How It’s Made

How It’s Made

We make classic, durable, timeless everyday clothing.

From raw material to finished garment, every piece passes through many steps and many hands before it reaches you. A well-run supply chain is what keeps a product consistent and reliable, so we choose our partners carefully: certified by industry bodies, leading in a product or technology, or proven in serving global brands.

A strong supply chain protects our quality. It also supports our long-term commitment to sustainable growth.

Knitting machines on the production floor at Yang Fan, nice rice’s knitwear manufacturing partner

Our manufacturing partners

Knitwear

A modern, fully integrated knitwear manufacturer covering design, R&D, production and finishing, with 58,000 m² of factory space. Its line runs Japanese Shima Seiki 3–14G and seamless machines alongside German Stoll fully automatic knitting systems. ISO 9000 certified and a member of the International Wool Textile Organisation, it specializes in cashmere, wool, silk, cotton, linen and other natural and blended fibers.

Yak cashmere

A leading, standard-setting company in the yak cashmere industry. It launched the first Sustainable Yak Cashmere Project, helping yak herds thrive alongside local landscapes and communities, as they have for thousands of years. We work with partners like this to keep our impact on the environment as low as we can.

Folded knitwear samples from nice rice’s knitwear manufacturing partner

Materials we trust

Cotton

SUPIMA®

Often called the “soft gold” of cotton. Its fibers are finer, longer and stronger than ordinary cotton, giving fabric greater softness, sheen, drape and color fastness. Every SUPIMA® cotton garment can be traced back to the origin of its fibers through the SUPIMA® AQRe™ Project.

Down

DOWN PLUS 4.0

A traceable down information system developed and operated by Zhejiang Samsung Down Co., Ltd., a national high-tech enterprise. All DOWN PLUS down follows exclusive SFRESH production processes and technical standards.

Insulation

3M™ Thinsulate™

3M’s insulation brand. At the same thickness, its warmth value is 1.5 times that of down. It holds OEKO-TEX® 100 certification at the highest class, stays dry in damp conditions, resists mildew and moths, and keeps its shape after machine washing. Batches are traceable through a TC certificate.

Our approach to sustainability

nice rice uses eco-friendly materials wherever we can, to support our sustainability plans. The same thinking shapes our stores: our Shanghai concept store is built from reclaimed wood salvaged from the city’s demolished buildings, its fixtures folded from the same minimal patterns as our clothes.

Interior of the nice rice Shanghai concept store, built with reclaimed wood

Just clothes.