Wool Cashmere Lace Cardigan - OEM

The Tassia Cardigan in black from Rixo, whose design the house says draws on its own Ursula top, made from what it calls a supremely soft merino and cashmere blend, with intricate lace detailing and a scalloped hem, listed at 245 GBP with four of five sizes in stock. It is worth beginning with the length, because it is the number on this page that does not sit right. It is worth then reading it, which is 39 centimetres at a UK 8. It is worth then setting it against the model, who is 170 centimetres, and working out the share, which is 22.9 per cent of her height. It is worth then setting it against the garment's own sleeve, which is 57 centimetres, and stating the difference, which is 18 centimetres, so the cuff hangs well below the hem. It is worth then setting it against the Ursula top from the same house, which is 45 centimetres and which the house calls cropped, and stating what follows, which is that the garment carrying the cropped word is 6 centimetres longer than this one, which carries no length word at all. It is worth then saying plainly what the run makes of this, which is that the two numbers cannot both describe a cardigan and a cropped top from one block, and that one of them is likely wrong on the page, and that the run reports what is published. It is worth then turning to the fibre, because the prose and the panel do not say the same thing. It is worth then reading the description, which says a merino and cashmere blend, and the panel, which says 92 per cent wool and 8 per cent cashmere. It is worth then stating what is missing from the panel, which is the word merino, and saying why that matters, which is that merino is a grade of wool and not another name for it, so the claim in the prose cannot be checked against the panel. It is worth then noting the share, which is that the cashmere is 8 per cent. It is worth then turning to the fit word, because this run now has a comparison one batch old. It is worth then reading it, which is designed for a fitted silhouette. It is worth then doubling the chest, giving 35.43 to 43.31 inches around, and setting that against bodies of 32 to 40 inches. It is worth then reading the ease off, which is 3.43, 3.01, 2.58, 2.94 and 3.31. It is worth then stating the result, which is that a fitted silhouette carrying between two and a half and three and a half inches of room does not hold. The reference is the Tassia Cardigan. 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

• A fitted silhouette as stated, measured at 2.6 to 3.4 in of ease. See the note below
• A merino and cashmere blend as stated in the description, with the panel reading 92% Wool and 8% Cashmere and the word merio absent from it. See the note below
• Intricate lace detailing as stated, with a separate composition line giving 81% Cotton and 19% Polyamide. See the note below
• Scalloped hem as stated, with no scallop depth, no scallop width and no scallop count given
• Adjustable neck tie as stated, with no tie length, no tie width and no range of adjustment given. See the note below
• Button fastenings at front as stated, with no button count, no button size, no spacing and no material given
• Long sleeves as stated, measured 57 to 61 cm, with no bicep and no cuff opening given. See the note below
• Round neck as stated, with no neck width and no neck depth given
• Supremely soft as stated, with no micron, no fibre length, no ply, no gauge and no weight given. See the note below

Customisable Options

• Yarn: a wool and cashmere blend to the reference, with the wool grade named and the micron stated, or a merino and cashmere with the merino micron given, or a 50/50 wool and cashmere with both shares stated, or an extrafine merino with the micron given, or a recycled wool blend with the standard named, each quoted separately
• Cashmere Share: 8% cashmere to the reference, or 30%, or 50%, or 100% cashmere, each quoted separately and each with the share stated on the panel matching the prose
• Lace: a cotton and polyamide lace to the reference, with the composition on a separate line, or a cotton lace, or a nylon lace, or an embroidered trim in place of lace, each quoted separately with the composition declared
• Hem: a scalloped hem to the reference, with the scallop depth, width and count stated, or a plain hem, or a ribbed hem with the depth given, each quoted separately
• Neck: a round neck with an adjustable tie to the reference, with the neck width and depth and the tie length, width and adjustment range stated, or a plain round neck, or a V-neck, or a collar, each quoted separately
• Length: the reference publishes a total length of 39 cm, which this run cannot reconcile with its 57 cm sleeve, so we propose a length quoted to your spec, with the front and back length both given
• Fit: a fitted silhouette to the reference, with the chest graded so the ease stays close across the range, or a regular fit, or a relaxed fit with the chest graded by about 2.5 cm, each quoted separately
• Composition with the fibre and both shares stated and the prose matching the panel, wool grade and micron, fibre length, ply, gauge and weight in grams per square metre, trim composition on its own line, shrinkage for the body and the trim separately, chest and waist with the flat or round method stated, sleeve length with its measurement point, bicep and cuff opening, neck width and depth, button count, size, spacing and material, tie length and adjustment range, scallop depth and count, 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 cardigan laid down, doubling to 90, 94, 98, 104 and 110 cm around, or 35.43 to 43.31 in. Against bodies of roughly 32 to 40 in, the ease at the chest runs 3.43, 3.01, 2.58, 2.94 and 3.31 in, and this run derives that a grade of g centimetres flat moves the ease by 0.79g minus 2 inches per size, which gives minus 0.43 on each 2 cm step and plus 0.37 on each 3 cm step, matching the chart on all four. The ease therefore falls to a low at the UK 12 and rises again, so the middle of the range is the tightest and both ends are looser. A fitted silhouette carrying this much room does not hold. The published total length is 39 to 43 cm, which on the 170 cm model is about 22.9 per cent of her height and is 18 cm shorter than the garment's own sleeve at every size, and this run reports the figure as published while noting that it cannot be reconciled with the sleeve and is shorter than the cropped top from the same house. No waist, no hip, no shoulder, no bicep and no cuff opening are published. Our proposal below grades the chest by 2.5 cm so a fitted claim holds, publishes a length that sits sensibly against the sleeve, and gives the front and back length separately.

