Most factories summarise sampling as “2–3 rounds of mock-ups” and leave it there. Here is exactly what those words mean on our floor.
One sample journey.Seven honest steps.
Every step, who does what, and why the whole journey takes 3–4 weeks. From your sketch to a production-ready sample.
Tap any step to jump · or simply scroll — the thread will guide you
From your sketch
to a production-ready sample.
The blue thread below is a stitch line — it grows as you read, the same way your pattern grows through seven steps.
Design confirmation
Before we cut anything, we replay your design back to you — sketches, references and notes — to confirm the effect you want is exactly what we understood. One message now saves whole mock-up rounds later.
Prepare a written + visual summary of our understanding and send it to you.
Read it and confirm — “yes, that’s my design” — or correct us before we start.
Paper toile on the mannequin
Our pattern maker drafts your pattern and cuts one shell toile in plain fabric. We pin it onto a mannequin to study the garment’s initial silhouette — the shape, the balance, the proportions —
Draft the pattern, cut the shell toile, pin and study it on the mannequin.
Nothing yet — this stage is entirely internal.
Mock-up I — in similar fabric
We cut the first mock-up in fabric similar to your final choice, then put it on the mannequin — and on real people. Once fabric and lining are combined, their behaviour together can change measurements in ways nobody can predict on paper. So we test properly: real wear, real movement, and several body types in the same size. Real flesh is soft; a mannequin’s is hard and has no skin. Only on people can we measure true comfort, fit and how the garment behaves in motion.
Cut, fit, test on mannequin + real bodies, adjust every section in detail.
Just wait — this round stays entirely inside our atelier.
Mock-up II — the one you see
We rebuild the mock-up with every correction from round one. Only when our internal team is satisfied — when it is already close to perfect — do we film and photograph it and send everything to you.
Rebuild with corrections, run internal approval, then film and photograph.
Watch the video, study the photos. Then say “OK” — or exactly which part is not OK.
Mock-up III, or straight ahead
If your feedback on Mock-up II requires changes, we make a third mock-up. If round two was already right, we skip this step entirely and move straight to the final sample. No extra rounds for show.
Adjust and rebuild — or declare round two final and move on.
Confirm again, the same simple way: OK, or exactly what to fix.
The final sample — real fabric
Once both sides approve the mock-up, we cut the final sample in your correct fabric and hold every detail to standard. And because building it means we have now walked this garment’s entire production once, we use this stage to complete the full bulk-production plan — which is how your FOB price becomes exact, not estimated.
Produce the final sample in correct fabric; complete the production plan and FOB calculation.
Give the final approval on the real thing.
The PP sample — free of charge
After you receive the final sample and decide to proceed with bulk (with the 30% deposit), we make one more sample — the pre-production sample. It costs you nothing extra. We confirm it with you by video and photos instead of shipping it, which saves you courier time and freight cost. The moment you confirm, bulk production starts — built exactly to this PP sample.
Make the PP sample free, film it, confirm every detail with you by video.
Pay the 30% deposit to lock the bulk slot, then confirm the PP sample by video.
What the journey
asks of you.
From start to finish, you only confirm the effect — or tell us exactly what is wrong. You will never be shown an unadjusted mock-up. We only photograph and send work we are ready to stand behind.
During sampling, you only ever say…
Seven steps, and on your side it all comes down to two replies. No forms, no meetings, no project management on your end.
We move to the next step immediately. Most messages in this journey are exactly this one — and that is by design.
Tell us which part is wrong, as specifically as you can. We adjust it and come back to you with the fix.
That’s it. We handle everything between your replies.
How long it takes,
and one rule.
How long does it take?
A realistic window is 3–4 weeks. The time goes into fittings and adjustments — the part that makes your garment fit.
PP sample follows after your 30% deposit, before bulk. Every style is different — complex constructions sit at the longer end.
One rule about changes
Every step is built on the one before it. That is what makes the process efficient — and why we ask you to understand this one boundary.
Plan the design before we start — that is exactly what Step 01 is for. This is also why nothing low-quality leaves our floor.
Why our sample fee is $200–1,000
We do not offer free sampling — and after reading the seven steps above, you can see why. But compare what the money actually buys:
$60–100 per attempt. If you don’t like it, they remake it — and charge the same again. Third attempt, third payment. Each remake costs full price.
Same total money in the end — with low efficiency and a weak fit.
One fee, $200–1,000 by style. It covers the whole journey on this page: paper toile, wear-tested mock-up rounds and the final sample — iterated until you approve.
Iterations included. Fit guaranteed by process, not by luck.
By the end, the money is the same.
The garment is not.
This process is why nothing low-quality leaves our floor — and why the fit is always right.
Our most expensive sample to date: a suit made for a film star’s appearance at the Cannes Film Festival. Complex construction, exacting fit, one fee — and the same seven steps you just read.
We deliver samples — not paper patterns.
The sample fee covers the final sample — in your correct fabric, finished, wearable, filmed. We are not a pattern-making studio, and we do not sell or send out paper patterns.
After the seven steps above, you can see why: the pattern carries the value of the entire journey — the toile, the wear tests, every correction. It is the most expensive thing in this building. That is also why a “cheap pattern” from elsewhere should make you ask: how many fittings did it survive?
US$200–1,000 per style depending on complexity. The fee covers the whole process on this page — paper toile, wear-tested mock-up rounds and the final sample in your correct fabric. Our most expensive sample to date was $1,000: a suit made for a film star’s appearance at the Cannes Film Festival. We do not offer free sampling.
Typically 3–4 weeks. The time goes into fittings — mannequin checks, real wear tests, movement tests and several body types in the same size. Rushing this stage is how fit problems reach bulk production.
No. We deliver the final sample, not the pattern. We are not a pattern-making studio and we do not sell or send out paper patterns. After seven steps of fitting and correction, the pattern carries the value of the entire process — that is exactly why it is not cheap.
Small adjustments are always welcome. Replacing the whole design midway is not accepted — it breaks the sample process we agreed on. That is why Step 01 exists: we confirm the design in words and pictures before any fabric is cut.
Sampling is stage two of our four-stage workflow. See the full process overview, the fit standard every mock-up is held to, or delivered cases. Common questions live in the FAQ.
See your design
become real.
Send your sketches, references or tech pack. Within 4 hours you’ll have Step 01 back from us — our written understanding of your design, ready for you to confirm.
You send your sketches, references or tech pack.
Within 4 hours, Step 01 comes back — our written understanding of your design.
You confirm it. We start cutting — on schedule.
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