Eric Winterling

What Eric Winterling does

Eric Winterling, Inc. is a Manhattan-based custom costume studio founded in 1990 by Eric Winterling, operating from a 12,000 square foot facility in the Garment District. The company specializes in hand-crafted, made-to-order costume design and construction for entertainment industry clients, including Broadway and off-Broadway theater productions, premium television series, feature films, opera, ballet, concert tours, and commercial advertising. The studio's service is engaged by costume designers rather than by end-producers directly, positioning Eric Winterling as a specialist build partner downstream of creative direction.

The studio offers a vertically integrated suite of in-house capabilities: custom costume and dressmaking (pattern creation, draping, muslin mock-ups, cutting, sewing, finishing), hand-strung beading and embroidery (as opposed to hot-fixing), custom fabric dyeing and costume aging, global fabric and notion sourcing, master tailoring, and comprehensive measurement, fitting, and alteration services. Construction is entirely hand-made using traditional garment-making techniques, with Eric Winterling personally crafting patterns and overseeing draping before directing the production team. Production Space Rental and hourly fitting room rental are offered as add-on services to monetize excess capacity.

Revenue is generated through quote-based, project-by-project pricing on professional services contracts, with project scope, materials, complexity, and timeline determining cost. The go-to-market is relationship-driven and direct: the studio is engaged by costume designers and production companies via phone and email, with no retail, e-commerce, or reseller channels. Demand is generated through word-of-mouth, costume designer credits in marquee productions, and a modest organic social presence. Eric Winterling Inc. is privately held, founder-owned, and operates as a sole corporate entity without subsidiaries, external investors, or public market exposure.

Name

Eric Winterling

Legal name

Eric Winterling Inc.

Website

https://ericwinterlinginc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eric Winterling Inc. is a Manhattan-based custom costume studio that hand-crafts one-of-a-kind costumes for Broadway, film, television, opera, ballet, and commercial productions, serving costume designers and production companies on a project-based, quote-priced basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Costume Design and Construction: Project-based custom costume creation for stage and screen productions. The company transforms costume designers' visions into one-of-a-kind costumes through a comprehensive process including consultation, mock-up fittings, pattern adjustments, cutting, sewing, adornment, and final fittings. Pricing is quote-based and varies by project scope, complexity, and materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Eric Winterling, Inc. is a full-service custom costume studio that designs and constructs one-of-a-kind costumes for stage and screen productions. Working directly with costume designers, the studio handles the complete build process — consultation, pattern creation, mock-up fittings, fabric sourcing, cutting, sewing, in-house beading/embroidery, dyeing, costume aging, and final fittings. Customers are costume designers and production companies producing Broadway, off-Broadway, opera, ballet, film, television, and commercial work.

Product overview

Eric Winterling, Inc. is a full-service custom costume studio offering an end-to-end solution for stage and screen productions. The studio's core offerings include Custom Costume & Dressmaking, Custom Beading & Embroidery, Custom Fabric Dyeing & Costume Aging, Shopping & Sourcing, Tailoring, and Measurements/Fittings/Alterations. These services work together as an integrated production workflow: costumes begin with designer consultation, progress through pattern creation and mock-up fittings, and are completed with hand-crafted construction including beading, embroidery, and dyeing. Additionally, the studio offers Production Space Rental for clients needing workspace in their Manhattan Garment District location.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Costume & Dressmaking Full-service custom costume and dressmaking for stage and screen, including pattern creation, mock-up fittings with muslin, fabric selection, cutting, sewing, and final finishing. Costumes are crafted by hand with attention to period detail, authenticity, and quality craftsmanship. For costume designers and production companies.
• Custom Beading & Embroidery In-house custom beading and embroidery services where beads are strung in a labor-intensive process that allows them to move with the fabric and reflect color and light, as opposed to hot-fixing methods. For costume designers and production companies requiring embellished stage and screen costumes.
• Custom Fabric Dyeing & Costume Aging In-house fabric swatching and custom fabric dyeing services used to match fabrics and ensure consistency across costumes, plus costume aging treatments. For costume designers and production companies requiring unique colorways or period-authentic wear.
• Shopping & Sourcing Comprehensive local and global shopping and sourcing services for fabrics and notions used in custom costumes, leveraging the studio's central location in Manhattan's Garment District. For costume designers and production companies needing hard-to-find materials.
• Tailoring Master tailor services for custom-fitting suits and garments, providing costume modifications and customizations for individual actors or full casts. For costume designers, performers, and production companies.
• Measurements, Fittings and Alterations Comprehensive measurement services, fittings, and alterations for projects of any size, scope, and location — from individual actors to full casts. Fittings can take place at the Manhattan studio or onsite at production locations.
• Production Space Rental Two flexible rental spaces within the Manhattan studio (ranging from 200 to 400 square feet) serving as home base for production teams, with kitchen and restroom facilities access. Fitting rooms also available for hourly rental. For production teams needing Manhattan Garment District workspace.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30+ years of operation serving the entertainment industry

Named customers18 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Dancers Responding to AIDS / Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSminorOthers · 1 January 2013Since 2013, Eric Winterling has designed and created original costumes for the annual Fire Island Dance Festival, produced by Dancers Responding to AIDS. Eric gifts the costumes to performers and makes financial contributions to the festival. His involvement is personal, stemming from losing loved ones to AIDS.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• TDF Costume Collection: New York-based nonprofit costume rental program serving small-budget theater productions. While not a custom manufacturer, it represents an alternative sourcing option for budget-constrained productions in the same NYC theater ecosystem Eric Winterling serves — making it an adjacent rather than directly competing player.

Regional players

• National Theatre Costume Hire: The in-house costume department of the UK's National Theatre, producing custom and hired costumes for major London productions. It operates a similar end-to-end model (pattern, build, fit, dye) for theater, but is geographically UK-based and institutionally focused rather than serving U.S. film/TV.
• Royal Opera House Costume Department: In-house costume workshop for the Royal Opera House in London, building bespoke opera and ballet costumes with skilled craftspeople. Like Eric Winterling's work for Chicago Lyric Opera, ABT, and other performance companies, ROH Costume represents institutional custom-build expertise for opera and dance — but on the UK side of the Atlantic.

Direct peers

• Cosprop: London-based specialist in period-accurate costume design and construction for film, television, and theater. Cosprop's focus on historical authenticity and bespoke craftsmanship closely mirrors Eric Winterling's positioning for prestige period productions like The Gilded Age and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
• Angels Costumes: The world's largest theatrical costume maker, based in London. Angels produces custom and stock costumes for theater, film, opera, and television — the same end markets as Eric Winterling — and is the most direct international peer for high-volume, craft-driven entertainment costume production.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ewinterlinginc
• Instagraminstagram.com/ewinterling
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eric-winterling-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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