Cultura Privé Guides
Guides for founders starting a suit label.
Longer reads for people building a made-to-measure suit label without a factory. Start with costs if you are still deciding, or with the sample suit if you are ready to order one.
I. All guides
From first costs to first orders.
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What it really costs to start a made-to-measure suit label
Starting a made-to-measure suit label costs one sample suit plus shipping and duty. Full package from 155 USD ex works Shanghai, one piece minimum.
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Your first sample suit: what to check before you sell it
Before you sell under your own label, check your sample suit: fit against your measurements, cloth, construction and label. One piece minimum, 14 days.
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Putting your own label in the suit: what goes on a private label
How private label suits work: your own label goes in every made-to-measure suit, the label states the country of origin, and orders start at one piece.
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Taking made-to-measure suit orders online
Sell made-to-measure suits online without meeting clients: start from height and weight or 47 measurement fields, on a platform in five languages.
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Leaving suit retail to start your own label
You already know how to fit and sell a suit. Here is what a store salesperson has to set up before they can sell made to measure suits under their own name.
Begin with one suit
Ask what it costs to start your label.
Tell us who your clients are and what you want to sell first. We answer with prices for your first sample suit.