About Seidensticker
Seidensticker is a German premium shirt brand and one of Europe's best-known business shirt manufacturers. Headquartered in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, the company was founded in 1919 by Walter Seidensticker sen. as a family-owned shirt factory and remains 100% family-owned today. Production runs in its own plants in Vietnam (from 2007, SA8000-certified) and Indonesia (from 2014) as well as in further certified partner factories. The brand is OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 certified, a member of the Amfori BSCI and the Better Cotton Initiative and is present in over 80 countries — the standard for German business and corporate-wear wardrobes.
Key facts at a glance:
- Manufacturer: Seidensticker Group (Bielefeld, Germany)
- Founded: 1919
- Market position: German premium leader for business and corporate shirts in over 80 countries
- Certifications: OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100, Amfori BSCI, SA8000 (Vietnam plants), STeP by Oeko-Tex, Better Cotton Initiative, GOTS (Bielefeld HQ, selected lines)
- Wikipedia: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seidensticker
- Manufacturer website: seidensticker.com
- Main product lines: Business Kent Regular Fit, Shaped Fit, Slim Fit, women's blouses Kent, Easy-Iron lines
Seidensticker × Category — Jump straight to your product
Seidensticker covers the following category at ShirtStore:
- 👔 Seidensticker Polos printed — premium polos and Business Kent, Shaped Fit, Slim Fit shirts for premium corporate wear and banking
Brand story — the German premium shirt brand from Bielefeld
Seidensticker was founded in Bielefeld in 1919 and is today one of the most renowned German business shirt brands with global market reach. The brand has produced over 1 billion shirts since founding and is established in over 80 countries. Three things characterize Seidensticker:
- Three fits — Regular Fit (classic), Shaped Fit (modern, slightly tapered) and Slim Fit (close-fitting, narrow). This means you can equip a crew where everyone gets their suitable fit — important for German consulting and corporate teams with diverse body types.
- Easy-Iron / non-iron finish — most Seidensticker shirts come wash-and-wear ready out of the washer with little to no ironing. Crucial for traveling consultants, IT field service and business travel.
- Made in Germany / EU partial production — Seidensticker maintains its own factory in Vietnam and works with European production partners. Long supply-chain experience, documented social standards.
In Germany Seidensticker is the standard shirt brand for the established business culture — banks, consultancies, law firms, IT consultancies, traditional companies. Particularly strong in the Westphalia, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Munich corporate world.
Core range — the most important Seidensticker models at ShirtStore
Seidensticker covers three core lines: Business shirts in the three fit variants for men and Kent Women blouses for women.
Seidensticker Business Kent Regular Fit
The classic Kent collar shirt in regular fit. 100% cotton easy-iron, long sleeve with cuff button, chest pocket, classic Kent collar with chinning lining. Roomier cut, suitable for all body types. Available in white, light blue, navy blue and striped variants. From €34.99. The all-rounder for corporate, banks, consulting and conservative companies. Embroidery on the chest pocket or on the cuff. For corporate crews with mixed fits, recruiting stockpile and Pantone embroidery: Seidensticker Business Kent for corporates.
Seidensticker Shaped Fit
The modern fit with slight tapering. Shorter back hem, slightly narrower in chest and waist, more modern collar shape. The middle option between Regular Fit and Slim Fit — fits most modern business crews without becoming exclusive. Beloved by IT consultancies, marketing agencies and event teams.
Seidensticker Slim Fit
The close-fitting variant. Narrow chest, tapered waist, short back hem, narrower sleeves. Premium business look for sales teams in fashion-conscious sectors, real estate agencies in metropolises, design agencies and PR firms. Important: Sizing tends smaller — at S, M, L tendency is to size up.
Seidensticker Kent Women — blouse for women
Women's variant of the Kent shirt. Classic Kent collar, tapered waist for feminine line, longer back hem with optional rounded hem. 100% cotton easy-iron. Available in white, light blue, navy blue and striped variants. The natural companion for mixed corporate crews — same look as men's Kent shirt, suited to women's anatomy.
Other Seidensticker models
Seidensticker range also includes short-sleeve business shirts (Schwarze Rose summer line), half-sleeve shirts, black-tie shirts with French cuffs, and 24/7 stretch shirts with elastane content for travel and active business days. For larger crew orders B2B inquiry.
Material properties — what makes Seidensticker special
Three fits for one brand. This is the unique selling point. In one company you can equip everyone with the same brand — the corporate manager with the Regular Fit, the modern team leader with the Shaped Fit, the young sales talent with the Slim Fit. Despite different fits, all shirts look like one consistent crew wear.
