Arwen Layered Maxi Dress in Viscose Wool Blend Knit - Sweater Dress for OEM

A layered maxi sweater dress with two knit fabrics: the main cloth is 45% viscose, 28% polyester, 21% acrylic and 6% wool, and the second is 77% viscose with 23% polyester, midweight, pulled on, unlined, dry clean, made in China, at 348 dollars. There are no reviews and no badge on this listing, so there is no score to quote. The published measurements are worth reading carefully because they look wrong at first: the size S gives a 48 inch bust, a 46 inch waist and 42 inch hips, so the garment narrows from the bust down to the hem rather than the other way round, and the bust is about fourteen inches larger than the model wearing it. That is not an error, it is an oversized shape, and the retailer files it under sweater dresses, which is consistent. But it does mean this is a deliberately loose garment, and the product page has to say so. The other thing worth flagging is the fibre mix: four fibres in one knit, including acrylic and wool, and pilling is the predictable result. The reference is the Arwen Maxi Dress by SEROYA in Bordeaux. Dongguan Bafinasa Garments Co., Ltd. develops comparable knit dresses on OEM and ODM terms, from yarn 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

• Two knit fabrics, layered as stated
• Main cloth: 45% viscose, 28% polyester, 21% acrylic and 6% wool
• Second cloth: 77% viscose and 23% polyester
• Oversized shape, with the bust about fourteen inches larger than the model's
• Midweight knit, pulled on, unlined
• Short sleeve, 11 inches, and a 55.5 inch length for size S
• Dry clean as stated
• Made in China as stated

Customisable Options

• Yarn: the blend as the reference, or a simpler two fibre blend that pills less
• Layering: two layers as the reference, how they are cut, and where they are anchored
• Weight: midweight as the reference, set from a tested sample
• Shape: oversized as the reference, or taken in for a closer fit
• Sleeve: short as the reference, long, or sleeveless
• Length from midi to floor, size set, colour development, private label and care labelling

Specifications

Size Chart

Only size S is published on the reference, so the other rows are our proposal rather than a grade from the reference, and the model wearing size S is 179 cm. The published shape narrows from a 48 inch bust to 42 inch hips, and the bust is about fourteen inches larger than the model's, so this is deliberately oversized rather than a misprint. We would preserve that through the grade rather than take it in, and we would describe it as oversized on your page, because a customer who expects the same fit as in the photograph and receives a very loose dress will return it.

Occasions and Styling

Suits autumn and winter, travel and resort evenings. A wool blend knit maxi is a cold weather piece, and it should be sold as one: six percent wool plus acrylic makes this genuinely warm, which is the reason to buy it and the reason not to sell it as a summer dress.

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 that looks wrong at first but is not, and a fibre mix that is worth being honest about.

The shape is the first thing. A 48 inch bust against a model with a 34 inch bust is about fourteen inches of ease, and the garment narrows from bust to hem rather than widening. That is not a misprint, it is an oversized sweater dress, and the retailer files it under sweater dresses, which fits. But fourteen inches of ease is a lot, and the photograph on a tall model does not show it, so the product page has to say oversized or the returns will come from people who expected the fit they saw. We would also tell you that preserving an oversized shape through a grade is harder than grading a fitted one, because the ease has to stay proportional rather than the numbers staying linear.

The fibre mix is the second, and this is where we would push back on the reference. The main cloth is four fibres: viscose, polyester, acrylic and wool. The wool gives warmth and hand, the viscose gives drape, and the polyester gives strength, but 21% acrylic is the problem, because acrylic pills, and it pills worst when it is blended with softer fibres that let the pill stay attached rather than break off. A four fibre knit also has four different shrinkages and four different behaviours in cleaning, which is why dry clean is stated. On your version we would test for pilling on the actual knitted cloth before committing, because a dress that pills after two wears is a dress that gets returned and reviewed badly, and we would consider a simpler blend that keeps the wool and the drape without the acrylic.

The layering is the third. Two knit fabrics layered is a good way to get a heavier looking garment without a heavier yarn, but the two 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 and test it after cleaning rather than only on the first sample. Knit also grows, so we test growth and recovery on the actual cloth before bulk and set the length accordingly, because a maxi knit dress that has grown two inches is no longer the dress that was approved. Every bulk shipment gets a measurement report against your approved chart.

Optional upgrades include a defined yarn specification with pilling and shrinkage test reports, an alternative blend without acrylic, alternative yarns including merino and recycled options, custom layered constructions, 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.