The sports bra price per piece depends on the style, the fabric, whether pads are included, how many colours the order is split into, the quantity per style, the branding and how the pieces are packed. For a gym set, the same factors apply to both pieces, plus the choice of packing the set together. We quote per style, by fabric, quantity and branding.
There are no figures here, because a figure without your choices behind it would be misleading. What follows is what moves the price and why, so you can decide where to spend and where to keep things simple.
The garment: style, fabric and pads
Style
We make three styles: sports bra, bra-and-legging set and shorts set. A sports bra on its own is the smallest garment and the simplest to quote. A set has two garments, each with its own fabric, cutting and sewing, so it is naturally priced higher than either piece alone. A legging set uses more fabric than a shorts set.
Within the sports bra, the design you choose matters too. A higher neckline, a wider underband, a more detailed back shape or more strap work each add fabric or construction. A simple, low-cut bra uses the least.
Fabric
Nylon-elastane and polyester-elastane differ in composition, hand feel and finish, and that shows in the garment cost. Using the same fabric for both pieces of a set is what keeps them matching, so a set is quoted in one fabric throughout.
Pads
Removable pads can be added on styles built for them, with an opening so they can be taken out for washing. Pads are an extra component and an extra step, so they add to the price per piece. Tell us at enquiry whether you want them, so the quotation and sample include them from the start.
Quantity and colours
The minimum is 100 pieces per style, with sizes XS to 2XL mixed within it. How set pieces are counted towards the minimum is confirmed at quotation.
Above the minimum, a larger quantity lowers the price per piece because each style has setup work that is shared across all pieces: preparing patterns for cutting, planning lays across sizes and colours, setting up logo transfers, and checking the first pieces.
Colours work in a similar way. Each colour is a separate fabric batch. One hundred bras in two colours costs less per piece than one hundred bras in five. The colour split per style is confirmed at quotation, based on the fabric options and your quantities.
What this means in practice:
- Mixing sizes within a style, or sizing set tops and bottoms separately, is efficient.
- Spreading the same budget across many styles and colours raises the price of each piece.
- A quotation with two colour plans, one shorter and one longer, shows the trade-off clearly.
Branding and labels
| Element | What changes the price |
|---|---|
| Heat transfer logo | Size, colours in the logo, number of positions |
| Matching logo on set bottoms | A second application per set |
| Inside print or woven label | Print or label, size, detail |
| Wash-care label | Printed or woven, text length, languages |
| Hang tag | Size, card, finish, sides printed, attachment |
A small logo on the underband or back of the bra, with matching placement on the waistband of the bottoms, is the usual approach. Each extra position adds an operation on every piece, so one position per garment keeps a set clean and controls cost.
Packing a set
Packing choices matter more for sets than for single pieces:
- Bulk-packed by size and colour is the simplest.
- Each piece folded and bagged separately adds a step per piece.
- Packing the bra and bottoms together in one bag means matching sizes and colours into pairs, which adds handling.
- Size or barcode stickers on each bag, from codes you supply, add another step.
- Printed or branded bags cost more than plain ones.
Decide early whether sets are sold together or as separates. It changes the packing, and it changes how you list and stock the product. Our guide to sports bras, bra-and-legging sets and shorts sets covers that choice in more detail.
How to get an accurate quotation
Include:
- the style or styles, and the fabric;
- for bras: neckline and underband preference, and whether you want pads;
- colours and rough quantity per colour;
- total per style and an approximate size split, top and bottom;
- logo artwork, method, size and positions;
- inside branding, care label wording and hang tag;
- set packing and any stickers;
- the destination country.
If you are working to a budget, tell us what matters most to your customer and what is flexible. We can then suggest where a change would make the most difference, such as dropping a second logo position or launching with fewer colours.
Send the details through our contact page or with your enquiry, and see the full range on our white label sports bras and gym sets page. We quote per style, by fabric, quantity and branding, with lead time confirmed in the quotation. We take enquiries from buyers worldwide.