Ooh La La Boutique LLC · Est. 2011 · Sewing since 1986
Cut & sew manufacturing.
We make the garment. Some pieces come in one at a time. Some come in as a group order — a second-line, carnival or court, a shop, or a designer sends the look, the count, and the date. Full-package. Domestic. This is the factory.
For groups, shops, and established designers
We make the garment. You keep the name.
Ooh La La is a vertically integrated cut-and-sew manufacturer in New Orleans. When a boutique or an established designer needs small-volume, intricate work — or a factory-level run with no overseas minimum — this floor takes the ticket. Pattern, sample, grade, marker, cut, sew, embellish, finish, QC, and pack. One plant. One standard. The name on the garment is yours.
We buy cloth and we cut and sew. We also work from your sketch, your tech pack, your pattern, or your fabric. Studio-level work is 1–50 pieces per style, including one-of-ones. Factory-level work is the small run that still belongs on a couture table. Nothing is sent overseas to be completed. If the development ticket moves into production, a portion of that development is credited to the production contract.
Est. 2011. Sewing since 1986. Professional work since 1988. Same Made in America plant. Every piece is cut and sewn to order.
Two production levels. One standard.
Studio or factory. Still this floor.
Studio level
1–50 pieces per style
No overseas minimum. Built for exclusive, high-detail collections, samples that have to be right, one-of-one garments, and the first run a boutique actually puts on a rack.
Ideal for
- Designers who need highly detailed, small-volume clothing manufacturing.
- One-of-a-kind garments and couture pieces that cannot go down a commodity line.
- Fast turnarounds for custom work, lookbook samples, and rush capsules.
- Boutiques that want a finished run without leftover units they did not ask for.
Typical studio calendar is four to eight weeks once the spec is locked. Rush work can move in one to four weeks when the floor can take it — rush is priced as rush.
Factory level
Small runs. Still couture.
For established brands that need more than a sample and less than a container. Low minimums. Elevated construction. Premium materials. A finish that can stand next to the house gowns.
Ideal for
- Established labels that already have a name and a fit they will not reopen overseas.
- Premium and luxury brand builders who need a size run, not a warehouse.
- Repeat styles after a sample is approved — same pattern, same QC, larger cut.
What you get
- Grade, marker, cut, sew, finish, and pack on this floor.
- QC against the approved sample at every stage — not only at the end.
- Your label, your hang tag, your bag. We do not put our lookbook on your ticket.
There is no third door that ships the work out of the country. Development, pattern, fit, and production stay in New Orleans. If a style grows, it grows on this floor — same pattern, same spec, no new factory to re-teach the garment.
On the floor
The plant is people and machines.
Pattern at the table. Bridal tulle and gold beadwork on the machines. The same floor that makes the house gowns makes the shop ticket. Machines and seats together open industrial quantity for other American labels.
Machines and seats
Industrial quantity on a Made in America floor.
People without machines stay slow. Machines without dedicated seats stay idle. Together they open volume — house-label work and other-label manufacturing for American boutiques and designers who want their name on a garment made in America, not imported.
Equipment lift
~1.4×
More output per sew hour after CAD, stacked-ply cutting, and programmed sewing vs. the 2025 hand standard.
Three operators
~$1.4M
Theoretical house-label ceiling at a $4,000 average. The published book stays below that ceiling on purpose.
Other American labels
Your name
Shops and designers keep their label. This floor patterns, cuts, sews, finishes, and packs — Made in America.
How an order works
From the first note to a packed garment.
This is the same walk for a house-label garment and for a garment that wears the client’s label. The difference is the name on the piece — not the care on the floor.
01 · The door
Write shop@oohlalashowroom.com or book the studio. Say the label: Ooh La La on the garment, or yours. Name the garment, the count, and the date you actually need it. Some pieces come in one at a time. Some come in as a group order.
02 · The spec
Send what you have. A sketch. References. A tech pack. A sample. A pattern. Fabric swatches or a bolt you already own. Measurements. Color. Size run. Trims. We tell you what is missing before we quote, not after we cut.
03 · The quote
You get a written ticket: development, sample, production, cloth if we are buying it, rush if you asked for it, and the calendar. Studio and factory are priced as what they are. We do not hide a minimum inside a “call us.”
04 · Pattern & first sample
If you do not already have a production-ready pattern, we draft it here — by hand or from your file. Then a first sample or muslin. Fit on a form or a body. Corrections go back into the pattern. The sample is the law for the cut that follows.
05 · Approval
You approve the sample in writing. Fit, construction, fabric, and finish. If the development ticket moves into production, a portion of that development is credited to the production contract. We do not recut from a sketch after you signed the sample.
06 · Grade, marker, cut
Size run if you asked for one. Marker so the yield is honest. Cloth laid, aligned, and cut — shears or the table, depending on the fabric. Specialty cloth (bead, sequin, tulle, satin, structured bridal) is cut like couture, not like a blank tee.
07 · Sew, embellish, finish
Assembly on this floor. Structure, seam, lining, zipper, bone, hem. Then the work a luxury garment actually needs: bead, glass, press, hand finish. Nothing is sent out of the country to be completed.
