A faux layered mini shirt dress in midweight cotton twill, listed as 95% cotton with 5% elastane over a 100% cotton lining, fully lined, pulled on with a quarter button placket, machine wash cold, made in Portugal, ranked seventh in the retailer's shirt dress list, at 750 dollars. There are no reviews on the listing, so there is no score to quote. We have to be straight about the published measurements, because they do not read like a shaped dress: the size S gives a bust of 22.5 inches, a waist of 48 and hips of 46. A waist wider than the hips is the opposite of almost every dress pattern there is, and a 22.5 inch bust against a model with a 34 inch bust is more than eleven inches of negative ease, on a cloth with only 5% elastane. We do not think those are ordinary body measurements, and the likely explanation is the faux layered construction, where the outer layer creates volume that is being measured rather than the body underneath. We are not going to build from them, and we say so rather than quietly averaging them out. The reference is the Eteddy Mini Dress by Acne Studios in Dark Brown. Dongguan Bafinasa Garments Co., Ltd. develops comparable shirt dresses on OEM and ODM terms, from fabric selection through layered construction to retail or FBA ready packing. We publish this as a development reference and build your own version of it, and we do not supply the branded original or reproduce anyone else's label.
Key Features
- Midweight cotton twill, listed as 95% cotton and 5% elastane
- Faux layered look, which is the whole point of the garment
- Fully lined with a 100% cotton lining as stated
- Quarter button placket, pulled on
- Short sleeve, 10.5 inches as published
- Machine wash cold as stated, which is genuinely useful
- Ranked seventh in the retailer's shirt dress list
- Made in Portugal as stated
Customisable Options
- Fabric: midweight cotton twill as the reference, with weight set from a tested sample
- Layering: faux layered as the reference, how many layers, and where they are anchored
- Lining: cotton as the reference, or a lighter lining to reduce weight
- Placket: quarter button as the reference, a half placket, or a full button front
- Sleeve: short as the reference, or sleeveless
- Length from mini to knee, size set, colour development, private label and care labelling
Specifications
| Style | Eteddy faux layered mini shirt dress in cotton twill |
| Reference | Acne Studios, Eteddy Mini Dress, style ACNE-WD296, manufacturer style A20968, colour Dark Brown |
| Shell | 95% cotton, 5% elastane, midweight twill as stated |
| Lining | 100% cotton, fully lined as stated |
| Closure | Pull-on, with a quarter button placket as stated |
| Details | Faux layered look, short sleeve |
| Care | Machine wash cold as stated |
| Sizes Published | XS, S, M, L |
| Measurements Published | Size S: bust 22.5 in, waist 48 in, hips 46 in, sleeve 10.5 in, length 31 in |
| Chart Note | The waist is published wider than the hips, which is the opposite of a shaped dress, so these do not read as ordinary body measurements and we would measure a sample |
| Model | 182 cm, wearing size S, bust 86 cm, waist 58 cm, hips 91 cm |
| Production | Made in Portugal as stated |
| Reference Retail | 750 USD, quoted to show the price band this sits in, not as our price |
| Customer Reviews | None on the reference listing, so we quote no score |
| Best Seller Badge | Rank 7 in the retailer's shirt dress list |
| Categories | Filed by the retailer under both mini dresses and short sleeve dresses |
| Occasion | Daytime, city, work, travel, casual |
| MOQ | 100 pcs per style per colourway, mixed sizes and colourways accepted |
| Sampling | 7-10 days after tech pack or reference sample confirmation |
| Bulk Lead Time | 20-30 days after sample approval and deposit |
| Service | OEM / ODM / private label, cotton twill sourcing, layered construction, retail or FBA ready packing |
Size Chart
| Size | Bust | Waist | Hips | Length | Source | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 22.5 | in | 48 | in | 46 | in | 31 | in / | 79 | cm | As published | ||||||
| US 0 / UK 4 | 31 | in / | 79 | cm | 24 | in / | 61 | cm | 34 | in / | 86 | cm | 77 | cm / | 30.3 | in | Our proposal |
| US 2 / UK 6 | 33 | in / | 84 | cm | 26 | in / | 66 | cm | 36 | in / | 91 | cm | 79 | cm / | 31.1 | in | Our proposal |
| US 4 / UK 8 | 35 | in / | 89 | cm | 28 | in / | 71 | cm | 38 | in / | 97 | cm | 81 | cm / | 31.9 | in | Our proposal |
| US 6 / UK 10 | 37 | in / | 94 | cm | 30 | in / | 76 | cm | 40 | in / | 102 | cm | 83 | cm / | 32.7 | in | Our proposal |
The published size S gives a waist wider than the hips and a bust of 22.5 inches against a model with a 34 inch bust, which is not a shaped dress and is not wearable as written. Our reading is that the faux layered outer piece is being measured rather than the body underneath, but we would not assume it: we would measure a sample. The rows below are our proposal for a cotton twill shirt dress, and the fit should be developed on the body rather than graded from that row.
Occasions and Styling
Suits daytime, city, work and travel. Cotton twill and machine wash cold make this a real wardrobe piece rather than an occasion piece, and that is the honest way to sell it: it is a dress someone wears weekly, not one they wear twice a year.
Production and Quality Control
There are no customer reviews on this listing, so there is no score to quote and no complaint pattern to read. There is a published measurement row, and it is worth saying plainly that it does not describe a garment in the usual way, because that is more useful than quietly using it anyway.
The measurements are the first thing. A 48 inch waist against 46 inch hips, and a 22.5 inch bust on a model with a 34 inch bust, is not a dress shape and with only 5% elastane it is not stretch either. The most likely explanation is the faux layered construction, where what is being measured is the outer layer rather than the body underneath, and that is a perfectly reasonable garment, just not one you can read from this chart. We would measure a sample and work from that, and we would publish a chart on your page that a customer can actually use, which this one is not.
Cotton is the second, in two ways. The good news first: shell and lining are both cotton, so they shrink together rather than against each other, which removes the most common cause of a twisted garment, and machine wash cold is stated, which is rare at this price and genuinely valuable to a customer. The other side is that cotton does shrink, and a twill will shrink in the customer's wash as well as in ours, so both cloths have to be pre shrunk before cutting and the pattern compensated for the residual. A cotton twill is also heavy for a mini dress once it is fully lined, which is fine in summer and warm in a humid climate, and that is worth saying on the page rather than leaving the customer to find out.
The faux layering is the third. Two layers sewn as one is a good idea that goes wrong in one specific way: the layers have to be anchored to each other or they shift, and once the outer layer has moved relative to the inner one the whole point of the design is lost and there is no way to put it back. We anchor the layers at defined points, we test it after the wash cycle rather than only on the first sample, and we press it so the layers read as layers rather than as a wrinkle. The quarter button placket is the last detail: on a pull-on dress the placket is doing very little work, so it can be the thing you simplify if you need to bring the cost down, and we would say so rather than let you find it out later. Every bulk shipment gets a measurement report against your approved chart.
Optional upgrades include a defined fabric specification with shrinkage test reports, pre shrinking before cutting, alternative twills and weights, a real layered version instead of a faux one, alternative plackets, a lighter lining, alternative lengths, extended sizing, colour development and private label, hangtag and care labelling.
Pre-production sample approval, in-line inspection during cutting and sewing, and a final AQL inspection before packing, with measurement reports and photos shared before shipment.
Send us your tech pack, a photo or a reference garment and we will quote within 24 hours. Contact bafinasa@bafinasa.com or WhatsApp +86 13827222469.
