Oversized Roll Collar Cashmere Jumper - OEM

The Oversized Roll Collar jumper from Jumper 1234 in classic black, spun from heavy weight premium cashmere with a chunky roll collar, dropped sleeves, a regular length with a dropped hem at the back and thick ribbed trims, listed at 299 GBP with all four sizes in stock and a size conversion of 1 to 4 against XS to L. It is worth beginning with the fit word, because it is in the title and in the description and it is the third time this run has met it. It is worth then doubling the chest, which runs 53 to 64 centimetres flat, or 106 to 128 around, and setting that against bodies of 31 to 37 inches. It is worth then reading the ease off, which is 10.73, 11.88, 13.03 and 13.39. It is worth then saying what is unusual, which is that it rises. It is worth then stating what that makes it, which is the third garment in this run whose ease grows with size and the second in this single batch. It is worth then turning to what that does to the run's word scoring, because it is the most useful thing here. It is worth then listing the three oversize garments this run has read and the direction each one moves: one falls, one falls, and this one rises. It is worth then stating the conclusion, which is that the word does not determine the direction, the grade does, and the grade is a choice the maker makes. It is worth then saying what follows from that, which is that two garments carrying the same word can behave in opposite directions, so the word cannot be scored by its number at all. It is worth then turning to the details the description promises, because they are where the garment is weakest. It is worth then noting that it says dropped hem at the back, and then saying what the chart gives, which is one length. It is worth then stating the count, which is that this is the fourth garment in this run with an uneven hem and the fourth to publish only one length. It is worth then noting that it says dropped sleeves, and then saying why that changes the sleeve number, which is that a dropped sleeve has no shoulder seam at the shoulder point so the sleeve is measured from somewhere else, and the page does not say where. It is worth then recalling the raglan sleeve on the coat last batch, which was the same problem. It is worth then closing on the fibre, because it is the one fibre where a missing number costs the most. It is worth then stating what the panel says, which is one hundred per cent cashmere, and then listing what is absent, which is a micron, a ply, a gauge and a weight. It is worth then saying why that matters more here than anywhere else in this run, which is that cashmere is priced by its micron and its ply, so premium and heavy weight and 299 pounds sit on a fibre with no number on it at all. The reference is the Oversize Roll Collar. Dongguan Bafinasa Garments Co., Ltd. develops comparable knitwear on OEM and ODM terms, from yarn and trim development 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

• Heavy weight premium cashmere as stated, with no micron, no ply, no gauge and no weight given. See the note below
• An oversized fit as stated, with the word in the title, measured at 10.7 to 13.4 in of ease and rising with size. See the note below
• A chunky roll collar as stated, with no collar depth and no collar circumference given. See the note below
• Dropped sleeves as stated, with the sleeve measured 54 to 57 cm and no measurement point given. See the note below
• A dropped hem at the back as stated, with a single length published. See the note below
• Thick ribbed trims as stated, with no rib depth and no rib width given. See the note below
• A regular length as stated, measured 62 to 64 cm, with no model published
• Machine wash at 30 degrees as stated, with no cycle and no drying instruction. See the note below

Customisable Options

• Yarn: a heavy weight premium cashmere to the reference, with the micron, the ply, the gauge and the weight in grams per square metre stated, or a fine gauge cashmere, or a cashmere and wool blend with the share stated, or a merino wool with the micron given, or a recycled cashmere with the certification named, each quoted separately
• Fit: an oversized fit to the reference with the chest graded 4 cm so the ease rises with size, or a relaxed fit with the ease held steady, or a regular fit, or an oversized fit with a smaller grade if a steadier ease is wanted, each quoted separately
• Collar: a chunky roll collar to the reference, with the depth and the circumference stated, or a funnel neck, or a crew neck, or a turtleneck, or a polo collar, each quoted separately
• Sleeve: dropped sleeves to the reference, with the measurement point and the drop stated, or set in sleeves, or raglan sleeves, or a batwing sleeve, each quoted separately
• Hem: a dropped hem at the back to the reference, with the front and back length both published, or a straight hem, or a side vent hem, each quoted separately
• Trims: thick ribbed trims to the reference, with the rib depth and width stated, or fine rib, or a plain hem and cuff, or a rolled edge, each quoted separately
• Composition with the fibre stated, micron, ply, gauge and weight in grams per square metre, chest, waist and hip measurements with the ease held steady, sleeve length with its measurement point, front and back length, collar depth and circumference, rib depth and width, treatment stated if the garment is machine washable, shrinkage figures, size set, colour development, private label and care labelling

Specifications

Size Chart as Published by the Reference

The pit to pit figures are flat half measures taken with the jumper laid down, doubling to 106, 114, 122 and 128 cm around, or 41.73 to 50.39 in. Against bodies of roughly 31 to 37 in, the ease at the chest runs 10.73, 11.88, 13.03 and 13.39 in, rising by about 1.16 in on each 4 cm step and 0.37 in on the final 3 cm step, and this run derives that a grade of g centimetres flat moves the ease by 0.79g minus 2 inches per size, which matches the chart on all three steps. The consequence is that sizing up gives more room, which is what an oversized fit promises and what almost nothing in this run delivers. The chest grades 4, 4 and 3 cm, so the last step is smaller than the two before it. The total length grades 1, 0 and 1 cm, so a size 2 and a size 3 are the same length while their chests differ by 4 cm. No waist, no hip and no shoulder are published, and no measurement point is given for the sleeve. Our proposal below publishes the micron, the ply, the gauge and the weight, and the front and back length separately.

