebody else's timeline.
If you supply the fabric yourself, cut and sew is the same work without the sourcing. If you want the whole chain handled as one project, that is full package.
Drops, quantities and the restock question
Streetwear runs on drops, and drops make the minimum question sharper than in any other category. We manufacture from 36 pieces per style and colour, which is enough to test a graphic or open a colourway without committing your season to it.
The number that decides whether a drop makes money is the reorder. If a hoodie sells out in a weekend, the next batch is another 30 to 45 business days away, and a brand that only exists on the days it has stock has to rebuild its audience every time. Most of the brands we produce for open between 100 and 300 pieces per style for the pieces they believe in, and keep the floor for experiments.
Why produce in Colombia rather than overseas
Streetwear lives on timing: a graphic, a collaboration, a moment. Producing 10 to 13 time zones away means a sample correction costs weeks of courier before anyone has learned anything, and a reorder costs a season.
From Cali we work in the same business day as a US team, ship in five to six flight hours to either coast, and hand you a physical sample you can wear before anything is cut. The trade-off is honest: at very high volume Asia is cheaper per unit. The detail is in Asia versus nearshore manufacturing, and if you are still choosing a production model, private label versus custom manufacturing is where that decision actually gets made.
More than 20 years and 130+ people on the floor, developing 120+ new styles a month for brands that sell in Latin America and the United States: TERS Apparel, Pink Rose, Monastery, Studio F and Ela. For US-based clients such as Daniel González and Uncommon Runner we source the fabric, sew the samples in Colombia, ship them for approval and deliver the finished production.
Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum order for streetwear?+
36 pieces per style and colour. A hoodie in black and in bone is two minimums, not one. The efficient band is 100 to 300, and a restock of the same piece needs its own 30 to 45 business days, so plan the second run before the first one ships.
Can you match a specific fabric weight?+
Yes. Tell us the gsm you want, or send a garment whose hand you want to match and we will source against it. Fleece and French terry for hoodies, and heavier jersey for boxy tees, are the two most common asks and both are available.
Do you do the prints and embroidery, or do I have to arrange them?+
We do them. Screen print, puff, embroidery, patches and custom trims run in house or through partners inside the same project, so nobody is coordinating three vendors around one delivery date.
I only have a mood board and a reference hoodie. Is that enough?+
Yes. Most streetwear projects arrive that way. We build the pattern, source the fabric, sew a physical sample and hand you the tech pack during development, so the specification exists before production starts.
Can I produce a whole drop with several styles at once?+
Yes, and it is the usual shape of the work: a few tees, a hoodie or two, one bottom. Each style and colour carries its own minimum, so the drop's total is the sum, not one shared floor.
How does shipping to the United States work?+
We quote EXW at our facilities in Colombia by default, and DDP when it is agreed up front. Colombia is five to six flight hours from either coast, and payment for US brands runs through GAT International LLC in Florida in USD. Every garment is made in Colombia.
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