SBSFrequently asked questions
Straight answers.
What SBS Fashion is, who it works with and how a program runs, for brand teams and anyone researching apparel sourcing and production partners in North America.
About SBS Fashion
What is SBS Fashion?
SBS Fashion is a New York-based apparel sourcing and production partner, online at sbsfashion.com. For over 30 years it has taken brands and designers from fabric development to finished product, with offices in Türkiye, Vietnam and China.
Where is SBS Fashion located?
SBS Fashion is headquartered at 325 West 38th Street, Suite 401, New York, NY 10018, in New York’s Garment District, and also has offices in Türkiye, Vietnam and China. Phone: +1 917 699 9390. Email: info@sbsfashion.com.
How long has SBS Fashion been in business?
SBS Fashion has worked in apparel production for over 30 years and has served more than 100 brands over that time.
Is SBS Fashion a manufacturer?
SBS Fashion is a sourcing and production partner. Bulk production runs with its trusted manufacturing partners and is overseen by SBS teams on the ground, while SBS manages the program from fabric development through final shipment.
Which brands does SBS Fashion work with?
SBS Fashion has served more than 100 brands. The 24 in production today are John Varvatos, Todd Snyder, Scott Barber, PLT Golf, Casablanca Polo, David Donahue, Rye51, Robert Barakett, Vineyard Vines, Dillard’s, Antonio Melani, Alex Marie, Gianni Bini, Saint Art NY, Loeffler Randall, Rebecca Taylor, Peruvian Connection, Royal Highnies, Psycho Bunny, Scarlett Gasque, Aimé Leon Dore, Loomstate, Black Heart and RE/DONE.
Who SBS Fashion works with
Which teams and companies is SBS Fashion for?
SBS Fashion partners with leading US brands, emerging designers, startups and small and medium enterprises. Its pages for production, sourcing, product development and design teams explain how each can work with SBS.
Does SBS Fashion work with companies across North America?
SBS Fashion partners with leading brands and emerging designers in the United States and welcomes apparel companies across North America, including Canada and Mexico. Each program has one point of contact, final shipment is coordinated from New York, and SBS teams in Türkiye, Vietnam and China sit next to production.
Does SBS Fashion work with startups and emerging designers?
Yes. SBS Fashion works with emerging designers on first collections and offers consulting and brand development to startups and small and medium enterprises building new product lines.
Sourcing and production
What services does SBS Fashion offer?
SBS Fashion offers prototype and sample development, fabric research and development, and trend and design consulting, and it oversees production from conceptual vision and sample creation to the final shipment of merchandise.
What are the stages of SBS Fashion’s production process?
SBS Fashion’s production process has 6 stages: vision, fabric, sample, production, quality control and shipment.
Where does SBS Fashion produce and source apparel?
SBS Fashion has offices in Türkiye (Turkey), Vietnam and China, and works with 11 named manufacturing and fabric partners, including companies in Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa, Çaycuma and Çorlu in Türkiye and in the United Kingdom.
What do SBS Fashion’s partners specialize in?
SBS Fashion’s named manufacturing partners specialize in premium menswear, denim, flat knitwear, leather and men’s underwear, and FIRATGROUP International produces denim and non-denim collections for women, men and kids. Its fabric partners cover high-fashion printed fabrics, embroidered lace and raschel, and lace and fabric for lingerie, intimates, swimwear, activewear and ready-to-wear.
Is SBS Fashion an agent for fabric mills in North America?
Yes. SBS Fashion is the North America agent for Rabek Fashion Prints, a producer of high-fashion printed fabrics in Bursa, and for Antik Dantel, a maker of embroidered lace and raschel fabric. It is also the North and South America agent for Lila Lace and Fabric.
How does SBS Fashion handle quality control?
Quality control is a stage of SBS Fashion’s production process. Goods are inspected against the approved sample and spec for measurements, workmanship and finish before release.
Getting started
What is SBS Fashion’s minimum order, lead time or price?
SBS Fashion’s website does not list minimums, lead times or prices. Share your product, quantities and timeline, and its New York team will point you to the right next step.
How do I contact SBS Fashion to start a project?
Use the contact form at sbsfashion.com/contact, email info@sbsfashion.com or call +1 917 699 9390. Include the product, quantities and timeline so SBS Fashion can come back with a plan that runs from fabric to freight.
Start a project
Ready to build your next collection?
Tell us about the product, the timeline and the market. We’ll come back with a plan that runs from fabric to freight.