Minku Apparel is a custom t-shirt manufacturer for Paris brands, producing luxury-grade heavyweight tees from 50 pieces per design with full private-label finishing. We run 180 to 240 GSM combed cotton, decorate in-house with screen print, DTG, and embroidery, sample before bulk, and ship DDP to your Paris address in roughly 6 to 9 days by air. In a city where streetwear and luxury share the same block, this is the factory that builds a tee good enough to sit between them.
This page explains how we manufacture tees for the Paris market: cotton weights and cuts, in-house decoration and private labelling, MOQ and pricing in euros, sampling, and DDP shipping with EU import VAT already handled.
Why the tee has to be luxury-grade in Paris
Paris is where streetwear meets luxury, where sneaker culture and archive fashion live on the same rail, and where a plain tee is judged against the standards of a fashion capital. The scene here – from the Marais boutiques to the Rue de Rivoli concept stores – has an eye trained by decades of couture, so a Parisian label’s blank cannot feel like merch. The heavyweight combed-cotton tee, with a clean collar, structured drop, and refined finish, is the piece that lets a streetwear brand speak the same visual language as the luxury houses down the street. In Paris the fabric is the flex.
Cotton weight, fit, and construction
We build the tee to spec and to a fashion-capital standard. Combed cotton runs from a 180 GSM mid-weight to a dense 240 GSM heavyweight, in a boxy structured drop, a fitted classic, an oversized block, or a cropped cut. Ring-spun yarns give a smooth, refined face and a soft hand; side seams, double-needle stitching, and a ribbed set-in collar hold the shape a Paris buyer expects to stay clean. A 220 GSM combed cotton is the elegant middle ground – substantial in the hand, drapes well, photographs beautifully. Every measurement is recorded on your tech pack so a reorder is identical to the original.
Decoration and private label for a Paris label
Decoration in a luxury-adjacent market often means restraint, and we run every method in-house so you can dial it precisely. Screen print gives crisp, opaque graphics, DTG handles detailed multi-colour art, and puff or flat embroidery adds the quiet, tonal chest mark that reads as luxury rather than logo noise. Garment dye and all-over print open up more expressive drops when a collection calls for it. Every tee carries your woven inside label, neck tape, and hem tag, so the shirt is unmistakably your brand from the fabric out – essential when your customer expects the inside of a garment to look as considered as the outside.
MOQ and pricing in euros
Minimum is 50 pieces per tee design, so a Paris founder can test a silhouette or collection piece before scaling. Pricing is quoted in euros and tracks cotton weight, cut, and decoration, dropping as you move into reorders. We keep cost drivers transparent, which matters when you are pricing a product that has to justify a premium in a luxury-aware market. Request a quote for landed cost per unit in Paris.
Sampling before bulk
We sample before every bulk run. Once specs are locked we produce a pre-production tee so you can check the cotton weight, the drop, the collar, and the print registration in person – non-negotiable when your standard is set by a fashion city. Send artwork, a reference tee to match, or a full tech pack; we help build one if you do not have it. Every spec is logged, so the sample you approve is the tee you receive, and reorders match it.
DDP shipping and VAT to Paris
Tees are light per unit, so air freight is efficient and we ship Delivered Duty Paid. DDP means EU import VAT and customs clearance are already inside your landed price – no broker invoice after your Paris delivery. Air freight lands your order at a Paris address in about 6 to 9 days once QC clears. Because tees pack flat and light, replenishing a strong seller mid-season is quick, keeping your best pieces on the rail through Paris’s busy retail and fashion calendar.
Ready to build a tee that belongs in a fashion capital? See the full custom t-shirt manufacturing program, compare cotton options on our fabrics page, and start with a sample request. When you are ready, get your custom quote.
Custom T-Shirt Manufacturer in Paris – Luxury-Grade Tees for Paris Brands | Minku Apparel — In Detail
