Manufacturing Tours

Factories | Retailers | Showrooms

Despite a general decline in overall US apparel and manufacturing sectors, San Francisco’s fashion industry, with 120 years of history and innovation, still ranks 3rd in the US and is currently undergoing a major renaissance as the leading strategic development hub for fashion and technology startups, wearable technologies, and retail and brand technology R&D and innovation eco-systems – San Francisco also enjoys a strong and vibrant maker and craft movement emphasizing both old-world techniques and world-class manufacturing expertise.

 

Jonny Cota is an American fashion designer and winner of 2020's Making The Cut on Amazon Prime Video. Jonny was awarded the one million dollar prize.

 

Pia Myrvold

de Geere Gallery

 

Mira Mira

Mission/Valencia

 

SilkRoll is an online points based exchange for women to trade fashion value-for-value, while connecting with style-mates.

 

Revel strives to bring women a carefully selected collection of womenswear fashion-forward clothing.

G-Eazy’s Young Gerald street wear collection. Born Gerald Earl Gillum, G-Eazy is an American rapper from the Bay Area of California.

 

Sun Fog

Proef Space

 

Bonobos Guide Shop

Union Square

 

Betabrand is an online women’s clothing company based in San Francisco's Mission district, known for Dress Pant Yoga Pants and other activewear for work and travel.

 

The New Black offers prototyping services to the design community; they assist in the development, engineering, sourcing and production of your designs.

 

DNA Group

Apparel/technical design, sampling, and manufacturing. All under one roof.

FILSON

Established in 1897, Filson is the leading outfitter and manufacturer of unfailing goods for outdoor enthusiasts. Built upon a reputation for reliability, we're a favorite among anglers and hunters, engineers and explorers, mariners and miners, and anyone who refuses to stay indoors.

 

CCA | Fashion Dept.

Fashion Design at CCA combines traditional techniques, tailoring, pattern making, and sewing with experimental methods and material manipulations.

 

National Apparel was founded in 1997 in the heart of downtown San Francisco. As one of the last remaining shops in the city, we still keep to our traditions and values. You provide the materials (fabric, trims, labels) and they provide the sewing, cutting, and thread.

SF Arts Education Project

SFArtsED has offered more than 300,000 public school students a chance to paint, dance, act, sing, weave, and sculpt—mentored by working artists.

 

Trumaker started to solve the two biggest complaints men have with shopping: fit and hassle. They combine old-world personal service with today’s technology to build high quality custom and in-stock clothing. It just works, for the way real guys dress today.

 
 

Timbuk2 is a San Francisco-based bag manufacturer and marketer. The company produces a variety of pre-made and made-to-order bags. Timbuk2 is owned by private equity group TB2 Investors. In 2014, the company was ranked as the 2nd largest manufacturer in San Francisco by the San Francisco Business Times.

The Evans Group (TEG) was founded in 2005 by Jennifer Evans. Jennifer began her career working in a small couture house while studying business in San Francisco. Seeking high-quality workmanship for the designer’s pieces, she was assigned to New York City to lead the acquisition of couture and tailoring facilities. It was during this four-year experience that she learned the unique process of creating high-end apparel for an independent designer, and the needs of the factory workers alike.

 

IndieBio is the world's leading biotech accelerator, we fund and accelerate 60 biotech startups per year. We provide global scientists and entrepreneurs with a $275k package that includes a lab and co-working space in San Francisco or New York City. Part of SOSV.

Helpers House of Couture at Bloomingdale's San Francisco Centre. Upscale department store for apparel, accessories & cosmetics. Most carry furniture & home goods.

 

Buy & sell electronics, cars, clothes, collectibles & more on eBay, the world's online marketplace. Top brands, low prices & free shipping on many items.

San Francisco-based designer Ken Chen has broken barriers with his intricate yet precise designs. After suffering an injury whilst performing as a champion figure skater in Asia, Ken shifted his focus to fashion design.

 

TechShop is a chain of membership-based, open-access, do-it-yourself (DIY) workshops and fabrication studios. As of 2017 they had ten locations in the United States: three in California, one in Arizona, one in Arlington, Virginia (near DC), one in Michigan, one in Texas, one in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one in St. Louis, Missouri, and one in Brooklyn, New York, as well as four international locations.

Self Edge carries the world's finest denim and leather accessories, all with a distinct aesthetic and details that are second to none.

 
 

SFFaMA.org offers fashion walking tours this year! FASHION TOURS are guided walking & manufacturing learning tours during San Francisco Fashion Week.

 

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Self Edge SF

#‎SFFW2015‬ - Fashion Tour at Self Edge. Self Edge carries the world’s finest denim and leather accessories, all with a distinct aesthetic and details that are second to none.

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MiraMira SF

#‎SFFW2015‬ - Fashion Tour @ MiraMira SF is a petite boutique specializing in hard-to-find indie designers.

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2014

Stella Carakasi Studio - Warehouse and Production Tour

Stella Carakasi is a division of Two Star Dog, Inc. based in Berkeley, California. The company was founded by Allan and Steven Boutrous, and Stella Carakasi joined in 1993. Carakasi was the missing ingredient to the Boutrous brothers’ quest to create a new company in a new industry. Stella Carakasi is a premium collection of women’s clothing that combines European architectural influences with casual elegance. Texture, fabric manipulation, surprise details, and unique combinations create the special consumer experience that gives true meaning to the upscale boutique concept.