Client projects
Real programmes we have manufactured
Every story below is a real production programme: construction, decoration, volume and outcome. Client identities are withheld where confidentiality was requested.
From 500-piece trial to 200,000 pieces a year
A Berlin streetwear label wanted corduroy 5-panels that felt archival, not costume. A 500-piece trial became a 200,000-piece annual program.
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Two failed suppliers, then zero missed drops
A fast-growing streetwear label was let down by two suppliers in a row — missed drop dates and inconsistent embroidery almost killed their seasonal calendar.
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GRS-certified recycled collection, shelf-ready in 9 weeks
A national outdoor retailer committed to a 100% recycled headwear line for their spring season — but their existing factory couldn't provide GRS transaction certificates, putting the whole sustainability claim at legal risk.
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1.2 million caps across 40 styles, one QC standard
A national outdoor chain needed 40+ cap styles across 300 stores, but their previous vendor's quality drifted badly between batches.
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Zero-tolerance quality bar — 47-point inspection per piece
A Tokyo lifestyle brand rejects 3% of goods at receiving — industry average is 10%. Our line passed with a 47-point inspection on every single piece.
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8-color embroidery on 60,000 corporate caps, zero thread breaks tolerated
A beverage giant's corporate identity cap required 8-color embroidery with gradient shading — three factories had declined the job as too risky for bulk.
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90,000 scarves and caps for a promotion season, delivered in two waves
A club promoted to a higher league needed supporter merchandise at triple their usual volume, with a hard deadline tied to the season opener.
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Sun-faded, salt-proof: 75,000 pieces built for coastal retail
A coastal retailer kept seeing colors fade and brims warp within weeks — their caps were failing in real beach conditions.
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Tour merch in 18 days: from artist approval to 40,000 pieces
A world tour schedule was fixed before merch artwork was even approved — the window from sign-off to first venue was 18 days.
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From taproom gift to 12% of revenue: merch built like the beer
A 9-location brewery group's caps sold out constantly, but reorders took 10+ weeks and each location's logo variant was a production mess.
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Hand-finished 6-panels for a Paris runway capsule
A fashion house needed 2,000 runway-capsule caps with hand-sewn details — luxury tolerances, fashion-week deadline, and absolute discretion.
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Caps that survive the velodrome: 30,000 pieces, wind-tunnel tested
Riders everywhere wear a thin cap under their helmet — for sweat, sun and fit. We build that cap: 30,000 pieces a season for a Dutch cycling brand, low-profile enough to disappear under any helmet.
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Beanies tested at −30°C: 200,000 pieces for the harshest retail in the world
A winter brand's acrylic beanies pilled and lost shape after one season — a reputation problem when your customers live in real cold.
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300,000 caps for a world exposition, six language variants of one logo
An exposition needed staff and volunteer caps at enormous scale, with the event logo correctly rendered in six language variants — any error would be photographed globally.
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150,000 supporter caps for tournament season, priced for the terraces
A fan-merch firm needed tournament caps at price points their customers could actually pay, without the embroidery turning to mush at that cost.
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62 campus stores, one dad hat program, reorders in 3 weeks
A bookstore group managed cap programs for dozens of campuses — each with its own colors and crest — and stockouts during homecoming were routine.
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Giveaways worth keeping: 80,000 caps that people actually wear
An automotive brand's trade-show caps had a visible problem — most ended up left at the venue. They wanted a giveaway people keep.
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Recycled fabric, real certificates: 45,000 caps with a clean chain of custody
A sustainability-led brand had been burned by a vendor whose 'recycled' fabric couldn't survive an audit.
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Wool caps like 1978, built for 2025: a museum-accurate reproduction
A heritage brand wanted to reproduce their 1978 team cap — but no factory could read a 45-year-old sample's construction.
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26 cities, 26 venue deliveries, zero missed shows
A band's merch company needed caps delivered to venues on the tour's exact dates — a day late meant a lost night of sales.
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Mud, rain and 40,000 fans: supporter gear that lasts the season
A rugby licensee's supporter caps were falling apart mid-season — stitching failed exactly when fans wore them hardest.
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12 festivals, one summer, 220,000 pieces of sun protection
A festival group needed caps and bucket hats across a full summer circuit — with each festival's branding and wildly unpredictable sell-through.
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Lodge retail that survives the bush: 25,000 pieces, dust-proof packing
Safari lodges' retail caps arrived dusty and creased after long overland freight — unfit to sell at premium lodge prices.
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Boat-tested: 90,000 caps that dry fast and don't blow off
A fishing brand's caps failed their own customers — soaked through, faded by sun on water, and gone overboard in wind.
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One beanie program across 9 resorts, from village shop to summit
Nine resorts ran nine disconnected souvenir programs — inconsistent quality, no shared buying power, and summit shops ran out mid-season.
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Staff caps that became best-sellers: 140 locations, one look
A restaurant franchise needed staff caps for 140 locations — then discovered customers kept trying to buy them off the staff.
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Beanies for deck crews: EN-certified warmth, 30,000 pieces
A workwear brand needed knit hats certified for offshore crews — warmth and flame-resistant spec documentation, not promises.
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8,000 event caps in 72 hours: the AGM deadline nobody could move
A financial group's annual general meeting needed branded caps for a charity run attached to the event — confirmed late, unmovable date.
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Festival caps with 120 years of brewery heritage in one logo
A beer festival's centenary logo combined a brewery seal, date ribbon and town crest — a nightmare of tiny detail at cap scale.
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Nothing on it, everything right: 35,000 caps for minimalists
A design brand wanted a cap with no visible logo — meaning every flaw in proportion, fabric and stitching would be naked.
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41 park stores, 500,000 caps, and a bear-proof supply chain
A park concessionaire supplied dozens of remote stores where a late delivery couldn't be fixed by a quick courier run.
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From Discord poll to 18,000 caps: merch at community speed
An esports org's fans voted on a cap design in their Discord — and expected it on sale before the next split, five weeks out.
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Transit-proof: 65,000 caps for the world's busiest layover shops
An airport retail group needed caps that display well, pack flat for transit shoppers, and survive being stuffed into carry-ons.
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