Silk Velvet Cropped Top - OEM

The Ursula Top in black from Rixo, made from silk rich velvet in an inky black, trimmed with lace and a satin bow for what the house calls its signature vintage charm, listed at 185 GBP with four of five sizes in stock. It is worth beginning with the fibre, because the description and the panel pull in opposite directions. It is worth then reading the description, which says silk rich velvet. It is worth then reading the panel, which says 81 per cent viscose and 19 per cent silk. It is worth then stating what silk rich means, which is mostly silk, and what this is, which is mostly viscose, by more than four to one. It is worth then recalling that this run has met this shape before, which was a garment called a wool blend at 33 per cent wool, and stating what the two share, which is a garment named for its minor fibre. It is worth then turning to the velvet, because this run has been counting them. It is worth then noting that this is the third pile fabric in this run, and recalling the other two, one described as curly and one as smooth velvet, and stating what none of the three has published, which is a pile length. It is worth then saying why that gap is the important one, which is that a pile length is the measurement that defines a velvet. It is worth then turning to the trims, because the panel declares one and not the other. It is worth then noting that the panel gives the lace its own line at 79 per cent cotton and 21 per cent polyamide, and crediting that. It is worth then noting what the description also names, which is a satin bow, and stating that no composition is given for it. It is worth then saying what satin is, which is a weave and not a fibre, so the buyer is told the structure and not the material. It is worth then recalling that this is the third time in this run that a garment has declared one trim and omitted another. It is worth then turning to the fit words, because there are two in one bullet. It is worth then reading them, which are cropped silhouette and designed for a boxy fit. It is worth then taking cropped first and reading the length, which is 45 centimetres on a model of 173.5, and turning to the comparison, which is in this same batch: the Tassia cardigan from the same house is 39 centimetres and is given no length word at all. It is worth then stating what follows, which is that the garment carrying the cropped word is 6 centimetres longer than the one carrying none. It is worth then taking boxy second and saying what a boxy fit is, which is a claim about the chest and the hem being nearly equal, and stating what is missing, which is any hem measurement at all. The reference is the Ursula Top. Dongguan Bafinasa Garments Co., Ltd. develops comparable tops on OEM and ODM terms, from fabric 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

• Silk rich velvet as stated in the description, with the panel reading 81% Viscose and 19% Silk. See the note below
• A cropped silhouette as stated, measured 45 cm on a 173.5 cm model and 6 cm longer than a garment from the same house given no length word. See the note below
• Designed for a boxy fit as stated, with no hem width, no shoulder width and no waist given. See the note below
• Lace trims as stated, with a separate composition line giving 79% Cotton and 21% Polyamide. See the note below
• A satin bow as stated, with no composition, no size and no placement given. See the note below
• Elbow-length sleeves as stated, measured 35 to 38 cm, with no bicep and no cuff opening given
• V-neck as stated, with no neck width and no neck depth given
• Button front fastening as stated, with no button count, no button size, no spacing and no material given
• Unlined for a non-restrictive feel as stated, with no opacity figure and no weight given. See the note below

Customisable Options

• Cloth: a viscose and silk velvet to the reference, with both shares stated and the pile length published, or a silk velvet with the silk share raised to 50 per cent, or a 100 per cent silk velvet, or a polyester velvet, or a cotton velvet, each quoted separately and each with the pile length given
• Pile: a velvet pile to the reference, with the pile length stated in millimetres, or a short pile, or a long pile, or a crushed pile, or a plain velvet, each quoted separately
• Trims: a cotton and polyamide lace to the reference, with the composition on its own line, and a satin bow, or a lace trim only, or a bow in a stated fibre, or embroidery in place of lace, each quoted separately with every trim given a composition
• Fit: a cropped boxy shape to the reference, with the hem width and the shoulder width stated so the boxy claim can be checked, or a regular fit, or a fitted shape, each quoted separately
• Length: a cropped length to the reference, with the front and back length both given and the length stated as a share of height, or a standard length, or a longer tunic length, each quoted separately
• Neck and sleeve: a V-neck with elbow length sleeves to the reference, with the neck width and depth, the bicep and the cuff opening stated, or a round neck, or a long sleeve, or a short sleeve, each quoted separately
• Lining: unlined to the reference, with the opacity measured and published, or a lined version with the lining fibre given, each quoted separately
• Composition with both shares stated and the prose matching the panel, pile length, trim composition for every trim on its own line, opacity where unlined, chest and hem width with the flat or round method stated, shoulder width, sleeve length with its measurement point, bicep and cuff opening, neck width and depth, button count, size, spacing and material, shrinkage figures, a dry clean instruction with the solvent named, 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 top laid down, doubling to 94, 98, 102, 108 and 114 cm around, or 37.01 to 44.88 in. Against bodies of roughly 32 to 40 in, the ease at the chest runs 5.01, 4.58, 4.16, 4.52 and 4.88 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, which is the same shape and the same turning size as the Tassia cardigan from the same house, because both share the grade sequence 2, 2, 3 and 3. Two of the three columns are frozen at the start: the sleeve holds 35 across the 8, the 10 and the 12, and the length holds 45 across the same three sizes, so between a UK 8 and a UK 12 the only thing that changes is the chest. No shoulder width and no hem width are published, so the boxy claim cannot be checked. Our proposal below grades all three columns, publishes the hem width and the shoulder width, and gives the front and back length separately.

