SBSFor sourcing teams
Apparel sourcing, matched to each program.
SBS Fashion is a New York-based apparel sourcing partner for brands across North America, with offices in Türkiye, Vietnam and China. We match each program to vetted manufacturing and fabric partners, and we are the North America agent for Rabek Fashion Prints and Antik Dantel and the North and South America agent for Lila Lace and Fabric.

01How it works
What sourcing teams get.
Related services
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A network that is already vetted
11 named manufacturing and fabric partners across Türkiye, the UK and beyond, vetted and matched to each program so you start with the partner built for it.
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Offices next to production
Four offices, one production desk. Our headquarters is in New York’s Garment District, with teams in Türkiye, Vietnam and China.
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Fabric trends and available stock
Working closely with many mills in various categories gives us access to fashion trends in fabrics as well as available stocks.
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Agent for three fabric partners
SBS is the North America agent for Rabek Fashion Prints and Antik Dantel, and the North and South America agent for Lila Lace and Fabric.
Where we plug in
From the mill to the inspection table.
- Stage 02

Fabric
Fabric development with our mill network: trend fabrics, available stock, prints, denim, lace and knits.
- Stage 04

Production
Bulk production with trusted manufacturing partners, overseen by our teams on the ground.
- Stage 05

Quality control
Inspections against the approved sample and spec — measurements, workmanship and finish — before goods are released to ship.
02Named partners
The sourcing network.
Every manufacturing and fabric partner, including the three SBS represents as agent.
Cottex LLP
United Kingdom
UK-based textile manufacturer specializing in premium menswear.
Trio Denim
Istanbul, Türkiye
Trio Uluslararası Tekstil — a Turkish premium denim manufacturer specializing in high-quality, sustainable denim production.
Vizyon Group
Vizyon Deri — leather manufacturing group.
Modega
Istanbul, Türkiye · Est. 1989
Turkish knit manufacturer producing high-quality flat knitwear for European and American markets, focused on luxury and premium brands.
FIRATGROUP International
Izmir, Türkiye · Est. 1994
Denim and non-denim garment manufacturer producing women’s, men’s and kids’ collections for global brands — with in-house cutting, sewing, washing, garment dyeing and quality control. GOTS, GRS and OCS certified.
Selga Textile
Istanbul & Çaycuma, Türkiye · Est. 1991
Men’s underwear specialist producing high-quality boxers and briefs. Its Nersoy factory runs 18 sewing lines with in-house cutting, printing and quality control, and its Darsel plant weaves jacquard and plain elastic bands as a nominated supplier to leading underwear brands.
RDM Global LLC
Türkiye
Multi-category manufacturing partner in Türkiye.
Beta Konfeksiyon
Developing innovative products that follow today’s design approach, with modern and contemporary collections.
Rabek Fashion Prints
Kestel Industrial Zone, Bursa, Türkiye
Rabek Tekstil is a producer of high-fashion printed fabrics.
SBS is Rabek’s North America agent
Antik Dantel
Istanbul & Çorlu, Türkiye · Est. 1995
Manufacturer and exporter of embroidered lace and raschel fabric, running 20 Karl Mayer lace and raschel machines at its Çorlu facility with an annual capacity of 50 million meters.
SBS is Antik Dantel’s North America agent
Lila Lace and Fabric
Lingerie, intimates, swimwear, activewear & ready-to-wear lace and fabric.
SBS is Lila’s North & South America agent
Track record
Three decades of apparel production.
- Years in apparel production
- 30+
- Brands served over three decades
- 100+
- Brands in production today
- 24
- Offices: US, Türkiye, Vietnam, China
- 4
- Sourcing and fabric partners
- 11
In production today
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.
See our brand partnersIs SBS Fashion a sourcing agent?
SBS Fashion is a sourcing and production partner for brands and designers. It is also the North America agent for fabric producers Rabek Fashion Prints and Antik Dantel, and the North and South America agent for Lila Lace and Fabric.
Where does SBS Fashion source apparel?
SBS Fashion has offices in Türkiye (Turkey), Vietnam and China, with its headquarters in New York. Named partners include manufacturers and fabric producers in Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa, Çaycuma and Çorlu in Türkiye, and a premium menswear manufacturer in the United Kingdom.
Do any of SBS Fashion’s partners hold certifications?
FIRATGROUP International, one of SBS Fashion’s manufacturing partners, is GOTS, GRS and OCS certified. Trio Denim specializes in sustainable denim production. For anything else, ask SBS about your specific program.
What should a sourcing brief to SBS Fashion include?
Send SBS Fashion the category, the handle and the price point. SBS will match your program to the partner built for it.
From the blog
Reading for sourcing teams.

Sourcing3 min read
How to write an apparel sourcing brief.
What a partner needs to match your program to the right mill or manufacturer, and what can wait.

Sourcing3 min read
Sourcing apparel from Türkiye.
Who makes what in our Turkish network, and what to check before you place a program there.

Sourcing3 min read
Türkiye, Vietnam or China: where does your program belong?
Start with the garment. The country follows from its fabric, its construction and how fast you need to react.

Sourcing3 min read
Sourcing agent or production partner: what are you buying?
The labels overlap, so ask who pays whom and who carries the cost when goods fail.

Sourcing3 min read
The lowest FOB is often not the cheapest garment.
A first cost comparison leaves out duty, freight, time and failure.

How we work3 min read
How an apparel program runs, from brief to shipment.
The six stages of an SBS Fashion program, and where each one tends to slip.

Start a project
Send us your sourcing brief.
Tell us the category, the handle and the price point. We’ll match your program to the partner built for it.