Design office
The garment starts from the sketch: line, proportions, details and technical sheets, developed on the client brand's brief.
Private label · Production and technology
Your knitted garment, created in full
From the design office sketch to the choice of fibres, from electronic knitting to final treatments: one in-house production cycle at your brand's service.
What it means
A product entirely to specification
In alcostricot's private label the product is created in full: nothing is taken from an existing catalogue. The client brand brings an idea, a reference or a technical sheet; the company develops the garment, defines the construction, sources the yarns and runs every stage through to delivery.
The garment belongs exclusively to the brand that commissioned it, as do the knit stitches developed at its request.
The stages
From sketch to finished garment
Fibre selection
Yarns selected for handfeel, performance and end use: from polyester to cashmere and silk, mainly noble fibres.
Stitch development
Research and fine-tuning of new knit stitches, proposed to clients each season as a basis for new collections.
Knitting
Knitting on latest-generation electronic knitting machines, both short and wide, with gauges 3, 5, 7, 12, 14 and 18.
Making-up
Fully fashioned and cut-and-sew garments, assembled and finished according to the chosen construction.
Special techniques
Embroidered garments and pieces enriched with heat-applied materials, for distinctive details on knitwear.
Treatments
Treatments and washes carried out to the highest standards of health and environmental protection.
Quality control
Inspection of the finished garment before delivery, to the standards agreed with the client.
Technology
Latest-generation electronic knitting machines
Knitting is carried out on latest-generation electronic knitting machines, both short and wide, which make it possible to work different constructions while keeping results consistent across a single production run.
- Available gauges: 3 · 5 · 7 · 12 · 14 · 18
- Fully fashioned and cut-and-sew garments
- In-house development of new knit stitches
- Yarns from polyester to cashmere and silk, mainly noble fibres
Special techniques
Details that set the garment apart
Knitted garments can carry techniques that define their character: tonal or contrast embroidery and heat-applied materials, integrated into the construction from the development stage.
Every technique is tested on the selected yarn, to verify durability and appearance after treatments.
For hotels, spas, thermal baths and marinas
Continuity Program
The same production cycle, in a formula built for hospitality properties: an own-label collection with a minimum order of fifty garments per model, across five sizes and two colours.
Technical film
Jacquard techniques and creative possibilities
A technical film showing how jacquard techniques can be applied to garments, accessories and materials tailored to the client's project.
Export terms
Working with us from abroad
- Lead times1 to 3 months from order confirmation
- TermsEX WORKS
- RepresentationRepresentative offices and foreign agents welcome
- On requestAppointments at our facility and company brochure