Clothing Manufacturer
For Brands Built To Stand Out
Your one-stop fashion development & custom clothing manufacturer.
Full-package custom apparel, from first sketch to your doorstep.
Clothing Manufacturer
For Brands Built To Stand Out
Your one-stop fashion development & custom clothing manufacturer.
Full-package custom apparel, from first sketch to your doorstep.
GOTS CERTIFIED · GRS CERTIFIED · OEKO-TEX MILLS · INDEPENDENT QC · WORLDWIDE SHIPPING
1,200+
Brands developed & manufactured
80-100
Pieces minimum per design. 480 pieces per collection
34
Factories network, one accountable team
13
Years building brands, since 2013
Our Story
A One-Stop Clothing Manufacturer Built for Independent Brands
Bryden was started in 2013 to make custom, quality clothing manufacturing accessible for brands that don’t have a big-corporation supply chain behind them.
Most manufacturers expect a finished tech pack or sample and thousand-piece minimums if you want to develop your own styles.
You’re also left to manage your own packaging, labels, and tag suppliers. Print-on-demand goes the other way, no minimums, but no real customisation and no product you can call your own.
We built Bryden in the gap between the two. Our in-house team, designers, pattern makers, fabric specialists, merchandisers, and quality inspectors, manages your supply chain across our own factory and 34 partner factories in China, so you get genuine cut-and-sew production and minimums a first collection can afford.
To date, we’ve manufactured for 1,200+ brands across the US, UK, Europe, Australia, and Asia, from first-time founders to established multi-category labels.
Full-Service, Under One Roof
Every Capability Your Clothing Brand Needs, From Concept to Delivery
01
From Concept to Tech Pack
Share a sketch, a reference image, or just an idea. Our in-house product development team turns it into a production-ready tech pack with measurements, materials, construction, trims. Most manufacturers require you to bring your own; we build it with you.
02
Fabric Sourcing & Development
From ready-stock fabrics to fully custom-developed materials, we source and develop across our mill network, balancing cost, hand-feel, performance and certified sustainable options without you chasing mills yourself.
03
Cut & Sew Manufacturing
Your order is matched to the best-fit factory for your fabric, construction and volume — then produced under one accountable Bryden team. No juggling vendors, no language barriers, no surprises between sample and bulk.
04
Print, Heat Transfer & Embroidery
Screen printing, digital and all-over print, heat transfer, and embroidery executed to luxury-standard finishing — applied in-line with production, not bolted on afterwards.
05
Custom Labels, Tags & Packaging
Woven labels, satin labels, hang tags, and FSC-certified custom packaging — your product arrives retail-ready under your brand, with nothing generic left on it.
06
Worldwide Shipping & Fulfillment
Air and sea freight with tracking, export/import clearance handled, and delivery to your door, warehouse or 3PL. We ship to brands across the US, UK, EU, Australia and Asia every week.
Products
One-Stop Clothing Manufacturing, Across Every Category
Every product is different, and not every factory is built for every product. We match your order to the best fit for your fabric, construction and volume.
WHY BRYDEN
How Are We Different From Other Clothing Manufacturers?
A traditional factory wants you to arrive with a finished tech pack, a 1,000-piece commitment, and the experience to manage production yourself.
Print-on-demand removes the minimums but takes away your margins, your customization, and your product’s uniqueness.
Bryden was built for everything in between.
| Bryden Apparel | Traditional Manufacturers | Print on Demand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum order | 80–100 pcs per design | 500–1,000+ pcs | 1 pc |
| Product | 100% custom, cut & sew | Custom, if you spec it | Blank + your print |
| Tech pack | Built for you in-house | You must provide one | Not possible |
| Fabrics & trims | Full sourcing network, 34 factories | Limited to factory's mill | Fixed blank catalog |
| Quality control | Independent of the factory floor | Factory self-checks | None |
| Labels & packaging | Fully custom, retail-ready | Often extra vendors | Generic |
| Pricing at scale | Improves as you grow | Negotiated per order | Never improves |
Independent Quality Assurance
Every order passes checks independent of the factory floor, stricter than industry standard, consistent across all 34 partner factories.
Lower Inventory Risk
Six designs at 80–100 pieces each lets a growing brand discover what sells without deadstock destroying your margins.
Pricing Leverage
Our scale and factory relationships give you negotiating power an individual brand can’t access alone.
Behind You at Every Stage
We work as an extension of your team — our business grows when your brand succeeds.
THE PROCESS
From Idea to Delivery in Four Steps
01
Share Your Idea
Send us your concept — a sketch, reference images, or a finished tech pack — with quantities and timeline. Receive a detailed, transparent quotation within 2–3 working days.
02
Development & Sampling
We build or refine your tech pack, source fabric options, and produce your sample. You review fit, fabric and finishing — we iterate until it’s right, before you commit to bulk.
03
Bulk Production
Production at the best-fit factory, with your Bryden merchandiser managing every stage — cutting, sewing, printing, embroidery, labeling and packaging — with checkpoints throughout.
04
Quality Check & Delivery
Independent QC inspects finished goods before anything ships. Then air or sea freight with tracking and customs clearance handled, to your door, warehouse or 3PL.
NO SUPRISES
The Numbers, Up Front
MINIMUM ORDER
- 80–100 pcs per colour per design
- 480-500 pieces per order
- Mix sizes freely
SAMPLING
- Sample cost credited to bulk
- Lead time: 4-6 weeks
- Revisions until approved
PRODUCTION LEAD TIME
- Lead Time: 5-6 weeks after approval
- Varies by category & volume
SHIPPING
- Air: 5-12 days· Sea: 30-45 days
- DDP & DAP terms
- USA · UK · EU · AU · Asia
WHO WE SERVE
Manufacturing for Every Kind of Brand
Whether you’re sketching your first collection or scaling into your fifth season, the process is the same — one team, one accountable contact, production that matches your stage.
