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Custom apparel and staff uniform programs
Custom apparel at ViCES Studio covers fully custom cut-and-sew garments built from tech packs, and ongoing staff uniform programs that need to be sized, restocked and reordered season after season. We handle fabric sourcing, fit sampling, grading, decoration and production, so a uniform looks like the brand and still survives daily service.
How we approach it
Cut-and-sew work starts with a tech pack: silhouette, fabric weight and composition, trims, construction details, tolerances and a graded size run. Fit samples come before volume, because a garment that photographs well and fits badly gets left in the stockroom.
Uniform programs carry a second requirement — repeatability. Sizing curves, reorder minimums, colour consistency across dye lots and replacement stock are planned from the first run, so a hotel or restaurant can add staff in month nine without the shirt looking different from the one issued in month one.
Deliverables
What you receive
Cut & sew development
Hoodies, heavyweight tees, knitwear, shirting, varsity and outerwear built from tech packs.
Staff uniforms
Cardigans, button-ups, aprons, polos and service wear sized across a graded run.
Workwear & hi-vis
Durable workwear and hi-vis garments specified against the conditions they are worn in.
Fit sampling & grading
Fit samples, revisions and a graded size curve approved before production.
Decoration & branding
Embroidery, woven labels, patches, print and custom trims and hardware.
Reorders & restock
Repeat runs held to the approved sample so later stock matches the first delivery.
Process
Discover to deliver
Discover
Roles, wearing conditions, size spread, laundering and reorder expectations.
Design
Tech packs, construction detail and decoration placement drawn in-house.
Source
Fabric, trim and factory selection costed against the size run.
Sample
Fit samples reviewed on real staff, revised, then approved.
Produce
Graded production with inspection against the approved fit sample.
Deliver
Sorted, packed by size and delivered, with reorder stock planned.
Keep reading
Related services
Hospitality Merchandise & Packaging
Packaging, uniforms and guest-facing product for hotels, restaurants, bars and venues, designed by ViCES Studio and produced worldwide as one coordinated program.
Custom Merchandise & Branded Product
Fully custom branded merchandise for retail floors, events and venues: headwear, apparel, accessories and hard goods, designed by ViCES Studio and produced worldwide.
Custom Packaging Design & Production
Custom rigid boxes, mailers, retail bags, hangtags and labels designed in-house by ViCES Studio and produced worldwide, with sampling before any volume run.
Questions
Apparel & uniforms: common questions
- Can you produce staff uniforms for a hotel or restaurant?
- Yes. Uniform programs including cardigans, button-ups, aprons, polos and workwear are a core part of the studio's hospitality and hotel work, sized across a graded run and reordered on an ongoing basis.
- Do you make fully custom garments or decorate blanks?
- Both are possible, but the default is fully custom cut-and-sew built from a tech pack, with fabric, trims and construction specified rather than chosen from a blank catalogue.
- How does fit sampling work?
- A fit sample is produced against the tech pack and reviewed on the people who will actually wear it. Revisions are made and a graded size run is approved before production begins.
- Can we reorder the same uniform later?
- Yes. Reorders are held to the approved production sample, with colour consistency across dye lots planned from the first run so later stock matches the original delivery.
- How long does a uniform program take?
- Most programs run four to eight weeks from approved design, with fit sampling adding time when a new silhouette is being developed from scratch.
Start a apparel & uniforms program
Send the brief, target quantity, timeline and budget range. We return a recommended creative and production path, preliminary costing and a sampling plan.