Sourcing & Procurement
Matched factories, fabric mills and trims — vetted for capacity, compliance and price before we quote.
Global Apparel Sourcing · Est. 2009
Where Precision Meets Fashion
We connect international fashion brands with compliant, quality-assured manufacturing — guiding every garment from first sketch to final delivery.
About Design Matrix
A buying house built on trust, precision and pace.
Design Matrix sits between the brand and the factory floor. We translate a sketch into a shipped carton without losing the intent, the margin or the deadline — managing sourcing, merchandising, quality and logistics under a single accountable desk.
Our team works exclusively with audited, ethical manufacturing partners, giving global buyers full visibility from yarn to hanger.
See how we workOur mission — to make premium apparel sourcing transparent, ethical and effortlessly reliable for every brand we represent.
- 0+ Years of Experience
- 0+ Global Clients
- 0M Garments Delivered
- 0 Countries Served
What We Do
End-to-end sourcing, handled.
Six disciplines under one roof — so a single point of contact carries your order from enquiry to delivery.
Merchandising
Costing, order follow-up and critical-path management, with weekly status reporting you can act on.
Quality Assurance
Inline, mid-line and final AQL inspection with photo-logged reports signed off at every gate.
Production Management
Capacity booking, raw-material follow-up and floor supervision to keep the line on schedule.
Sampling & Development
Tech packs, fit sessions and costed samples inside a two-week loop, from proto to shipment sample.
Logistics & Shipping
Consolidation, documentation and freight booking — tracked door to door, to your DC.
Our Process
Six steps, one accountable desk.
Nothing moves to the next stage until the previous one is signed off — by us, in writing.
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01
Consultation
We map your range plan, target cost, compliance needs and delivery window.
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Sourcing
Factories and mills shortlisted, audited and quoted against your specification.
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Sampling
Proto, fit and salesman samples developed and approved on a fixed calendar.
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Production
Bulk booked, materials in-housed, line loaded and supervised daily by our team.
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Quality Control
Inline and final AQL inspection, metal detection and packing verification.
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Delivery
Consolidated, documented and shipped — tracked until it reaches your warehouse.
Why Design Matrix
The difference is in the discipline.
Buyers stay with us because the reporting is honest, the factories are audited and the dates hold. That is the whole proposition.
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Ethical Compliance
BSCI, WRAP and Sedex-audited units only, with traceability down to the mill.
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On-Time Delivery
A 98.4% on-time shipment record across the last four seasons.
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Competitive Pricing
Open-costing sheets and direct mill negotiation — no hidden margin.
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Dedicated Team
A named merchandiser and QA lead assigned to your account from day one.
Product Range
Categories we specialise in.
Menswear, womenswear and kids across four core product groups — developed in our studio, produced in our partner units.
Trusted by buying teams at
- Aurélie
- Northwell
- Maison Kiro
- Vestra
- Lumen & Co.
- Atelier Nord
Testimonials
What our buyers say.
Three seasons in and not one late shipment. Their critical-path reporting is the cleanest we receive from any sourcing partner.
Elena Fischer
Head of Sourcing · Aurélie, Berlin
They flagged a fabric shrinkage issue at sampling that would have cost us a full drop. That is what you pay a buying house for.
Marcus Reid
Buying Director · Northwell, London
Open costing, audited units and a merchandiser who answers within the hour. Our denim programme has never run smoother.
Sofia Marchetti
Product Manager · Vestra, Milan
Contact
Start a conversation.
Send us your tech pack or range plan and we will come back with an indicative costing within two working days.