With the world moving towards a more flexible lifestyle (pun totally intended), Yoga Wear has been the new “it”. Both the athleisure market and the athletic wear market have introduced categories specially catering to yoga wear recognizing people’s inclination towards this new way of living. It’s not really just sports bras and cool leggings, it is a whole new world with apparel choices, yoga mats, headbands, sports bands, and even water bottles. While the vibe is totally flexible, the manufacturing aspect can seem a little restricting without the right guidance. There are so many things to consider and double-check while working with Yoga Wear manufacturing.
The fables of the right fabric
Finding the right fabric to use for your yoga wear designs can be complicated and requires focus and determination. The fabrics need to be breathable yet stretchable. They need to be durable and moisture-wicking. They need to be soft and comfortable, yet supportive and strong. Sounds like an all-rounder fabric right? Well, that’s what it needs to be. If any one aspect is compromised, it can completely tamper with the experience of the end customer. To top it off, it needs to also be affordable. There are so many new materials coming out in the market. Recently we were working with a factory who were offering Recycled Polyester with Metallic Yarn, and Iridescent fabrics that changed colors when exposed to direct light.
With the million combinations available in the market, one needs to have a great understanding of the fabrics, their qualities, ergonomics, and the realities of what is actually happening in the market and what is manufacturable. For great yoga wear garments, choosing 4-way stretch fabrics that allow for maximum movement is ideal. To get the right fabric, one needs to move forward with the right guidance and clarity.
China and Portugal would be our top picks for Yoga Wear production, but Thailand, Vietnam, and Turkey also offer great options for Yoga apparel production. We at Deepwear have in-house experts who have been in this industry for more than 15 years, who know the ins and outs of the whole scenario, and can give you educated guidance to help you make the right choices.
The Dilemma of a functional design
Yoga wear and athletic wear in general are proportional to the silhouette and movement of the body. It caters to our movements and aims at providing the utmost comfort with pose and every asana we do. The functionality is just as important as the style. While designing good yoga wear, every seam line, every panel, and every stitch line matters. Which material is placed where, and which part has which stitching contributes so much to the end comfort. The challenge lies in perfectly fine-tuning the balance between creativity and science. Even with the right design ideas, it is important to translate those ideas into good-quality tech packs so that the factories can execute them perfectly. With Deepwear’s expert guidance designing good quality stylish yoga wear can feel as smooth as your customers transitioning from one yoga pose to another.
The balance of quality and affordability
Yoga apparel production often requires high-quality fabrics that can support its end users. And once the fabrics are chosen, the designing process is quite precise too, adding up to the costs. Finally, the production requires expert handling from skilled labor which would also come with a premium cost. Most people end up with a dilemma of whether to choose high quality or affordability. If you know the right places to source fabrics from, have a great design team, and know the right way to negotiate with the factories, you can create a significant change in the end cost. The supply chain needs to be organized with regular quality checks to ensure that any modifications required are made in the process itself and not in the end, saving significant costs. Having an MOQ of 300 pcs/style is usually ideal for the best prices, but there are always options to go up and down that figure with the price changing accordingly.
It is essential to keep a close eye on the manufacturers, to make sure that they know we are serious. To know we need things correctly at the right time. It makes a significant difference when we are physically there at the place of manufacturing. But traveling up and down to the factory for every step might seem physically and financially stressful. That’s where we can help you. We are there in the place of production. We can report everything to you and make sure everything is up to your standards and ours. To know more, click here.
Navigating Sustainable yoga wear
Sustainability is not something that’s an option anymore, but the options for sustainable Yoga Wear suppliers are abundant. But which ones to choose? What if they are just a marketing gimmick and nothing more? Sustainable production is a combination of sustainable fabrics, ethically sourced materials, conscious manufacturing processes, and comfortable working conditions with fair wages for the workers. All these cannot be simply verified with certifications. Yes, certifications do help in filtering out factories, but we at Deepwear don’t trust a factory unless we have physically verified everything with our own eyes. So if sustainable Yoga Wear is your calling, let us know, and let us start this journey!
Honest Deepwear opinions
At Deepwear we believe in being transparent. If something is great we tell you, but if something is bad, we like to be straightforward and would advise against you. In our professional and honest opinion, Just by adding the tag “Yogawear” factories have been presenting completely different rate cards, and there isn’t much difference between activewear and yoga wear. In our opinion, it is important to be extra vigilant to expertly avoid scams like these. We cannot emphasize enough how essential it is to overview EVERY SINGLE STEP.
From fabric selection to design, from quality control to sustainable practices, each step on this journey presents unique hurdles. Deepwear has offices in 15+ countries, and has a reach of hundreds of factories we trust and who trust us. So if Yogawear is your passion and you want to make Sustainable yoga wear production easy and smooth, contact us today.