HOW A SAMPLE GETS APPROVED

A sample starts once the client approves the logo and the tech pack: composition, weight and color. From that point, the workshop commits to seven business days until the physical garment is on the table. That's not an optimistic sales estimate — it's the deadline that cutting, sewing and finishing commit to under the same roof in Lima.

The first days are lab work: checking that the fabric that arrived matches the approved spec, checking the color shade against the client's Pantone, and testing the finish — breathable, repellent, antibacterial, or whatever the line calls for — before cutting a single centimeter. Cutting into unverified fabric is the mistake that makes most samples get redone.

After that comes the same process that runs in production, just at the scale of a single garment: cutting, sewing and quality control before packing. The sample isn't a simplified version of the final product — it's the final product at minimum quantity, so the client approves exactly what they'll receive in the full batch.

Once the sample is approved, the order moves to production: fifteen business days and thirty units minimum per model. The sample's timeline isn't subtracted from production's — it's added on top. That's the price of not improvising on a batch of hundreds of garments.