Product development & production

Custom Sportswear & Activewear Manufacturing

For growing and established brands developing a new collection, improving an existing product or reviewing a new production partner. Coordinate fabric, fit, samples and bulk approval with one English-speaking contact.

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Need help defining materials, reviewing a supplier or coordinating a collection? Explore our activewear sourcing service for premium brands.

Standard custom MOQ: 200 pieces per color and style.

Complex fabrics, seamless techniques or special trims may require more. For a standard product, use Ready Styles from 50 pieces per style.

A smaller Full Custom project?

Selected Full Custom projects of 100–200 pieces across multiple colors or styles can be reviewed individually. Send the total quantity and the color/style/size breakdown; feasibility and the final minimum are confirmed in writing.

We do not accept Full Custom bulk orders below 100 pieces. This review does not change Ready Styles from 50 pieces per style or 3D flocked support from 500 pieces per color and style.

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Product judgement, backed by production

Beyond a reference sample: make the product your own

Our priority development routes are seamless activewear and 3D flocked support. The brief may start with a new collection, an existing product that needs improvement, or a change of production partner.

Translate the benchmark into a material brief

When a client brings a premium-brand reference, we work through the fabric and quality questions with them. Our supply network gives the team options to compare; the next step is to agree which hand feel, fit, surface and finishing requirements matter for the client's own product.

Work through production problems with the line and QC

Our project experience includes responding to quality issues through repeated discussions with factory and QC teams, and adjusting production-line configuration where needed. Corrections are reviewed against the agreed product requirements; an intervention is not a promise that every order will be issue-free.

Bring a fashion point of view to the details

Our team's ongoing exposure to premium-brand product requirements informs how we discuss proportion, colour, texture and finishing. Designers, commercial staff and production teams contribute different perspectives, helping the brief move beyond a drawing toward a distinctive product.

Alo, SKIMS and Vuori may be named by clients as market references. Here, those names describe benchmarking context only—not a claim of partnership, endorsement, identical materials or equivalent product performance. The aim is an original product for your brand, not a replica.

New brands with a defined product direction are welcome. The development scope and the relevant MOQ determine the starting route.

Industry reference: why quality coordination matters to established brands

In an October 2024 publication, SGS describes how Marc Jacobs uses the SGS SMART platform for supply-chain collaboration, technical support and visibility into quality analytics. It also describes testing support for recycled packaging materials. Read the SGS publication ↗

Our interpretation for a manufacturing brief: agree product criteria early, make sample decisions traceable and keep quality follow-up visible to the brand and production team.

Independent industry reference—not a Linked Sourcing project or a claim of partnership with Marc Jacobs or SGS. This source does not establish a defect-reduction result or production-line intervention by Linked Sourcing.

From your brief to an approved production plan

  1. 1

    Brief & feasibility review

    Jerry coordinates your product direction, target market, quantities and timing with the relevant team. Identify the missing specifications and development work before quotation.

  2. 2

    Materials, fit & sampling

    Review fabric options, pattern and fit, color, trims and branding. Use sample comments and a controlled specification to record what is approved and what needs revision.

  3. 3

    Production release

    Agree the approved sample, order breakdown, specifications and delivery milestones before bulk release. Production is coordinated through the group’s six owned factories; the relevant site and capacity slot are confirmed for your order.

  4. 4

    Quality control & inspection

    Incoming, in-process and final QC use approved specifications and an order-specific inspection plan. Agree the defect criteria, testing evidence and final acceptance requirements with your team.

  5. 5

    Shipment & the next order

    Confirm packing, documentation and the agreed shipping terms. For a repeat order, review the retained specifications, any changes, material availability and the next production window before confirming a new quotation.

Plan consistency before the repeat order

For an ongoing range, agree which approved references carry into the next order: fabric specification, color target, size measurements, trims, artwork and packing. Flag any requested substitution or revision for review before it enters production.

Material availability, production timing and the applicable quality plan are reconfirmed per order. Group capacity is not a reservation for an individual program.

OEM & ODM

OEM: we manufacture to your designs and specs. ODM: we develop from concept using our in-house design and fabric library — ideal for fast-moving ranges.

Review the OEM & ODM customization guide →

Compliance

The group works with BSCI, Sedex, Oeko-Tex, Bluesign, GRS audit and certification programs. Exact facility, material, product, certificate/designation scope, validity and order applicability must be verified against the buyer's requirements.

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Your next collection

Have a product direction, reference or tech pack?

Tell Jerry what you want to develop and your target quantity per color and style. A tech pack is helpful, but a sample, reference image or product direction is enough to start.