The garments behind the brands we launch

Stanley/Stella was founded by Jean Chabert, who brought four decades in the textile industry and an ambition to reinvent fashion for a better world, designing products that respect both the people making them and the planet.

Today it operates across four continents and is recognised globally as a leader in sustainable blank apparel, working with ten carefully selected factory partners rather than spreading production thinly.

Five things the brand is built on: design, decoration, sustainability, cotton and service.

The one that matters most to you is decoration. The garments are made to be printed and embroidered on, not simply made and then printed. Fit, look, feel and decoration results are what the range is known for, and it shows in the finished product. A garment designed for a smooth print surface takes ink better than one that happens to be printable.

The certifications. GOTS and GRS certified organic and recycled cotton, produced in Fair Wear accredited facilities. They publish an annual sustainability report and a full life cycle assessment. If sustainability is part of your brand story, this is the range that stands up to being asked about, and founders do get asked.

The range. Retail weights from a 155gsm tee up to a 400gsm hoodie, sizing to 5XL on several styles, and one of the widest colour palettes available. Whites, colours, essential heathers and special heathers, all with reference codes so you can specify exactly what you want.

The fits. Straight, relaxed, oversized and boxy across the tees. Medium fit, relaxed and oversized across the hoodies, plus quarter zips, full zips, joggers, shorts, outerwear and beanies.

Best for: brands where the sustainability story matters, and anyone who wants a full collection from one range without mixing suppliers.

Native Spirit was founded to offer textile professionals a range of sustainable basics built specifically for customisation, and that shows in how the garments are made.

Every piece is 100% no-label. There is no printed brand name inside the neck to unpick before yours goes in. On a range where every garment gets relabelled, that is a genuine practical difference: a cleaner result and less work in the neck.

The numbers behind it. 184 styles across 115 colours. 86% of the range is organic cotton, 37% uses recycled materials, and 100% of the collection is certified.

The factories. Every one is audited. Production sits with partners meeting WRAP, SA 8000 and BSCI standards, with AMFORI auditing the supply chain. They publish that openly rather than describing it vaguely.

The materials. Organic cotton, recycled cotton, recycled polyester and plant-based Sorona. There is also a Made in Portugal collection for brands that want European production, and a dedicated oversized range.

The colours are drawn from natural landscapes: soft, earthy shades rather than bright corporate colours, which is exactly where most streetwear and lifestyle brands want to sit.

Where it wins. Price, particularly on tees, and the no-label construction. If you are watching margin on a first drop, this is usually where the numbers work best without dropping the quality.

Best for: founders funding a first run themselves, anyone building a matching set where the jogger and hoodie need to feel the same, and brands that want European production.

AS Colour was set up to raise the standard of wholesale blank apparel, and twenty years on it operates thirty-one retail locations and six distribution centres across Europe, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. The UK warehouse is in Leighton Buzzard.

Their design philosophy rests on three things: fit, fabric and finish.

Fit. Skilled designers and pattern makers work each garment for its audience rather than grading one block across the range.

Fabric. Yarn selected from trusted suppliers so the garment holds its shape and its feel wash after wash.

Finish. Every garment goes through quality control to create a smooth printing surface. That last point matters more than it sounds. A garment made to be printed on takes ink better than one that happens to be printable.

Built to last. Their view is that longer-lasting garments are better for the environment than replacing cheap ones, and the range reflects it. OEKO-TEX Standard 100, Better Cotton Initiative and Amfori BSCI sit behind the sourcing.

The range. Weights from a 180gsm staple tee to a 500gsm hood, heavier than anything else we supply, and up to 69 colours on a single style. Cuts run regular, relaxed, oversized and boxy, with the fits sitting closer to retail than promotional.

Best for: streetwear weights, heavyweight pieces, and any brand with a specific colour in mind.

Beechfield have been at the forefront of rebrandable headwear for three decades, and the whole range is built around that one idea. The products are designed for decoration rather than simply being decoratable: retail-ready shapes made to take embroidery, screen print, sublimation or heat-applied transfer cleanly.

The range. Beanies, bucket hats, snapbacks, sports caps and five panels, across a wide choice of fabrics, finishes and colourways. New styles and colours come through each season, so a repeat order can be refreshed without changing supplier.

Yupoong and Flexfit sit alongside for the structured and fitted shapes. Worth knowing they are the same company. Yupoong is the Korean manufacturer, Flexfit is the brand, and most people assume it is American.

Four distinct lines run under it. Flexfit is the fitted stretch cap: no adjuster, sized to the head, and the shape most streetwear brands mean when they say fitted. Flexfit 110 is the same crown with an adjustable snapback closure, so one size covers everyone. Flexfit Delta is seamless, bonded construction with no stitch lines on the front panel, which is the cleanest surface available for a large embroidered or printed mark. YP Classics covers the traditional structured and unstructured shapes, snapbacks and trucker caps.

Every Flexfit cap carries the elliptical emblem, which customers recognise. Worth deciding early whether you want it left on or removed.

Sustainability. Recycled and organic materials across the newer styles, with OCS certified organic cotton options through the EarthAware range. Beechfield publish their responsible manufacturing standards and certifications openly.

How they are branded. Embroidery rather than print, on a structured cap. The panel curve and the seams prevent a heat press applying even pressure, so DTF and screen print will not sit properly. 3D puff embroidery is the standard finish and it is what gives a cap that raised, retail look.

How they are relabelled. A cap has no neck, so your label goes into the inner panel instead. Different operation to a garment, same principle: your brand in it, not the manufacturer's.

Best for: the second product in a range. Lower price point than a hoodie, strong margin, and it puts your mark on people's heads. A cap is often the first thing a new brand sells out of.