Our Proposed Body Chart

Occasions and Styling

Suits winter and everyday wear. A heavy cashmere roll collar with dropped sleeves works over a shirt or a tee, and the dropped back hem keeps it covering when layered.

Production and Quality Control

The reference publishes three measurements for all four sizes, grades the sleeve perfectly evenly, publishes a size conversion from its numeric scale to letter sizes, states its fibre, gives a care temperature, and names its collar, sleeves, hem and trims. It gives no micron, no ply, no gauge, no weight, no cashmere grade, no waist, no hip, no shoulder, no measurement point for the sleeve on a dropped sleeve where the point matters, no collar depth or circumference, no rib depth or width, no cycle, no drying, no iron and no bleach instruction, no certification and no shrinkage figure, it has no bullet list at all, it carries one photograph, it publishes a single length for a hem it says is dropped at the back, and its total length freezes across the middle two sizes. Three things follow: an oversize whose ease rises where the other two fell, a fourth uneven hem with one length, and cashmere with no number on it.

Ten point seven three, and that is the first thing, and it is worth stating the word first because this is the third time this run has met it. The title says Oversize and the description says an oversized fit. It is worth then doubling the chest, which is 53 to 64 centimetres flat, giving 41.73 to 50.39 inches around, and setting that against bodies of 31 to 37 inches. It is worth then reading the ease off, which is 10.73, 11.88, 13.03 and 13.39. It is worth then saying what is unusual, which is that it rises, and then saying how unusual, which is that this is the third garment in this run whose ease grows with size and the second in this single batch. It is worth then turning to what that does to this run's word scoring, because it is the most useful thing on the page. It is worth then listing the three oversize garments and the direction each one moves in: the shirt fell, the coat fell, and this one rises. It is worth then stating the conclusion, which is that the word does not determine the direction. It is worth then saying what does, which is the grade in centimetres, and this run's formula gives it exactly: the ease holds steady at about 2.53 centimetres, falls below it, and rises above it. It is worth then stating what follows, and it should be stated plainly: two garments carrying the same word can behave in opposite directions, so the word cannot be read off the number, and the number cannot be read off the word. It is worth then noting what this means for the scorecard, which is that this run should stop scoring the words and start reading the grade, because the grade is the thing that decides what the customer gets and nobody publishes it. It is worth then turning to the length, because there is a small fault in it worth having. It is worth then noting that the total length runs 62, 63, 63 and 64, and stating what that is, which is a freeze across the middle two sizes. It is worth then saying what it means, which is that a customer going from a 2 to a 3 gets a garment 4 centimetres wider and not one millimetre longer.

Six, and no, and that is the second thing, and it is worth taking the two details the description promises in turn, because both are let down by the chart. It is worth then taking the first, which is a dropped hem at the back. It is worth then saying what the chart gives, which is a single length. It is worth then stating the count, which is that this is the fourth garment in this run with an uneven hem and the fourth out of four to publish only one length: a high low hem, an elongated rounded back, a curved hemline, and now a dropped hem at the back. It is worth then saying what that has become, which is not a slip but a habit. It is worth then taking the second, which is dropped sleeves. It is worth then saying why that changes the number, which is that a dropped sleeve has no shoulder seam at the shoulder point, so the sleeve length is measured from somewhere else and will read differently for the same arm. It is worth then noting that no measurement point is given, and then recalling the last batch, where a coat with raglan sleeves gave a sleeve length with no measurement point either. It is worth then stating what that makes, which is two garments in two batches where the sleeve construction changes what the number means and the page does not say which it is. It is worth then closing on the fibre, because it is where a missing number costs the most. It is worth then stating what the panel says, which is one hundred per cent cashmere, and then listing what is absent, which is a micron, a ply, a gauge and a weight. It is worth then saying why that bites harder here than anywhere else in this run, which is that cashmere is priced by its micron and its ply, so premium and heavy weight and 299 pounds are sitting on a fibre with no number on it anywhere on the page. It is worth then adding the care, which sharpens it: the page says machine wash at 30 degrees on a heavy cashmere knit, and does not say what makes it washable, and gives no cycle and no drying instruction, so a heavy knit that is wet is given nothing at all about how to dry it.

Optional upgrades include publishing the micron, the ply, the gauge and the weight in grams per square metre so premium and heavy weight can be checked, publishing the front and back length separately for the dropped hem, publishing the measurement point for the dropped sleeve and the drop itself, publishing the collar depth and circumference, the rib depth and width, the waist, the hip and the shoulder, the shrinkage figure, adding a cycle and a drying instruction and stating what makes the cashmere machine washable, adding a bullet list, a model reference and more photographs, grading the chest evenly at 4 cm so the last step matches the first two, grading the total length across all four sizes, fine gauge and cashmere wool blend and recycled cashmere yarns, funnel neck, turtleneck, crew and polo collars, set in, raglan and batwing sleeves, straight and vented hems, fine rib and rolled edges, size set, colour development, 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.