A gown with open sides, a ruched and cinched waist, and an attached bodysuit closing with a snap gusset, listed as 77% polyamide with 23% elastane, hand wash, made in Colombia, ranked ninth in the retailer's cut-out list, at 660 dollars. There are no reviews on the listing, so there is no score to quote. Two numbers on this one look wrong until you read the composition, and then they make sense. The published S/M has an 18 inch waist and a 46 inch hip, against a model with a 24 inch waist, and it comes in only three sizes covering the whole range. Both of those are only possible because of the 23% elastane, which is a very high percentage and is what makes this garment work at all. So unlike other charts we have flagged in this series, we are not treating these numbers as an error. The trade for that is the one thing worth saying plainly: with only three sizes and this much negative ease, the entire fit is being carried by elastane, and elastane has a shorter life than any other fibre in the cloth. The reference is the Baluarte Dress by Maygel Coronel in Arcilla. Dongguan Bafinasa Garments Co., Ltd. develops comparable high stretch gowns on OEM and ODM terms, from fabric selection through bodysuit and gusset 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
- Very high stretch, listed as 77% polyamide and 23% elastane
- Built-in bodysuit with a snap gusset closure
- Open sides, with a ruched and cinched waist
- Partially lined with the attached bodysuit as stated
- Three sizes only, XXS/XS, S/M and M/L
- Length 56 inches for S/M as published
- Ranked ninth in the retailer's cut-out list
- Hand wash as stated, made in Colombia
Customisable Options
- Fabric: high stretch knit as the reference, with the elastane percentage and weight set from a tested sample
- Bodysuit: attached as the reference, how much coverage, and the gusset construction
- Closure: snap gusset as the reference, alternative snap specifications, or none
- Cut-outs: open sides as the reference, how open, and where the garment stays connected
- Waist: ruched and cinched as the reference, how much ruching and where it is anchored
- Length from midi to floor, size set, colour development, private label and care labelling
Specifications
| Style | Baluarte cut-out gown with an attached bodysuit |
| Reference | Maygel Coronel, Baluarte Dress, style MAYF-WD109, manufacturer style VT-160-ACL, colour Arcilla |
| Fabric | Midweight stretch fabric as stated |
| Composition | 77% polyamide, 23% elastane as stated |
| Lining | Partially lined, with an attached bodysuit as stated |
| Closure | Snap gusset closure as stated |
| Details | Open side silhouette, ruching, cinched waist |
| Care | Hand wash as stated |
| Sizes Published | XXS/XS, S/M, M/L |
| Measurements Published | S/M: bust 30 in, waist 18 in, hips 46 in, length 56 in |
| Negative Ease | An 18 inch waist against a model with a 24 inch waist is normal here because of the 23% elastane, not an error |
| Model | 179 cm, wearing size S/M, bust 86 cm, waist 61 cm, hips 86 cm |
| Production | Made in Colombia as stated |
| Reference Retail | 660 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 9 in the retailer's cut-out dress list |
| Categories | Filed by the retailer under both gowns and sleeveless dresses |
| Occasion | Formal events, weddings, resort evenings, parties |
| 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, high stretch fabric sourcing, bodysuit and gusset construction, retail or FBA ready packing |
Size Chart
| Size | Bust | Waist | Hips | Length | Source | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S / M | 30 | in | 18 | in | 46 | in | 56 | in / | 142 | cm | As published | ||||||
| XXS / XS | 31 | in / | 79 | cm | 24 | in / | 61 | cm | 34 | in / | 86 | cm | 140 | cm / | 55.1 | in | Our proposal |
| S / M | 33 | in / | 84 | cm | 26 | in / | 66 | cm | 36 | in / | 91 | cm | 142 | cm / | 55.9 | in | Our proposal |
| M / L | 35 | in / | 89 | cm | 28 | in / | 71 | cm | 38 | in / | 97 | cm | 144 | cm / | 56.7 | in | Our proposal |
Only S/M is published on the reference, so the other rows are our proposal rather than a grade from the reference, and the model wearing S/M is 179 cm. The published waist of 18 inches is six inches below the model's, and the hips at 46 are twelve inches above the waist, both of which are explained by the 23% elastane rather than by an error. The practical consequence is that three sizes can only cover everyone if the stretch does all the work, so we would test stretch and recovery on the actual cloth and set both in the tech pack, and we would publish guidance by height and shape rather than only by size.
Occasions and Styling
Suits formal events, weddings, resort evenings and parties. The built-in bodysuit is the part worth selling: it means no separate shapewear and no visible line, and that is the reason someone chooses this over a plain gown.
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 composition and a measurement row, and unlike several we have covered, they are consistent with each other once you account for how much elastane is in the cloth.
The stretch is the first thing, and it cuts both ways. 23% elastane is a lot, and it is what makes an 18 inch waist fit a 24 inch waist and what lets three sizes cover a full range. The upside is a garment that fits a wide variety of bodies and holds its shape on them. The honest downside is that elastane has a shorter life than polyamide: it loses recovery with wear, with heat and with time, and on a garment where the stretch is carrying the entire fit, losing recovery means losing the fit. Hand wash is the right instruction and we would keep it. We test recovery after repeated washing and wearing rather than only on the first sample, so you know how long the garment holds its shape before you commit to it rather than after.
The bodysuit and the gusset are the second. A built-in bodysuit is a genuinely good idea, because it removes the need for shapewear and removes the line that shapewear creates, and it is the reason to buy this over a plain gown. But the snap gusset is the highest stress point on the whole garment: it is where the fabric is under the most tension and it is the part that is opened and closed most often. Snaps pull out of stretch cloth, they open under load, and a gusset that has failed cannot be repaired invisibly. We specify the snap, reinforce the gusset, and test it by opening and closing it repeatedly and by loading it, rather than assuming it holds because it looked right on the hanger.
The cut-outs are the third. Open sides mean the front and the back of the garment are only connected at a few points, and every bit of the garment's weight and every bit of the tension from the stretch is carried through those few connections. That is a structural question rather than a styling one: the connections have to be engineered and reinforced, or they will stretch, distort and in time tear. The ruching at the waist is doing similar work, and it has to be anchored at defined points rather than left to the drape. We develop the cut-outs on the body, check them moving rather than standing, and test the connections to destruction. Every bulk shipment gets a measurement report against your approved chart.
Optional upgrades include a defined fabric specification with stretch and recovery test reports, alternative elastane percentages, a reinforced gusset construction with a test report, custom cut-out layouts engineered and tested, custom ruching placement, a detachable bodysuit option, alternative lengths, 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.
