The pattern and the brand are different lines
OEM is the garment made to your measurements and construction. Private label is how that garment is sold: your waistband, labels and pack. You can put your logo on a new pattern or on an agreed catalog body. Say which one you mean. A logo does not, by itself, mean the pattern is exclusive to you. Exclusivity is a written order term.
Wholesale is a request for a finished reference. Adding a custom waistband moves that line off finished supply. A plain body sample does not approve a logo band that was not on it.
Methods already described on this site
| Method | How it is applied | Confirm on a sample |
|---|---|---|
| Jacquard-woven waistband | Logo woven into the elastic | Artwork format, logo height and repeat, and how the component is counted |
| Printed waistband | Logo printed on plain elastic | Whether the print holds after washing and stretching |
| Covered band | Logo printed or transferred on fabric covering the elastic | Position relative to the seam, and print on a cloth that moves |
| Heat-transfer logo or label | Bonded to the fabric | Wash durability and whether an edge lifts |
| Woven or printed side label | Sewn into a side seam or the waistband | Position and comfort against the skin |
The branding guide compares the same family of methods in more detail, including a plain band with a brand label when you want less visibility. Fine detail may not weave cleanly at a narrow width. Ask which method can reproduce the logo at the width you chose, then approve that method on elastic, not only on a slide.
Catalog lettering is not your logo
Reviewed photos show placeholder words, repeating scripts and sample bands. Those frames are placement ideas. Send vector artwork with color references and a placement sketch. Do not trace a catalog photo. The custom-logo brief and the custom-waistband brief are the photo notes. This page is the choice between methods.
- Some references are briefs with no leg. Others are boxer briefs. A brief band width is not automatically right for a long-leg boxer brief.
- Say whether the first garment sample includes the custom band.
- Name the artwork file and the date. A reorder should say whether the band artwork is unchanged.
Logo placement besides the band
The brand can also sit on an inside label, a small mark on the leg or hip, a hangtag or the pack. Inside labels carry size, fiber, care and origin as your market requires. A heat-transfer or printed label can be the tagless option. Confirm with your importer that the destination allows that format before you drop a sewn label. Packaging is a separate specification from the band.
How to approve the band
- Say whether the pattern is new OEM work or an agreed catalog body.
- Choose woven elastic, a print on plain elastic, or a covered band, and send vector artwork.
- Say whether the first sample includes that band. A plain body does not approve a missing band.
- After washing, check the logo, the recovery and whether an edge lifts.
- Keep the artwork file name with the approval.
A band sample does not approve the destination text
A logo on the band is a brand mark. Fiber, care and origin text are a different line. The care-label guide separates them and points at the destination briefs for the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and the European Union. Those pages say to send the wording your importer has already checked. This page does not write that wording.
The sample of the band approves the method, the placement and whether the mark still reads after the wash you agreed. The quality page records a logo or label difference against the named artwork version and keeps approval pending until it is corrected. That check is not a legal clearance, and it is not approval of a retail bag or a multipack.
What this page does not set
A custom elastic can be counted separately from the garments. Ask how it is counted for your artwork and widths. This page does not state that number, a price, a lead time or a certificate. Factory and quality pages say what the sample is allowed to prove. They do not replace the quotation.
Common questions
Can you put our logo on the waistband?
Yes, if you send usable artwork and choose a method: woven into elastic, printed on the band, or applied on a covered waistband. Approve a physical band sample before bulk. The lettering in catalog photos is not your logo.
Is a logo waistband the same as private label?
A logo waistband is one part of private label. Private label also covers labels and packaging. OEM is the right route when you also change the pattern.
Does the factory set the minimum on this page?
No. Ask how the band is counted for your artwork and widths. It can differ from the garment quantity. Any number belongs on the quotation for your specification.
Ready to brief a style?
Send a reference garment or sketch, the quantities you are considering and your destination. The quotation will state what is included and how minimums are counted.