Skirts, your specification
Made to your tech pack, fabric and colours by a factory matched to the order.
Private label
Your main label, care label, hangtag and polybag. Nominated trims accepted.
Skirts are bought by fashion labels, workwear buyers and boutiques, in woven twill, crepe, suiting and denim, and in ponte and jersey knits. The garment is simple; the details are not. A skirt manufacturer in Bangladesh is judged on a waistband that sits flat, a hem that hangs level, pleats that survive washing and a lining that never shows below the hem.
Garments Hub BD sends woven and denim skirts to woven bottom and denim plants on its bench and knit skirts to knit plants, two of each, and the quotes are compared on one sheet. School skirts are covered with the rest of the school uniform; everything else in the group is here.
Kinds of skirt
A line skirts
Fitted at the waist and flaring to the hem, in twill, cotton or crepe. The core shape of most skirt ranges; it suits most figures and most woven cloths.
Pencil skirts
Straight and close to the body, in stretch suiting or ponte, with a back vent or slit and usually a lining. Choose them for office and uniform ranges.
Pleated skirts
Knife, box or sunray pleats, heat set into polyester rich cloth so they hold. Choose polyester or a high polyester blend; cotton will not keep a pressed pleat through washing.
Wrap skirts
An overlapping front closed with a tie, button or hidden snap, cut straight or on the bias. Choose a generous overlap so the skirt does not open as the wearer walks.
Denim skirts
Mini, midi and long skirts in denim with five pocket or button front details, finished in a laundry. Choose them alongside jeans so both share one wash story.
How to specify a skirt
- Length from the waist
- Length in centimetres from the waist seam to the hem at centre back, and whether it grades by size or stays fixed. Mini, midi and maxi mean different lengths to different buyers.
- Waistband type
- Curtain waistband with inner curtain tape, full elastic, half elastic at the back with a flat front, or a faced waist with no band. Each needs its own pattern.
- Closure
- Invisible zip at centre back or side, button front, or hook and bar above a zip, with the zip length and tape colour.
- Pleats
- Pleat type, depth and count, and the heat setting used. Polyester rich cloths hold permanent pleats; cotton and viscose do not.
- Lining
- Full, half or none, the lining fabric, and the lining hem usually set 2 to 3 cm above the shell, held at the side seams with thread chains.
- Sweep and walking ease
- Hem circumference for A line and circle skirts, and vent or slit length on pencil skirts so the wearer can walk and climb stairs.
Tests to ask a skirt manufacturer in Bangladesh for
- ISO 5077
- A lining that shrinks less than the shell drops below the hem after washing; one that shrinks more pulls the skirt up. Test shell and lining together through ISO 6330 wash cycles.
- ISO 13935
- Seam tensile strength. A pencil skirt strains its back seam and vent each time the wearer sits, so ask for results on the bulk cloth with the approved seam.
- ISO 12945-2
- Pilling on the modified Martindale, the result that matters on ponte and suiting skirts, where the seat rubs against chairs and car seats.
What moves the price of a skirt
- Pleating often goes to a specialist pleating unit and is priced by the metre of cloth.
- A lining adds the cutting and sewing of a second, lighter skirt.
- Circle and wide A line skirts use far more cloth than a pencil skirt.
- An invisible zip with a hook and bar costs more to set than an elastic waist.
- Denim washes are priced per garment on top of the sewing.
Lead time for skirts
A plain elastic waist skirt moves quickly. Pleated styles usually go out to a pleating unit and denim skirts through a laundry, and both add days before the sample is complete. Otherwise samples fit the 7 to 14 day window, with bulk typically 30 to 60 days after PP approval. Ask for a pleated sample to be washed before you approve it. The quote states the dates for each style.
What we check on skirts before shipment
- Hem level on a formSkirts hung on a form to confirm the hem is level all round and that bias sections have not dropped.
- Pleat setPleats checked for even depth and sharp edges, and a sample piece steamed or washed to confirm they hold.
- Invisible zipZip hidden along its length, ends level at the waistband, and the hook and bar aligned above it.
- Lining lengthLining measured against the shell at the hem, with thread chains checked at both side seams.
Questions buyers ask about skirts
How should skirt length be stated?
In centimetres from the waist seam to the hem, measured at centre back, for each size. Words like mini, midi and maxi mean different lengths in different markets and to different patternmakers. If you sell petite or tall versions, give their lengths as separate styles.
Will pleats stay in after washing?
On polyester or high polyester blends heat set at the right temperature, yes, through normal home washing. Cotton and viscose pleats relax and need pressing. Ask for a sample to be washed before approval, and judge the pleats once it has dried on a hanger.
Curtain waistband or elastic waist?
A curtain waistband sits flat and looks tailored, and suits suiting, pencil and A line skirts with a zip. Elastic or half elastic waists fit more bodies and suit casual, knit and pleated styles. Half elastic keeps a flat front with comfort at the back.
Should a skirt be lined?
Line light or pale wovens that would show through, suiting that clings to tights, and any skirt with a vent or slit that needs a clean finish inside. Ponte, denim and heavy twill usually go unlined. A lining adds cost and a second fabric to test for shrinkage.
Get a quote for skirts
Tech pack or sketch with quantities per colour. A compared quote in 48 hours.
