We don't like long distance relationships
When it comes to our factories, we say the closer, the better. Our supply chain is localized within a 17-mile radius of our headquarters in order to reduce our carbon footprint. Everything you see from MATE is cut, sewn, dyed, packaged, and shipped by a real, live Angeleno.

MATE Factories
4.5 miles from mate hq
Employees
100
Established
1976
2.6 Miles from mate hq
Employees
24
Established
2012
4.9 Miles from mate hq
Employees
8
Established
2019
13 Miles from mate hq
Employees
80
Established
1997
16.7 miles from MATE Hq
Employees
1000
Established
1998
There’s girl code and then there’s MATE Code—the strict protocols we put in place to ensure that the factories we work with are safe, comfortable, fair, and compliant with California labor laws.
Learn more here.Journey of a MATE tee


1. Port of India
The cotton fibers are spun into yarn in India and shipped by boat to Los Angeles
2. Port of Los Angeles
The cotton is then transported to our fabric knitter
3. Cut & Sew Facility
Here the garment is sewn before going to be dyed
4. Dye House
Here the tee is dyed with GOTS certified organic dyes
5. Cut & Sew Facility
The tee is sent back to the cut and sew facility where it gets finishing touches, labels and a final quality check
6. Distribution Warehouse
The final garment is then sent to our distribution warehouse where it awaits to be ordered by customers
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