Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator

Our work

From sketch to tech pack to pattern to finished sample, our experienced team will guide you through all the technical requirements of building a garment and transforming your concept into a 1st sample that is showroom/runway ready so you can do business. We will work from sketches, tears, or original garments. We collaborate with designers to develop the appropriate construction.
Pattern making is the primary preparation for creating a cut & sew garment. Pattern grading decides how patterns increase and decrease in sizes. We offer full pattern digitizing, grading and marking using SDS-ONE APEX3 software. Once the style fit is approved, we provide marking and grading using the latest computer software, and maintain a digital library of your styles.
The BF+DA p.LAB is equipped for cut & sew knit and woven fabrics in a wide range of weights and finishes from lightweight knits to heavy outerwear fabrics. Contact our production manager with information about your requirements to discuss your needs further.
Finding a facility in NYC that can produce small orders for affordable prices is difficult for most emerging designers who haven’t navigated the production landscape for very long. Our production room is focused on affordable small run production using the newest in manufacturing technology and production methods.

Capabilities

Process

Cut and Sew

Knitting

Weaving

Finishing

Textile Printing

Materials

Knits

Natural Fibers

Leather

Synthetic Fibers

Wovens

Products

Leather Goods

Housewares

Scarves

Apparel

Bags

We help with

We work with designers at any of these stages

Concept / Design

Support building concepts and designs into initial samples or prototypes

Production

Create end products based on existing production samples

Sampling / Pre-production

Refine existing product samples or prototypes for production

Policies

Payment terms

Payment for development is due at time of completion of project.
50% deposit for all production orders due at time of order placement.

Minimum order

No minimum.

No minimums.
Maximum production order is 50 units per style.

Shipping & handling

N/A

Estimated production time

4-6 weeks for development
4-8 weeks for production

Returns, damages, repairs

No refunds.

Our story

The BF+DA is a hub for ethical fashion and design. The BF+DA provides its Venture Fellows and Members access to on-site business mentorship, small-run apparel production, no minimum knitting services, digital fabrication services, showroom space and retail sites. The BF+DA offers sustainable strategies consulting, materials sourcing and links to existing NYC manufacturers.

The Production Lab (p.LAB) provides NYC designers with the resources they need to go from idea to prototype to production to market. The p.LAB is a digital fabrication service bureau offering 3D printing and laser cutting along with a sample development studio and small-run apparel manufacturing facility, equipped with the latest technology in garment production, with no minimum requirements.

Created for new designers and established brands, our one-stop full-package apparel production service provides development in cut & sew knits and wovens, fully fashioned and wholegarment knitting as well as digitally-printed textiles.