Custom Traditional Chinese Skirt in Song Brocade with Mandarin Collar Construction for Film and Television Costume Departments

Custom Traditional Chinese Skirt — Song Brocade with Mandarin Collar Construction

We make traditional Chinese skirt built as tang jacket with bound edges, cut in Song Brocade and decorated with dragon roundels motifs using Mandarin Collar Construction. Heritage construction is the part buyers care about: collar height, closing direction, pleat count and bound edge width are set in the tech pack and confirmed on a sample before bulk. Programmes start at 100 pieces per style per colour and ship to Los Angeles or San Francisco.

The failures here are predictable: long lead times that miss the selling season, and minimum order quantities far above what a growing brand can absorb. We lock the specification before bulk — fabric, trim, embroidery density, dye lot and tolerance — and prepare the GB documentation so goods clear instead of sitting at port while the Spring Festival selling peak passes.

Specification

What buyers can customise

• Xiang-Style Embroidery — available on Song Brocade, quoted per position and per colour.
• Applique Embroidery — available on Song Brocade, quoted per position and per colour.
• Couched Gold Thread Embroidery — available on Song Brocade, quoted per position and per colour.
• Piece Dyeing — available on Song Brocade, quoted per position and per colour.
• Placement Printing — available on Song Brocade, quoted per position and per colour.
• Contrast Stitching — available on Song Brocade, quoted per position and per colour.
• Screen Printing — available on Song Brocade, quoted per position and per colour.

How we produce it

1. Motif artwork scaled and repeated — dragon roundels
2. Fabric confirmation and lab dips or embroidery thread matching
3. Song Brocade-spec prototype cut as tang jacket with bound edges
4. Approval sample with wear, drape and wash test on trims
5. Bulk cutting with mandarin collar construction under controlled settings
6. In-line inspection, final AQL 2.5 inspection and packing for Los Angeles or San Francisco

Where it sells

• Hanfu communities and cultural festivals — sets produced as coordinated outfits
• Chinese weddings — ceremonial colourways for the bride's family and attendants
• Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn gifting — red and gold core shades held in stock
• Film, television and stage costume — repeatable spec across a production run
• Cultural tourism and scenic photography — rental-grade durability at a fixed cost

Import, labelling and delivery

GB 18401 documentation with the destination's care labelling is arranged before the goods leave the factory. We ship to Los Angeles or San Francisco with the commercial invoice, packing list and certificate of origin, and apply Chinese-language care and fibre labelling where the destination requires it. Reorders draw on the approved specification held on file — which matters when you are buying against the Spring Festival selling peak.

FAQ

How long does sampling take?

A first prototype is typically ready in 12 working days after the tech pack is confirmed, including fabric sourcing if the base cloth is not in our stock library. Revisions add about 5 days each.

What is the minimum order quantity?

Standard programmes start at 100 pieces per style and colour. We can split sizes across a size set, and for first orders we often accept a mixed-colour run to help you test the market.

What file formats do you need for artwork?

Vector files (AI, EPS, PDF) give the best print and embroidery results. For raster artwork please supply at least 300 dpi at the final print size. We digitise embroidery files in-house and return a sew-out photo for approval.

Do you provide compliance documents?

We can arrange OEKO-TEX, GOTS, BSCI, WRAP and ISO documentation as well as third-party testing reports for GB 18401 class A/B/C safety classification, and we support REACH, CPSIA and Prop 65 declarations for the relevant markets.

Start your traditional Chinese programme

Book a 20-minute call with our merchandising team and get a written quotation within 48 hours.