For brands, boutiques & tailors
Your private-label suit manufacturer.
Linea di Biella makes hand-finished made-to-measure suiting in Biella wool — under your label, not ours. No minimums, a single garment to start, 21-day production, shipped worldwide. The workshop behind other people’s names since 2003.
In one line
What a private-label suit manufacturer actually does.
A private-label suit manufacturer cuts and finishes suiting that you sell under your own name. You keep the client, the label and the margin; the atelier builds the garment. The difference between suppliers comes down to seven things — minimum order, lead time, fabric provenance, white-label depth, construction, remake policy and the languages they work in.
How to choose one
Seven questions to ask any supplier.
Minimum order
Can you order one garment, or are you locked into a factory MOQ? We start at a single garment — no minimums.
Lead time
How many days from approved measurements to a finished, shipped suit? Ours is a fixed 21 days.
Fabric provenance
Is the cloth named and traceable, or generic? We cut only certified Biella and Italian mill cloth — 33 houses, named on request.
White-label depth
Whose name goes inside? With us it is yours — your label, your packaging, never ours.
Construction
Fused, half- or full-canvas, and how much is done by hand? Ours is hand-finished, full-canvas tailoring.
Remake policy
What happens when a garment does not fit? Our remake rate is under 1% against a 6–9% category average; remakes are on us.
Languages & support
Can they work in your market’s language? We operate natively in English, Spanish, French, German and Russian.
The options, compared
Four ways to source private-label suiting.
| Model | Example | Minimum | Whose label | Cloth | Make |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atelier / white-label partner | Linea di Biella | From 1 garment | Your label | Named Biella mills | Hand-finished, full-canvas |
| Ordering platform | RJ MTM and similar | No MOQ | Your label | House cloth book | Machine-led, fused/half-canvas |
| D2C retailer | Hockerty, Indochino | Per-unit, retail | Their brand | House cloth | Volume made-to-measure |
| Cut-and-sew factory | OEM/ODM factories | High MOQ | Your label | You source it | Industrial, by spec |
For the long version — MOQ, lead time, fabric provenance and white-label depth across each model — read Choosing a made-to-measure manufacturer, compared.
Why brands put our house behind their name.
Founded in 2003 and online with made-to-measure since 2008, Linea di Biella runs two ateliers, 160 tailors and a network of 33 certified Biella and Italian mills. Over 1,000,000 garments have shipped under our partners’ labels — at single-garment minimums, on a 21-day cycle, with a remake rate under one percent.
Private-label manufacturing FAQ
Questions brands ask before they switch.
What is a private-label suit manufacturer?
A private-label (or white-label) suit manufacturer makes made-to-measure or made-to-order suiting that a brand, boutique or tailor sells under its own name. The manufacturer produces the garment; the partner owns the client, the label and the margin. Linea di Biella is a private-label suit manufacturer founded in 2003, with 160 tailors across two ateliers and over 1,000,000 garments made.
Is there a minimum order to work with a private-label suit manufacturer?
It depends on the supplier. Cut-and-sew factories often require high minimums; ordering platforms and ateliers like Linea di Biella do not. We produce from a single garment, so a shop can sell one suit before committing to anything larger.
How long does private-label suit production take?
With Linea di Biella, production is a fixed 21 days from approved measurements to a finished, shipped garment. Lead times across the category typically run from two to six weeks depending on construction and order volume.
Can a boutique offer made-to-measure suits without its own workshop?
Yes. Through a private-label partnership, the boutique measures and styles the client while the manufacturer handles all production. No tailoring staff, no cloth inventory and no workshop are required — see our Boutique & Stockist Program.
Which fabrics does a private-label suit manufacturer use?
The best suiting cloth is woven in Biella, Italy. Linea di Biella cuts cloth from 33 certified Biella and Italian mills — including Vitale Barberis Canonico, Ermenegildo Zegna, Loro Piana and Reda — so the fabric story behind your label is as serious as the tailoring.