08 · QC, label, pack
Inspection against the approved sample — stitch, measurement, trim, press. Your label goes in on a shop ticket. House tickets wear Ooh La La. Then hang or fold to your spec, pack, and release. Local pickup at the studio, or we ship the finished units.
The unit is a garment
House label or theirs.
Same machines. Same QC. Different name on the garment. Some pieces arrive one at a time. Some arrive as a group order. Tell us the label on the first email so the piece is written correctly from the start.
House label
Palais, bridal, the OOH LA LA collection, or Mardi Gras — designed, cut, and sewn here. The label is ours. One piece or a group order. The lookbook is the house-label catalog.
Their label
A shop or an established designer brings the look, the pattern, or the fabric. We manufacture. The label is yours. We do not sell your style as an Ooh La La look, and we do not put our collection name on your hang tag.
What to send so the floor can answer
A complete first note.
The faster the spec is complete, the faster the quote is honest. You do not need a finished tech pack to start — but the more of this you have, the less we have to guess.
The garment
What it is. Who wears it. Sketch, photo, or a sample we can hold. Fabric you want — or fabric you already bought. Lining, interfacing, zipper, hook, bone, bead, glass.
The run
One piece, a studio capsule, or a factory small run. Sizes. Colorways. Delivery date that is real, not hoped. Whether you need a first sample before the cut.
The door
House label or theirs. If theirs: the exact wording of your label and how you want the pieces packed. If house: the look from the catalog, or a one-off.
Who this floor is for
People and groups that need a garment made here.
Second-line, carnival, and court
You send the look, the count, and the date. The floor patterns, cuts, sews, and finishes each piece — house label or yours. Some orders are one garment. Some are a group.
Shops
You need a small, finished run that looks like it belongs on a luxury rack — not a container from overseas and not a blank with a heat-press. We manufacture to your label, in the quantity you can actually sell.
Established designers
You already have a name. You need elevated construction, specialty fabric, couture detail, and a partner who will not ship the work out of the country the minute the run gets larger.
House-label fittings
Palais, bridal, OOH LA LA, or Mardi Gras, cut and sewn here. House-label pieces wear the house name. Fittings are by appointment. Book the studio.
The work
The real years
Locked dates
Sewing since 1986. Professional work since 1988. ESSENCE Festival panels. Paris Fashion Week collections in 2004 and 2008. The house since 2011. Domestic craftsmanship is the only lane.
White-glove domestic make
From cloth to the last stitch. Eveningwear, couture detail, bridal structure, Mardi Gras beadwork, boutique collections. Complex garments are the work, not the exception.
Small-batch manufacturing
Low minimums. Studio capsules. Factory-level small runs. No overseas minimum and no warehouse of leftover units you did not ask for.
Made in America
Designed, cut, fitted, and sewn in New Orleans. We buy fabric. We make the clothes. That is the house, and that is the factory.
Clothing we manufacture
Couture, bridal, boutique, and the night.
House gowns. Cathedral bridal. Evening and cocktail. Tailoring. Mardi Gras court and masking. Boutique collections. Bead and glass. Specialty construction. If the garment has to move, photograph, and last the night, this is the floor.
We work with your patterns or develop them here. We work with your fabrics or source them. We handle eveningwear, couture detail, intricate construction, and specialty fabrics. A streetwear blank is not what this plant is for. A garment that has to be made is.
Questions from the floor
What do you manufacture?
Full-package cut-and-sew: intake, pattern, sample, grade, marker, cut, sew, finish, QC, and pack. Group tickets — house-label and other-label — for second-line, carnival, court, shops, and established designers.
What is the minimum?
Studio level starts at one. Typical studio work is 1–50 per style. Factory-level small runs follow. There is no overseas minimum.
Can you use our patterns and fabrics?
Yes. Bring a pattern, a sample, a sketch, or cloth you already own. We can work from what you have or build the pattern and source the cloth on this floor.
Do you handle complex or specialty garments?
Yes. Eveningwear, couture construction, bridal structure, bead and glass, Mardi Gras court, and specialty fabrics. That is the daily work, not a special request.
How long does a ticket take?
Studio work is typically four to eight weeks after the spec is locked. Rush can move in one to four weeks when the floor can take it. Factory runs are dated on the quote from the approved sample.
Do you work with designers outside New Orleans?
Yes. The plant is here. The ticket can come from anywhere in the United States. Specs, samples, and approvals move by email and ship. Fittings can be booked at the studio.
If I start with a sample, does that count toward production?
Yes. For pattern and sample clients who move forward with production, a portion of the development contract is credited to the production contract.
Whose name is on the garment?
House tickets wear Ooh La La. Manufacturing tickets wear your label. We do not put another designer’s name on your work, and we do not put our collection on yours.
Open the lane now
See your next collection on this floor.
Write shop@oohlalashowroom.com with the subject Manufacturing inquiry. In the body, name the door (house, boutique, or designer), the garment, the quantity, the date, and what you are attaching — sketch, sample photo, pattern, or fabric. We answer with what the floor will actually do.
1009 Carnation Street, Slidell, Louisiana 70460 · shop@oohlalashowroom.com