California Apparel Service functions like an outsourced 1-stop production company. How? Because we offer all the services needed for a smaller and growing fashion company to quickly grow and expand their brand and reach all in one location. All that the customer needs is under one roof, and we can take care of the rest. Contact us for a free 30-minute phone consultation.
We also service large-scale productions as any other apparel manufacturers, so if you have a need for regular apparel contracting, please take a look at the services we provide for apparel manufacturing:
Fashion start-up consultation
Development
First patterns and pattern revisions
Samples and sample duplicates
Grading
Marking
Cutting (only as a part of cutting and sewing, not a stand alone service)
Sewing
Finishing (as part of cutting and sewing services only; for full finishing work, please utilize a finishing-only company)
Packaging (packaging supplies provided by customer)
Sourcing and Production Coordination
Whether you are large and growing larger, or are just starting out and want some basic services, California Apparel Service will partner with you to help solve your challenges. We work with small as well as large production quantities, and have other packaged services as well. These include:
Launch Program - an updated program to help our designer entrepreneurs launch their collection. Please check out the Launch Program page for more details.
Blank Tee Program (with a minimum of 300 tees, we offer blank tees ready for custom dye and some flexibility in thread and stitch finishes)
Comparison Chart
Here's a quick comparison chart to demonstrate our services against our competitors:
Service
California Apparel Service
Patternmaker / Samplemaker
Cutting Contractor
Sewing Contractor
1st Patterns
Yes
Yes
No
No
Protos / 1st Samples
Yes
Yes
No
No
Sample Duplicates
Yes
Some
No
No
Digitizing, Grading, Markers
Yes
Some
No
No
Cutting
Yes
No
Yes
No
Sewing
Yes
No
No
Yes
Finishing
Yes
No
No
Yes
Packaging
Yes
No
No
No
Shipping
Yes
No
No
No
Fabric/Trim Sourcing
Yes
No
No
No
Production Coordination*
Yes
No
No
Some
* We coordinate with other vendors for printing, embroidery, and washing processes.
