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Custom apparel · ethical sourcing · low-MOQ manufacturing

Give us the vision.
We'll give you the drop.

We turn fashion founders into real brands — design, tech packs, sampling and ethically-sourced manufacturing, from as few as 24 pieces.

17
Years in the industry
24pc
Minimum order
100+
Brands launched
STREETWEAR ACTIVEWEAR ATHLEISURE TECH PACKS SAMPLING ETHICAL SOURCING LOW MOQ STREETWEAR ACTIVEWEAR ATHLEISURE TECH PACKS SAMPLING ETHICAL SOURCING LOW MOQ
What we do

Three ways to work with us

Transparent, flat-rate pricing — whether you need a freelance expert on call, a full line built from scratch, or branded blanks fast.

Corporate Freelance

Expert support, on demand
  • Creative design & sketches
  • Tech pack creation & updates
  • Sampling & sourcing
  • Engagement Custom
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Design & Manufacturing

200 pc minimum
  • Design & sourcing $800/style
  • Prototyping $500/style
  • Manufacturing $1,500/style
  • Ethical & quality-controlled
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Branded Wholesale Blanks

24 pc minimum
  • Select blanks $200/style
  • Add branding $200/style
  • Embellish · pack · ship $400/style
  • Screen print & embroidery
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Selected work

From sketch to the drop

Every project tells a story — flip through a build the way it actually happened: concept, tech pack, sample, final.

Streetwear · Knit

The Sage Drop

2,000 garment-dyed organic knit tops, concept to delivery in 8 weeks.

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Activewear · Cut & sew

Move Collective

A full seamless activewear capsule with recycled performance knit.

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Promo · Branded merch

Founders Pack

Branded blanks, embroidered and packed for a 24-piece launch run.

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Athleisure · Woven

Off-Season

Heavyweight woven outerwear with custom hardware and trims.

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Krystal Lewis, Founder & CEO
Meet the Head Unicorn

17 years in the industry, now in your corner.

Krystal Lewis spent 17 years inside major apparel brands — Bioworld, Mad Engine, Haggar — and on the factory floors of garment manufacturers around the world. She built Black Unicorn Merchandising to give independent founders the same access, honesty and craft the big brands take for granted.

"If you've found me, you've probably already tried to start a clothing line and realized — whoa, this is hard. That's exactly why we're here."

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Amanda Torres
Amanda
Design
Gio Garufi
Gio
Graphics
Ivory Gaines
Ivory
Events
Dillan Wilson
Dillan
Marketing
Watch & learn

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In their words

Founders we've helped

★★★★★

"Krystal made the impossible feel doable. We went from a sketch on my phone to 300 units on a shelf — and she was honest with me at every step."

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★★★★★

"The tech packs alone were worth it. Our factory finally understood exactly what we wanted. No more guessing, no more wasted samples."

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★★★★★

"Low minimums let us test before betting the business. Black Unicorn is the team I wish I'd found two years ago."

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