Easy-Iron finish. The cotton fabric is treated with a wash-and-wear finish — after the wash the shirt hangs almost crease-free and only needs light retouching. Important for business travel: the shirt comes out of the suitcase ready to wear.
Premium cotton. Seidensticker uses 80-100% two-fold cotton yarn in the premium lines (Schwarze Rose) — denser, finer, more durable than standard cotton fabric. In the standard Business Kent line: 100% Single Jersey Cotton with easy-iron finish.
Branding-friendly chest pocket. All Seidensticker shirts have a chest pocket on the left chest — the typical embroidery position for company logos. Visible, classic-elegant, also recognizable from a distance.
Finishing recommendation — what suits Seidensticker?
Embroidery is the only adequate choice for Seidensticker. Premium business shirts deserve a premium-grade decoration — embroidery looks classic-elegant and matches the premium look of the brand. Three positions are typical:
- Left chest (above the chest pocket) — the classic position. Logo size 5-7 cm. Visible without being in the foreground.
- Chest pocket itself — even more discreet, only the pocket as branding surface. Logo size 4-5 cm.
- Cuff (right cuff outside) — premium-discreet variant for executives and management.
Flex printing is not recommended for business shirts. Plastic films break in long-term wear and on heavy ironing, the rigid film feeling does not fit the premium fabric look. Exception: thin temporary event labels (e.g. trade show crews for 2-3 days), then with premium ultra-thin flex.
Never on Seidensticker: Screen printing, transfer printing, plastisol decoration. These finishings destroy the premium look and the easy-iron functionality.
Volume discount for Seidensticker
Tiered for all Seidensticker models at ShirtStore:
| Quantity | Discount |
|---|---|
| from 3 pcs | 3 % |
| from 20 pcs | 10 % |
| from 50 pcs | 15 % |
| from 100 pcs | 25 % |
| from 200 pcs | 30 % |
| from 500 pcs | 32 % |
Free shipping from 100 pcs. Bulk orders above 500 pcs: please use the bulk inquiry — we calculate individually for banks, insurance, consulting, law firms and premium corporate crews.
Use cases — who orders Seidensticker at ShirtStore?
IT consultancies and tech companies
Business Kent Regular Fit + Shaped Fit + Slim Fit as 3-fit option set for new hires. Logo on the left chest embroidered. Important: in the onboarding box include three fits — the new hire chooses themselves.
Banks, finance and private banking
Business Kent Regular Fit in white and light blue + Kent Women for mixed-gender front-office teams. Logo discreet on the chest pocket. Classic-elegant look for client meetings and front office.
Law firms and consulting agencies
Shaped Fit + Kent Women as standard equipment. Cuff embroidery (right cuff outside, monogram-style) — discreet premium position for partners and senior associates.
Premium real estate agencies
Slim Fit + Kent Women for the typical metropolitan agency look. Logo on the left chest, optionally with company URL on the cuff.
Corporate events and trade show crews
Business Kent Regular Fit in branded color (e.g. navy blue for finance trade shows). Logo on the left chest embroidered, optionally with event date on the cuff.
What makes ShirtStore special
- Most important Seidensticker fits available — Business Kent Regular, Shaped, Slim Fit + Kent Women
- Made in EU finishing — own embroidery in EU workshop, optimized for premium fabrics
- 3-fit option packages — combinable onboarding sets with three fit variants
- Premium logo embroidery — chest pocket, left chest, cuff embroidery, monogram lettering
- Trusted Shops verified — buyer protection and money-back guarantee
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ShirtStore is your partner for Seidensticker premium business shirts and textile finishing in Germany and Europe. We offer Seidensticker's most important models — Business Kent Regular Fit, Shaped Fit, Slim Fit, Kent Women blouses, short-sleeve summer shirts, half-sleeve shirts, black-tie French cuff shirts and 24/7 stretch shirts — as raw goods for wholesalers and resellers or directly finished for IT consultancies, tech companies, banks and private banking, finance and front office, law firms and consulting agencies, premium real estate agencies, corporate events and trade show crews. German premium shirt brand from Bielefeld since 1919 with three fit variants (Regular/Shaped/Slim), easy-iron finish, premium cotton and over 100 years supplier experience. Embroidery from our own EU finishing on chest pocket, left chest or cuff. ShirtStore.de — from the IT consulting onboarding shirt to the private-banking front-office shirt.
