Private Label Shirts: Buttons, Labels and Packaging

A private label shirt is not complete when the sewing is approved. Buttons, labels, artwork, folding and packaging create the retail version of the product. Each item should have an identifiable reference and an approval owner so an old file is not used by mistake.

Build a component list that can be checked

For buttons, record material or approved sample, size, colour, finish, attachment and spare-button requirement if applicable. For labels, include artwork version, dimensions, wording and placement. For packaging, describe the fold, individual presentation, size identification and carton allocation.

Example: “white button” leaves colour, finish and size open. “Approved button B-03, compared with the signed sample, used at the front and cuff” creates a traceable component decision without pretending that a catalogue name is enough.

Approve artwork before components are ordered

Check spelling, legal text, care information and destination requirements with the appropriate qualified party. The production brief should identify the approved artwork; it should not invent compliance wording. Print a size-accurate proof and review placement on the shirt sample.

• Main and size label versions
• Care or composition artwork supplied for the order
• Hangtag, barcode and price-label responsibility
• Bag, tissue, insert and carton instructions

Review a complete packed sample

A garment sample can approve fit and construction, while a packed sample tests folding, visible branding, label sequence and size identification. If several markets require different labels or packaging, treat them as separate allocations.

The private label shirt guide places components within the wider production route. Textile Manufacture coordinates component and packing requirements with partner workshops after the scope is reviewed. Send the shirt code, current artwork and packing brief to identify missing approvals.