Our production is the core piece.

Sustainability and responsible consumption reflect the spirit of the times, are much more than a short-term trend and their importance is being reassessed. We continue to produce a large portion of our products in our factories in Germany, Portugal and Hungary. From the thread to the fabric, cutting and even the final product – more than 50% of added value is created in Germany.

66 % Own production

25 % CMT (cut-make-trim)

9 % Full merchandise

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The design teams for women and men at mey surprise us each and every season with new creations, colour palettes and products. New garments and cuts are created, existing pieces are improved and optimised and lovely little accents are added – all with a view to provide durability, high quality and unique design.

Der Fokus liegt auf hochwertigen Stoffen, die den perfekten Komfort bieten. Wir glauben daran, dass unsere langlebigen Produkte zu einer besseren Zukunft beitragen. Mehr Nachhaltigkeit, weniger Fast Fashion.

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Transparency through long-term partnerships and verification of real conditions on site. 

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Innovation in the development of yarns and fabrics is one of our greatest strengths. 

We source our yarns from various European and European-based partner companies that share our standards of quality and yarn fineness, including regional partners such as the Otto spinning mill in Germany. The yarns we use are characterised by their fineness and exceptional quality and form the basis for mey's first-class underwear. We develop and test numerous new material and yarn combinations in order to produce the perfect fabrics for our products. Our fabrics are particularly durable, supple and soft, and offer perfect comfort. 

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With our large fleet of different knitting machines, we produce 81% of our fabrics at our company headquarters in Albstadt (Germany). 

We manufacture our fabrics on almost 100 individually configured knitting machines at our company headquarters in Albstadt (Germany). Our machinery includes both body width machines, which produce circular knitted fabric tubes that can then be cut into tops and bottoms without side seams, and machines for producing wide fabrics. This is also circular knitted, but is then cut open directly on one side and rolled onto a roll. This creates a normal fabric web. The circular knitting machines require a separate knitting machine for each clothing size. Since no side seams are required later, the circular fabric tube must correspond exactly to the clothing size of the garment to be produced. 

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Treating the fabric panels with hot steam prevents the laundry from shrinking later on. 

Thanks to our fabric finishing with the jet shrinkage system and the calenders, we reduce the subsequent shrinkage of the garments to up to 4%. We take this value into account as early as the pattern design stage so that the product still fits like the first day even after many washes. The jet shrinkage system treats the fabrics in a similar way to a normal dryer, only on a larger scale. As a result, the fabric loses 10% of its possible lengthwise shrinkage. 

Mey underwear is bleached and dyed without chlorine in accordance with the strictest regulations for people and the environment. We work together with regional equipment partners to achieve this. As our underwear comes into direct contact with the skin, we adhere to the strictest standards and guidelines when it comes to colours and prints. The introduction of OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 certification guarantees that all end products and preliminary products are free of harmful substances. 

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mey underwear is bleached and coloured chlorine-free under the strictest regulations for people and the environment. 

We work together with regional equipment partners. As our underwear touches the skin directly, we adhere to the strictest standards and guidelines for colours and prints.

All our colours must last for many washes and must not discolour or fade. We test these properties in an endurance wash test.

The introduction of STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® certification guarantees the colour fastness and testing of harmful substances of all end and preliminary products by the OEKO-TEX® Institute. 

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We use CAD cutters and punching machines to cut our garments to size. 

Our expert knowledge and the use of punching machines and modern automatic cutting machines guarantee consistently high accuracy.

The die cutter is mainly used to cut shirts and briefs that have been knitted as seamless tubular fabrics. Cutting with the CAD cutter is fully automatic. To ensure the dimensional accuracy of the cut parts, no more than 25 layers of fabric are processed in one step.

From a technical point of view, it would be perfectly possible to cut significantly more layers at the same time with the cutter, but the cut pieces would then deviate slightly from each other. This is not compatible with our high quality standards. 

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Special techniques and care are used to create the perfect fit. 

To ensure perfect comfort, we attach great importance to a high seam density (up to 13 stitches/cm). This guarantees a high elasticity of the seam and thus an optimal wearing comfort.

To guarantee quality, we check the products after each production step. This is the only way to end up with a product that impresses across the board: with first-class material and precise workmanship.