Startup & Independent Fashion Brands
First collection? We’ll help you build the tech pack, choose fabrics, and keep minimums at a level a launch can survive. This is who Bryden was built for.
Streetwear Labels
Heavyweight fleece, oversized fits, garment washes, puff print and embroidery, the construction quality & details your customers post and rave about.
Activewear & Fitness Brands
Performance knits, four-way stretch, flatlock seams, moisture-wicking and compression construction, tested across repeated wash cycles for optimal performance.
Womenswear & Contemporary Labels
Dresses, shirts and tailored pieces with the hand-feel and finishing contemporary retail demands, from boutique runs to multi-style collections.
Growing DTC & E-commerce Brands
Reorders that match your first run, pricing that improves with volume, and production planning that keeps bestsellers in stock.
Corporate, Team & Merchandise
Consistent quality across bulk uniform and merchandise orders, custom labeling, and reorder programs that make year two easy.
VERIFIED, NOT CLAIMED
Certified Sustainable Manufacturing
Sustainability claims are easy to write and hard to verify, so we hold the certifications that do the verifying for us. Bryden holds GOTS and GRS certifications across our organic cotton and recycled polyester supply chains, partners with OEKO-TEX 100 certified mills, and uses FSC-certified paper for all packaging. Every claim is traceable to a public registry, check for yourself.
GOTS
Organic supply chain
GRS
Recycled supply chain
OEKO-TEX 100
Certified mills
FSC
Certified packaging
Proof, Not Promises
Brands We've Helped Build
[Brand] — Streetwear Launch Collection
- Volume400 units · 3 colorways
- Fabric450 GSM French terry
- FinishingGarment wash + embroidery
- TimelineSketch to stock · 11 weeks
“[One-line founder quote.]”
[Brand] — Activewear Reorder Program
- Volume1,200 units / quarter
- FabricGRS recycled polyester
- ConstructionFlatlock seams
- Record4 reorders · 0 QC failures
[Brand] — Womenswear Capsule
- Volume240 pcs · 6 designs
- FabricCustom viscose blend
- PackagingFSC-certified retail
- DeliveryDDP · Los Angeles
What Brands Say
Trusted by Founders Around the World
The work done for us has been great, timely and the construction of samples and final garments have been set to a luxury standard. Effective with communication, we are extremely pleased and happy to have started our first collection with Bryden, so thank you!
Lachlan
Founder, Deal With Devil
Since working with Bryden, I have been really lucky to have found a clothing manufacturer that has not only kept a high standard of my products. They have also continued to offer their guidance throughout the whole manufacturing process and the growing of my business.
Cotilda
Founder, Cotilda
Donovan & the team are all efficient and are super helpful, professional and knowledgeable in all aspects of production. I am so happy to be working with them!
Melisa
Founder, Melox
The team work with you, like an extension of your own team, and will do some ‘hand-holding’. The quality of the clothing is really good too!
EMMA
Founder, Kintsugi
Questions, Answered
Frequently Asked Questions
Typically we see clients requiring anywhere from $10,000 for a t-shirt collection to $20,000 for a womenswear/menswear collection of 500 pieces
Our MOQ is 80–100 pieces per design, across up to 6 designs per order — low enough to test a first collection without deadstock risk.
Sampling typically takes 4–6 weeks; bulk production 5–6 weeks after sample approval, depending on category and quantity.
It usually take 4-6 months to be completed using stock fabric and 6-8 months for custom produced fabrics.
Leads time are calculated on estimated from the date we start to the completion of production.
Yes, we offer air and sea freight with tracking to the USA, UK, EU, Australia and across Asia.
Do note that delivery time varies by delivery location and sea freight takes longer than air freight for delivery.
Yes — our in-house product development team builds your tech pack with you from a sketch or reference image, so your first sample is made from a real spec, not a guess.
A tech pack is the blueprint of your garment, covering details like measurements, materials, construction, trims and artwork in one document. Without one, factories guess and samples come back wrong.
Yes, always. Your designs, patterns and tech packs remain your intellectual property. We never reproduce your designs for other clients and are happy to work under an NDA.
Absolutely — we recommend it. Every order goes through sampling first, and we iterate until you approve fit, fabric and finishing. Sample costs are credited against your bulk order.
Production runs across our vetted network of 34 partner factories in China. Bryden is headquartered in Singapore, and every order is managed and quality-checked by our own team based in China.
A sourcing agent introduces you to a factory and steps away. Bryden manages the entire process from tech pack, fabric, sampling, production, packaging & labelling, independent QC and shipping — and stays accountable for the outcome.
Both. Our MOQ starts at 80 to 100 pieces per color or design, with a 480 to 500 piece minimum per collection, low enough for a first collection but built to scale. Over 13 years we’ve produced for 1,000+ brands in 50+ countries, from first-time founders to established labels running full seasonal ranges.
Yes. We manage large-scale, recurring apparel programs for enterprise clients around the world. Our network of 34 certified factories means we can scale a single order well beyond our standard minimums without adding new vendors or losing quality control.
CMT (cut, make, trim) factories only sew from fabric and patterns you already have. Bryden works full-package instead, handling fabric sourcing, pattern making, sampling, production, and delivery all in one place, so you’re not managing separate vendors at every stage.
Both. Beyond production, we help with pattern development, fabric sourcing, and turning a design concept into a manufacturable tech pack. You can come to us with just an idea, a rough sketch, or a finished tech pack, we adjust our involvement to match what you already have.