For shops that already sell made to measure or custom tailoring
Made-to-measure production for shops that already sell custom suits
Established custom and bespoke shops use Centi Sartoria as their suit manufacturer: the production floor behind the fitting room. You keep the customer, the measurements and the cloth choice. We cut and sew in our own Shanghai factory under your label, from one piece, in 14 days in production plus shipping. The first step is sending a suit you sell today, which we match.
- 1 piece
- minimum order
- 14 days
- in production, shipping extra
- USD 100 / 155
- CMT / full make, from, ex works Shanghai
- 33
- mills and cloth merchants, 26 of them in Europe
Four situations established shops bring to us
Each one has its own page with the detail. Pick the one that sounds like your shop this season.
Your current supplier is slipping
Fit drifts between orders, lead times stretch, remakes drag on. Here is how to move to a new factory without losing the fit your customers know.
You want a trunk show that ends in orders
Dates, cloth display, measuring and delivery promises for a made-to-measure trunk show, and what the factory side can supply.
You make in-house and buy your own supplies
Canvas, linings, buttons, the real cost structure of a suit made on your bench, and when CMT is the cheaper route.
You are comparing suppliers
Minimum order, published lead time, cloth source, construction and CMT for the trade suppliers a shop is likely to shortlist.
Three more kinds of order shops bring us
Buying wholesale, black tie and group work, each with its own page.
Suits wholesale, without stock
Wholesale prices on suits made for each customer after the sale. No size run to buy, one-piece minimum, 14 days in production.
Tuxedos for weddings and black tie
Tuxedos made to measure with lapel and facing chosen per order, plus jacquard dinner jackets and blazers.
Group and company orders
Wedding parties, company teams and schools: one specification, every person measured, delivered in batches.
Weighing us against a supplier you already know
Side by side with one named factory, using only what that factory publishes on its own site.
Why a shop that already does custom work adds a factory
A shop that sells made to measure already has the part that cannot be bought: customers who trust the fitting. What limits it is usually the bench. Every suit made in the back room takes hours that could have gone to fittings, alterations and the next sale.
We make about 3,000 suits a month in our own Shanghai factory, so one shop's busy season is a small share of the floor. Orders go in one at a time: the minimum is one piece, and there is no stock to hold.
The price basis is public. Per two-piece suit, ex works Shanghai: CMT with your cloth from USD 100, full make with our cloth from USD 155, and half canvas full make from USD 185. Shipping is extra and import duty is paid by the buyer. See how CMT works if you already buy cloth yourself.
Cloth comes from 33 mills and cloth merchants, 26 of them in Europe. You see it through a digital swatch book, and we post swatches on request. Construction is fused, half canvas or full canvas, explained on the canvas page.
How it works for a shop that already measures
- 1
Send a garment you sell today
A suit or jacket your customers already wear is the reference. We match our pattern and construction to it, so the fit does not have to be described in words.
- 2
One-piece trial
We make one suit against a real order. You fit it in your shop and send notes back before any more work moves.
- 3
Order customer by customer
Orders go through our AI ordering system, which suggests a size from height and weight and sends the order straight to the factory. Your own measurements and style notes go in with it.
- 4
14 days in production
Counted from a confirmed order. Shipping is extra and on top of that time.
- 5
Fitting stays in your shop
The customer comes back to you. Fit notes from each fitting go back to us for the next order.
What a shop can order
Starting prices per two-piece suit, ex works Shanghai. Shipping extra, import duty paid by the buyer.
| Route | Who supplies the cloth | From | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMT | Your shop | USD 100 | Fused or half canvas; full canvas quoted by specification |
| Full make | Us, from 33 mills and cloth merchants | USD 155 | Fused or half canvas; full canvas quoted by specification |
| Half canvas full make | Us | USD 185 | Half canvas |
These are starting prices, not averages. The full price sheet is given one to one, and through the 3 minute check at the end of this page.
What stays yours
Your label goes in the jacket. The customer, the measurements, the fitting and the retail price stay with your shop. We are the production floor, and the shop is what your customer sees.
On quality, the line we use is short: we stand behind every piece: if something isn't right, we make it right.
Frequently asked questions
Why would an established tailor shop use an outside made-to-measure factory?
To add capacity without adding bench hours. The shop keeps the customer, the measurements and the fitting, and the factory cuts and sews. Centi Sartoria makes about 3,000 suits a month in its own Shanghai factory, from a one-piece minimum, in 14 days in production plus shipping.
Are you a bespoke manufacturer?
A shop looking for a bespoke manufacturer usually wants a factory that cuts every suit for one customer from the measurements taken in the shop. That is what we do: made to measure, one customer per order, fused, half canvas or full canvas, with full canvas made by machine, partly by hand or fully by hand. Drafting a pattern from scratch over several fittings stays in your shop: we make the suit to your measurements and fit notes.
What is the minimum order for a tailor shop?
One piece. Every order is made for one customer, so there is no stock to hold and a first order can be a single trial suit.
How long does production take?
14 days in production from a confirmed order. Shipping is extra and comes on top of that.
What does a made-to-measure suit cost from the factory?
Per two-piece suit, ex works Shanghai: CMT with your own cloth from USD 100, full make with our cloth from USD 155, half canvas full make from USD 185. Shipping is extra and import duty is paid by the buyer.
Can you match the suits we already sell?
Yes. Send a garment you sell today as the reference. We match it and make one piece as a trial before you move more work.
Do you send fabric books?
We send a digital swatch book and post swatches of specific cloths on request. We do not send full physical swatch books.
What happens if something is not right?
We stand behind every piece: if something isn't right, we make it right.
For shops that already sell custom suits
See the price sheet and your margin per suit
Three minutes, seven questions, free. You get the wholesale price sheet, your margin per suit at your own retail price, a direct line to a partner manager and an account on the AI ordering system.
Start the 3 minute checkOpens b2b.centisartoria.com/start