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From the production line

Unretouched photos from our floor in Tirana, where 90% of the team are women, taken on the job. Grouped by the stage each shirt passes through.

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1Sewing

Collars, cuffs, yokes and bodies come together on the line.

Fusing press with stacks of collar and cuff interlinings — Fusing press: collar and cuff interlinings, bonded before make-up

A line of Juki lockstitch machines with navy shirt panels — Juki DDL-9000B lockstitch line, navy panels in work

An operator sewing a navy uniform shirt on a Juki machine — Navy uniform shirt at the collar station

A Jack single-needle lockstitch machine with thread snips — Jack single-needle lockstitch station, threaded and ready

An operator feeding a white shirt into a Brother buttonhole machine — Buttonholing a white shirt on a Brother HE-800B

2Quality Control

Stitching, fabric and measurements checked at every stage.

Hand checking the collar band of a fine-stripe shirt — Collar band and stand checked on a fine-stripe shirt

2.2

Brand and care labels checked for position and content

Button-down collars on striped and white shirts — Button-down collars: point length and button placement

Thread snips trimming loose ends at the cuff of a white shirt — Loose threads trimmed at the cuff and sleeve placket

2.5

Front placket and brand label checked on a white shirt

3Finishing

Buttons, labels, pressing and the details that make a shirt look finished.

3.1

Collar, brand label and hang tag

Cutaway collar on a striped shirt with a hang tag — Cutaway collar on a fine-stripe shirt, tagged

Steam iron resting on a pressing table beside a sleeve buck — Steam iron and sleeve buck at the pressing station

Cutaway collar on a fine-stripe shirt with clear collar supports fitted — Cutaway collar with clear collar supports fitted to hold the shape

4Final Inspection and Packing

Folded, bagged and cartoned to the client's requirements. Last, the finished shirt as it is worn.

Classic white shirt folded in a box with the client label — Classic white shirt, boxed under the client's label

Striped shirt with white contrast collar, folded in a box — Striped shirt with contrast collar and cuffs, boxed

Stacks of folded formal shirts — Formal shirts folded and stacked for a bulk order

Fine-stripe shirt with a cutaway collar and a black hang tag, ready for packing — Tagged and ready for packing

Striped button-down shirt folded on board with a De Jacobs label, size 16½/42 — Button-down folded on board under the client's label, size 16½/42

Cuff and sleeve of a striped shirt being worn — Cuff and sleeve finish on a fine-stripe shirt

Sleeve placket and cuff of a linen gingham shirt with a red contrast bartack — Linen gingham: sleeve placket, two-button cuff, red contrast bartack

Front of a striped linen shirt with a band collar, worn — Band-collar linen stripe shirt, front: placket and cuffs

Back of a striped linen shirt with a band collar, worn — Same shirt from the back: yoke, sleeve heads and curved hem