Women’s, Girls’, and Infants’ Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing: Business Name Ideas

What this industry covers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing women's, girls', and infants’ apparel from purchased fabric. Women's, girls', and infants’ clothing jobbers, who perform entrepreneurial functions involved in apparel manufacture, including buying raw materials, designing and preparing samples, arranging for apparel to be made from their materials, and marketing finished apparel, are included.

Businesses classified here include

• Aprons, work (except waterproof, leather), women's and girls', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Athletic clothing (except team athletic uniforms), women's and girls', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Bakers' service apparel, washable, women's and girls', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Bandeaux, women's and girls', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Bathing suits, women's, girls', and infants', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Bathrobes, women's, girls', and infants', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Beachwear, women's, girls', and infants', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Bedjackets, women's and girls', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Blouses, women's, girls', and infants', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Body stockings, women's and girls', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Bra-slips, women's and girls', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Brassieres cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Bridal dresses or gowns, custom made
• Bridal dresses or gowns, women's and girls', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Briefs, underwear, women's, girls', and infants', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Buntings, infants', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Caftans, women's, girls', and infants', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Camisoles, women's and girls', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Capes (except fur, waterproof), women's and girls', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Chemises, women's and girls', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Clothing, water resistant, women's, girls', and infants', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Clothing, water-repellent, women's, girls', and infants', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Coats (except fur, leather, waterproof), women's, girls', and infants', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Coats, nontailored service apparel (e.g., laboratory, medical, mechanics'), women's and girls', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Coats, tailored (except fur, leather), women's and girls', cut and sewn from purchased fabric
• Collar and cuff sets, women's and girls', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Corselets, women's and girls', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Corsets and allied garments (except surgical), women's and girls', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Coveralls, work, women's and girls', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)
• Culottes, women's and girls', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors)

Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 315240), U.S. Census Bureau.

Name ideas for women’s, girls’, and infants’ cut and sew apparel manufacturing

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Name words that fit, with their meanings

• Threads
• Apparel
• Wear
• Stitch
• Label
• Thread
• Eco

U.S. business numbers

Locations by number of employees nationwide

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.

Top states for women’s, girls’, and infants’ cut and sew apparel manufacturing

1. California 290 locations
2. New York 129 locations
3. Texas 37 locations
4. Florida 33 locations
5. New Jersey 20 locations
6. Hawaii 14 locations
7. Pennsylvania 13 locations
8. Illinois 10 locations
9. Georgia 9 locations
10. Massachusetts 9 locations

All 30 states

• Alabama (5)
• California (290)
• Colorado (5)
• Florida (33)
• Georgia (9)
• Hawaii (14)
• Idaho (7)
• Illinois (10)
• Indiana (4)
• Maryland (3)
• Massachusetts (9)
• Michigan (9)
• Minnesota (4)
• Missouri (3)
• Nevada (4)
• New Jersey (20)
• New Mexico (3)
• New York (129)
• North Carolina (9)
• Ohio (8)
• Oregon (6)
• Pennsylvania (13)
• South Carolina (3)
• Tennessee (6)
• Texas (37)
• Utah (8)
• Vermont (4)
• Virginia (4)
• Washington (6)
• Wisconsin (3)

Popular business types in this industry

• Clothing Brand names
• Sustainable Fashion Brand names

Related industries

• Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
• Men’s and Boys’ Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
• Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing