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SEVENONIC Zhejiang CN Since 2019 100 per style, per colour, stock and print Full package

Womenswear made for independent brands.

A womenswear factory in Zhejiang, China, specialising in dresses. We source the fabric and trims, put our terms in writing, and take payment in AUD, NZD, GBP, USD or CNY. Email James Ashbridge in English and he replies within one business day.

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Two gowns on dress forms: a long pink chiffon gown with ruffled rosette shoulders, and a white paillette halter dress with a long fringe skirt.
Two samples on the forms. Every style goes on the form for fit and drape before it is graded.
Minimum 100 pieces per style, per colour, on stock fabric and prints
Tech pack to sample 2 weeks to your fitting sample
Sample to bulk 1 month from your written approval
Styles a month 100 made by a team of 30
The sample room: machinists at their machines in front, a pink gown and a sequinned dress on dress forms, the pattern desk, and a rail of coloured dresses at the back.
The sample room. Machinists in front, samples on the forms, a rail of dresses at the back.

What we make

Most of what we make is dresses, and our team and sample room are set up for them.

At 30 people, a 100-piece order matters here.

DressesMini, midi and maxi. Printed, plain, chiffon, satin, jersey. Corsetry and structured bodices.
TopsBlouses, camisoles, bodysuits, knitwear.
OuterwearUnlined and lined jackets, lightweight coats.
TrousersTailored and soft. Skirts and co-ords too.

Full category list and minimums

What we decline

If your style needs something we don’t make, we’ll tell you in our first reply.

Genuine leatherWe don’t have the machines or the training for it.
SilkWe don’t work with silk. A specialist will do a better job.

Who we make for

Hello Molly is a current client.

A magenta satin maxi dress with a deep V neckline, fitted through the hip and flaring at the hem.
A black midi dress on thin straps, with white three-dimensional flowers along the neckline.
A pale blue and white printed maxi dress with a rosette at the bust, side cut-outs and a tiered ruffle skirt.
From left: Midnight Social satin maxi, Floral Standout midi and Sweet Steps maxi. Photographs: Hello Molly.
A pattern maker at a CAD screen, a sequinned sample on a dress form behind.
Patterns drafted and graded on CAD, in house.
A machinist's hands guiding pink fabric under the machine foot, with five pink three-dimensional fabric flowers on the panel.
Fabric flowers sewn onto a panel, guided by hand under the machine.

Order from 100 pieces. Your fabric sets the minimum.

Minimums by fabric

Stock fabric 100 pieces per style, per colour
Printed fabric 100 per style, per colour (about one print run, 150–200 m of fabric)
Dyed to your colour 250+ because the dyehouse’s minimum batch is 500–1,500 m
Sample fee (CNY) 500–1,000 per style, credited against orders of 200 pieces or more

A plain fabric dyed to your Pantone starts at 250 pieces, because the dyehouse’s minimum batch is 500 m. Stock fabrics and prints start at 100 pieces per style, per colour.

Minimums and lead times by fabric

How an order runs

01

You send your tech pack

Tech pack, or sketches with measurements and a fabric reference. Quantities by size and colourway. James replies in English.

Reply in 1 business day
02

Costing and sample fee

We send a unit price, the sample fee, and the minimum for your chosen fabric.

2–3 days
03

Sample

Pattern made, and sample cut and sewn, in our own sample room. You send fit comments and we correct the pattern.

2 weeks
04

Bulk

On your written approval. We buy the fabric and trims, unless you’re supplying your own.

1 month
05

Shipment

We send you a shipment sample before the goods leave. We usually quote FOB, and can quote other terms.

On your date

The full order flow, terms and FAQ

A worker trimming a pale yellow fabric flower by hand at the finishing table, more of the same fabric heaped in front.
A pale yellow piece, trimmed and checked by hand at the finishing table.
An automatic cutting table with its control screen showing a marker.
The cutting table, with the cutting layout on screen.

Terms we will put in writing

Fabric and trimsWe source them as standard (full package). If you’d rather supply your own fabric, we’ll cut and sew it.
Payment30% deposit, 70% before shipment.
CurrencyAUD, NZD, GBP, USD or CNY.

Freight, inspection, confidentiality and the rest of the terms

Workers folding and stacking garments in the packing area.
Finished garments at the packing table, before the shipment check.

Start with one style

Send us one style. We’ll reply with a price, the sample fee, and your sample and bulk dates.

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James replies in English within one business day; the costing follows in 2–3 days.