Sportswear manufacturer for brands in Europe
Custom sportswear under your own label, from your first samples to repeat production. Sportswear of Tomorrow started in 2002 and has its own factory in Aiud, Romania. Choose an existing style or develop your own, with GRS-certified recycled fabrics and an NDA available before you share your designs. Existing-style orders are ready 2.5–4 weeks after artwork approval; new development takes longer.
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- Since 2002Belgian management
- Own facilityAiud, Romania (EU)
GRSCertified recycled fabrics- 1,000+Brands and teams served
Existing-style production: 2.5–4 weeks after artwork approval. NDA on request. Physical sample before bulk for new styles.
As featured at FESPA · WTiN · Texintel · Apparel Entrepreneurship
Who we make for
Sportswear brands
Brands & private label
From your first collection to seasonal restocks, we produce sublimated, cut-and-sew sportswear under your own label. You can start from your tech pack, a reference sample, or one of our developed styles. We test with a physical sample first, then produce from 1 piece. Volume discounts apply to larger orders.
- Your label, your designs, your sizing
- Physical sample before bulk
- Patterns and colour profiles stored for repeat orders
Individuals, teams & clubs
Small orders, teams & events
Need a few pieces? Choose a style we already make and send the product, sizes, quantity and deadline. We confirm your individual quote first. Once you accept it, supply your artwork and approve the digital proof before production. New cuts, fabric sourcing and design work are quoted separately.
- Existing styles, fabrics and sizes
- Price agreed before artwork preparation
- Digital proof approved before production
How it works: from your design to delivered kit in 4 steps
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Send your design or idea
Send your logo (vector if possible: AI, EPS, SVG or PDF), a sketch or reference, the sizes you need and your deadline. No design yet? Our in-house designers can create it or redraw your logo. Brands can send a tech pack or a reference sample.
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Get your quote and digital mockup
We confirm style, fabric, quantities, delivery timing and any design or development work in your quote. After you accept the quote, we prepare your artwork on our production templates and send a digital proof.
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Approve your design or sample
Check colours, logo placement, names, numbers and sizes. Any design work and revision allowance are agreed in your quote. For exact brand colours, share a Pantone or colour code. New styles and bulk brand collections get a physical sample for approval first.
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Production and delivery
Made in Europe, with our own factory in Aiud, Romania. Existing-style orders are ready 2.5–4 weeks after artwork approval and ship with tracking. Development and sampling timelines are confirmed separately. Patterns and colour profiles are stored for repeat orders.
From 1 piece. Volume discounts apply to larger orders. New styles that need pattern development and sampling take longer, and we'll give you a timeline with your quote.
Small order (1 to 10 pieces)
Need a few pieces in a style we already make? Pick a product, accept your quote, upload your design and approve the proof.
Choose your product
Choose an existing product, your sizes and quantity.
Accept your quote
Get your individual quote and accept it before artwork preparation.
Supply your artwork
Send print-ready vector artwork as PDF, AI or SVG. For raster images, supply PNG at 300 dpi at the intended print size.
Approve the proof
Approve the digital proof. Design work and the revision allowance are agreed in your quote.
Production and shipping
Made in Europe, with our own factory in Aiud, Romania. Production timing and shipping are confirmed in your quote.
Small orders use our existing styles, fabrics and colours. Need a new cut, a new fabric or design help? Build your brand instead. Development and design work are quoted separately.
Product Categories
Popular Custom Sportswear
Categories
From cycling jerseys to rashguards — we produce high-performance custom sportswear across a wide range of sports, all from recycled fabrics and with consistent, repeatable quality.
Types of Production
Three Ways to Work
With Us
Start from a techpack, existing samples, or pick a style we already developed. We offer three production routes to match where you are in your brand journey.
FLAVE X Sportswear of Tomorrow
The collaboration that will transform EU manufacturing
Making sportswear in Europe is getting harder: energy costs more, labour costs more, and there are fewer and fewer skilled seamstresses. Together with FLAVE, we are truly transforming the industry with AI and robotics to bring manufacturing back to Europe.
More info soon.
Visit flave.euFrequently asked questions
Yes. We manufacture sublimated, cut-and-sew sportswear under your brand, with your labels, designs and sizing. Orders start from 1 piece after a physical sample is approved, and volume discounts apply to larger orders.
Yes. For new styles and brand collections we produce a physical sample for you to approve before bulk production. For teamwear on our existing styles, you approve a digital mockup, and a single piece can be ordered as a test. Sample costs and timing are confirmed in your quote.
It's from 1 piece. Volume discounts apply to larger orders.
Yes. We regularly work with brands on unreleased designs, and we're happy to discuss an NDA before you share your tech pack or artwork. Mention it in your enquiry and we'll set it up before you send files.
Yes, as inspiration. AI mockups are a great way to show your idea. For production, though, we need a real tech pack or a reference sample with measurements, construction details and vector artwork. If you don't have one, we can build it with you as part of product development.
No. We specialise in cut-and-sew sublimated sportswear, where fabric is printed, cut and stitched, which allows full-colour designs on every panel. We don't do seamless knitting, which needs dedicated knitting machines.
Why Work With Us
Built for Sportswear Brands
Who Demand More
Whether you're launching your first collection or scaling an established brand — we offer the production capability, sustainability credentials, and flexibility that performance brands need.
In the Press
What Others Write
About Us
"A discussion with Kevin from Sportswear of Tomorrow on how to best work with a manufacturer — from first contact through to production and reorders. Essential listening for any brand starting out."
Read or listen →"The leading textile news platform Texintel speaks with Sportswear of Tomorrow on circular and sustainable production — and how they're making their business future-proof in a changing industry."
Read more →Speaking & Podcasts
On the future of sportswear manufacturing in Europe
We are speaking at the World Textile Innovation Network (WTIN) and FESPA on the future of sportswear manufacturing in Europe.
Listen to our podcastsSustainability
Performance That
Doesn't Cost the Planet
We've been building sustainability into our production processes since long before it became a marketing trend. Recycled polyester as standard, waste reduction built into every workflow, and honest communication — no greenwashing, no vague claims.
All our fabrics are GRS (Global Recycled Standard) certified. Our custom rash guards are 78% recycled polyester and 22% elastane, while jerseys and shorts are 100% recycled polyester or recycled polyester/elastane blends.
We offer recycled polyester fabrics and produce to order, so there is no unsold stock to discount or destroy.
Our Sustainability Approach
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in Romania, Europe
less overproduction
manufacturing since 2002
FLAVE · AI + robotics
Design it with AI.
Soon made by robots.
- Design your sportswear with AI in minutes
- Robotics manufacturing coming soon
- Produced through a global manufacturing network
Get started
Ready to build your sportswear brand?
Send us your design, logo or idea, with sizes and deadline, and we'll come back with a quote and next steps.
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