Our Proposed Body Chart

Occasions and Styling

Suits evening and occasion wear. A lace trimmed fitted cardigan reads well over a slip dress or on its own with denim, and the neck tie lets it be worn closed or open.

Production and Quality Control

The reference publishes three measurements for all five sizes, grades two of the three columns evenly, gives a model height, publishes a separate composition line for its lace, names its neck tie, hem, buttons and sleeves, gives a care instruction and names its country of manufacture. It omits the word merino from the panel while using it in the prose, gives no micron for either fine fibre, no ply, gauge or weight, no tie length or adjustment range, no button count, size, spacing or material, no neck width or depth, no scallop depth, no bicep or cuff opening, no waist, hip or shoulder, no shrinkage figure, no temperature as a number and no certification. Three things follow: a fitted claim that does not hold, a fibre claim the panel will not confirm, and a published length that cannot be reconciled with the garment's own sleeve.

Thirty-nine, and that is the first thing, and it is worth saying what the number is before saying what is wrong with it, because on this page it is the figure that decides the garment. It is worth then reading it, which is 39 centimetres at a UK 8, rising to 43 at a 16. It is worth then setting it against the model, who is 170 centimetres, and working out the share, which is 22.9 per cent of her height. It is worth then setting it against the garment's own sleeve, which is 57 centimetres, and stating the difference, which is 18 centimetres, so the cuff hangs well below the hem at every size. It is worth then turning to the comparison that settles it, which is in this same batch. It is worth then noting that the house says this garment draws on its own Ursula top, and reading the Ursula's length, which is 45 centimetres, and noting the word on the Ursula, which is cropped. It is worth then stating what follows, which is that the garment carrying the cropped word is 6 centimetres longer than this one, which carries no length word at all. It is worth then saying what the run makes of this, which is that the two figures cannot both be right for two garments from one block, and that one of them is likely wrong on the page, and that the run reports what is published rather than what it suspects. It is worth then turning to the fibre, because the prose and the panel do not agree. It is worth then reading the description, which says a supremely soft merino and cashmere blend, and the panel, which says 92 per cent wool and 8 per cent cashmere. It is worth then stating what is absent from the panel, which is the word merino. It is worth then saying why that matters, which is that merino is a grade of wool and not another name for it, and every merino this run has met has carried no micron, so the claim sits in the prose where it cannot be checked and is replaced on the panel by the generic word. It is worth then noting the share, which is that the cashmere is 8 per cent, and recalling that this run has met cashmere at 100 per cent, at 88 per cent and now at 8, with the word doing the same work at all three.

Three point four three, and that is the second thing, and it is worth saying what the word was before saying what the numbers are. It is worth then reading the bullet, which says designed for a fitted silhouette. It is worth then doubling the chest, giving 35.43 to 43.31 inches around, and setting that against bodies of 32 to 40 inches. It is worth then reading the ease off, which is 3.43, 3.01, 2.58, 2.94 and 3.31. It is worth then stating the result, which is that every size carries between two and a half and three and a half inches of room, and a fitted silhouette does not. It is worth then recalling the comparison, which is one batch old: a t-shirt at 40 pounds claiming fitted and measuring 0.50 to 0.80 inches, and holding. It is worth then stating what the two now show, which is that the same word can be separated by three inches of room. It is worth then noting the shape, which is that the ease falls to the UK 12 and rises again, so the middle of the range is the tightest and both ends sit looser. It is worth then turning to the lace, because there is something to credit here. It is worth then noting that the panel gives the lace its own line at 81 per cent cotton and 19 per cent polyamide, and saying what that is, which is a trim composition published, and this run has complained repeatedly that trims go undeclared. It is worth then adding what is still missing, which is the neck tie, the buttons and the hem, none of which is measured. It is worth then noting in particular that the tie is described as adjustable, and saying what adjustable is, which is a claim about a range, and no range is published. It is worth then closing on the care label, because the divergence is new in this run. It is worth then reading it, which is hand wash cold. It is worth then noting that cold is a word and not a number. It is worth then stating what is unusual here, which is that the body is 92 per cent wool and the trim is 81 per cent cotton, and those two fibres shrink by different amounts in water, and the page gives one instruction for both and no shrinkage figure for either, and says nothing about the two behaving differently.

Optional upgrades include naming the wool grade on the panel so the merino claim can be checked, publishing the micron and the fibre length for both fibres, matching the prose to the panel on the cashmere share, grading the chest by 2.5 cm so a fitted claim holds across the range, publishing a length that sits sensibly against the sleeve and giving the front and back length separately, the tie length and its adjustment range, the button count, size, spacing and material, the neck width and depth, the scallop depth, width and count, the bicep and cuff opening, the waist, hip and shoulder, shrinkage measured for the body and the trim separately, a hand wash temperature as a number and a drying instruction, higher cashmere shares at 30, 50 and 100 per cent, cotton and nylon lace options, plain and ribbed hems, V necks and collars, 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.