Our Proposed Body Chart

Occasions and Styling

Suits evening and party wear. A lace trimmed velvet top reads well with denim or over a sheath dress, and the elbow sleeve and the bow make it an occasion piece rather than a plain one.

Production and Quality Control

The reference publishes three measurements for all five sizes, a model height, a separate composition line for its lace, a care instruction and its country of manufacture, and it carries five photographs. It omits the pile length on its third consecutive pile fabric, gives no composition for the satin bow it names, uses silk rich in the prose for a 19 per cent silk share, gives no shoulder width or hem width so the boxy claim cannot be checked, gives no neck width or depth, no bicep or cuff opening, no button count, size, spacing or material, no opacity despite being unlined, no weight, no shrinkage figure and no certification. Three things follow: a garment named for its minor fibre, a cropped word sitting on the longer of two garments from one house, and a boxy word that cannot be tested because the hem is missing.

Nineteen, and that is the first thing, and it is worth saying what the prose calls it before saying what the panel says it is. It is worth then reading the description, which says silk rich velvet. It is worth then reading the panel, which says 81 per cent viscose and 19 per cent silk. It is worth then stating what silk rich means, which is mostly silk, and what this is, which is mostly viscose by more than four to one. It is worth then recalling that this run has met this shape before, which was a knit called a wool blend at 33 per cent wool, and stating what the two share, which is a garment named for its minor fibre while the major one goes unmentioned in the prose. It is worth then turning to the velvet, because this run has been counting them and the count is now three. It is worth then recalling the other two, one pile described as curly and one as smooth velvet, and stating what none of the three has published, which is a pile length. It is worth then saying why this gap is the one that matters, which is that a pile length is the measurement that defines a velvet, and it is the only measurement a velvet has that no other cloth has. It is worth then turning to the trims, because here there is something to credit and something to fault in the same panel. It is worth then noting that the panel gives the lace its own line at 79 per cent cotton and 21 per cent polyamide, and saying what that is, which is a trim composition published, and this run has complained often that trims go undeclared. It is worth then noting what the description also names, which is a satin bow, and stating that no composition is given for it. It is worth then saying what satin is, which is a weave and not a fibre, so the buyer is told the structure of the trim and not its material. It is worth then recalling that this is the third garment in this run to declare one trim and omit another, and noting that last batch met the same trick in a different word, where buttons were called tortoiseshell, an appearance and not a material.

Forty-five, and that is the second thing, and it is worth saying what the word was before saying what the number is, because the bullet carries two words at once. It is worth then reading them, which are cropped silhouette and designed for a boxy fit. It is worth then taking cropped first and reading the length, which is 45 centimetres on a model of 173.5, or about 25.9 per cent of her height. It is worth then turning to the comparison, which is sitting in this same batch: the Tassia cardigan from the same house, which the house says draws on this very top, measures 39 centimetres and is given no length word at all. It is worth then stating what follows, which is that the garment carrying the cropped word is 6 centimetres longer than the one carrying none. It is worth then saying why this is a better test than any band, which is that both garments come from one house in one batch, so there is no question of different houses measuring differently. It is worth then taking boxy second and saying what a boxy fit is, which is a claim about the chest and the hem being nearly equal, and stating what is missing, which is any hem measurement at all, and no shoulder width either. It is worth then closing on the chart itself, because it has a feature this run has not seen. It is worth then reading the sleeve, which is 35, 35, 35, 36 and 38, and the length, which is 45, 45, 45, 47 and 49. It is worth then stating what both do, which is hold flat across the 8, the 10 and the 12. It is worth then saying what that means, which is that across three of the five sizes the only thing that changes is the chest, so three sizes are the same garment with a different chest. It is worth then noting that this run has found frozen columns before, but not two of three frozen on the same garment and frozen on the same three sizes.

Optional upgrades include publishing the pile length, raising and stating the silk share so the prose matches the panel, giving a composition for the satin bow and for every trim, measuring the hem width and the shoulder width so the boxy claim can be checked, grading the sleeve and the length across all five sizes instead of holding both flat across three, the neck width and depth, the bicep and cuff opening, the button count, size, spacing and material, the opacity where unlined, the weight, shrinkage figures, a dry clean instruction with the solvent named, 50 and 100 per cent silk velvet options, polyester and cotton velvet options, long, short and crushed pile options, plain and embroidered trim options, regular and tunic lengths, round and square necks, long and short sleeves, 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.

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