Alpaca Blend Oversized Boat Neck Knit - OEM

The Vitow Knit in citronnier from American Vintage, a core part of the collection and a versatile piece, oversized with dropped shoulders and super soft, understated and luxurious, listed at 150 GBP with two of three sizes in stock. It is worth beginning with the fit words, because there are three of them and this run can test all three. It is worth then reading them, which are oversized in the description, loose cut in the bullets, and oversized again above the chart, followed by the advice to buy your usual size. It is worth then doubling the chest, giving 45.67 to 51.97 inches around, and setting that against bodies of 33 to 37 inches. It is worth then reading the ease off, which is 12.67, 13.82 and 14.97. It is worth then stating what the relaxed band is, which is about 12.6, and saying what oversized and loose should be, which is at or above it, and stating the result, which is that every size clears it. It is worth then saying where that sits in this run, which is that it is the third fit word to pass, after a fitted tee at half an inch and a loose coat at fifteen, and noting that two of the three pass at the top of the range and one at the bottom, and that nothing in the middle has ever passed. It is worth then turning to the grading, because this is the part that supports the word. It is worth then reading the three columns, which are a chest of 58, 62 and 66, a sleeve of 50, 52 and 54, and a length of 54, 56 and 58. It is worth then noting what the steps are, which is 4 on the chest and 2 on each of the other two. It is worth then stating what that means, which is that the chest grows twice as fast as the length, so the bigger sizes are proportionally wider and not merely bigger. It is worth then saying what that does for the word, which is that oversized is a claim about proportion, and the grading here is the first in this run to support the fit word rather than undercut it. It is worth then turning to the other colourway, because this run published the grenat in the same batch. It is worth then noting that the two share every figure, and the fibre, and the care label, and the country, and the style code, which is VITO18PH26 on both. It is worth then saying what that is, which is the fifth colourway pair in this run and the fourth to share its chart, and noting that the stock differs, one missing the small and the other the large. The reference is the Vitow Knit. 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

• Oversized as stated in the description and above the chart, and loose cut as stated in the bullets, measured at 12.7 to 15.0 in of ease and clearing the relaxed band at every size. See the note below
• We recommend buying your usual size as stated, advice this run can check, and it holds. See the note below
• A chest graded by 4 cm against a sleeve and a length graded by 2, so the bigger sizes are proportionally wider, which is the first grading in this run to support the fit word. See the note below
• 34% Alpaca, 34% Wool, 29% Polyamide and 3% Elastane as stated, four fibres, with no alpaca micron, no fleece type, no ply and no gauge given. See the note below
• Dropped shoulders as stated in the description and in the bullets, with no shoulder width and no drop measurement given. See the note below
• Boat neck as stated, a neck defined by its width, with no neck width and no neck depth given. See the note below
• Turn-up cuffs as stated, a feature with an exact measurable unit, with no cuff depth, no cuff width and no cuff opening given. See the note below
• Ribbed edging as stated, with no rib depth and no rib width given
• Hand wash, iron on low setting, do not tumble dry, as stated, with no temperature of any kind given. See the note below

Customisable Options

• Yarn: an alpaca, wool, polyamide and elastane blend to the reference, with all four shares stated and the alpaca micron and fleece type given, or a 50% alpaca version, or a wool and alpaca with no polyamide, or a merino and alpaca blend with the merino micron given, each quoted separately
• Fit and grading: oversized to the reference, with the chest graded by 4 and the sleeve and the length by 2 so the proportion widens with size, or a regular fit with all three columns graded evenly, or a fitted shape, each quoted separately
• Shoulder: dropped shoulders to the reference, with the drop distance and the shoulder width both stated, or set-in shoulders with the width given, each quoted separately
• Neck: a boat neck to the reference, with the width and the depth stated, since a boat neck is defined by its width, or a crew neck, or a V-neck, each quoted separately
• Cuffs: turn-up cuffs to the reference, with the cuff depth, the cuff width and the cuff opening all stated, or plain cuffs, or ribbed cuffs with the depth given, each quoted separately
• Trims: ribbed edging to the reference, with the rib depth and width stated, or plain edging, each quoted separately
• Composition with all four shares stated, alpaca micron and fleece type, wool micron, ply, gauge and weight in grams per square metre, relaxed and stretched measurements, chest and waist with the flat or round method stated, sleeve length with its measurement point, bicep and cuff opening, shoulder width and drop distance, neck width and depth, cuff depth and width, rib depth and width, shrinkage figures, a hand wash temperature as a number with drying and iron instructions, 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 knit laid down, doubling to 116, 124 and 132 cm around, or 45.67 to 51.97 in. Against bodies of roughly 33 to 37 in, the ease at the chest runs 12.67, 13.82 and 14.97 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 plus 1.16 on each 4 cm step, matching the chart. Every size therefore clears a relaxed band of about 12.6, which is what an oversized and a loose claim both require, and the ease rises with size so the larger sizes are the more oversized. The chest grades by 4 cm while the sleeve and the length each grade by 2, so the chest grows twice as fast as the length and the garment grows proportionally wider with size, which is the first grading in this run to support its fit word rather than undercut it. The panel states 3% elastane, so every figure here measures the garment in one state only and the page does not say whether that state is relaxed or stretched. No waist, no hip, no shoulder width, no drop distance, no bicep and no cuff opening are published, and no model is published, so the 54 to 58 cm length cannot be placed on a body. Our proposal below publishes the shoulder width and the drop distance, the neck width, the cuff depth and the relaxed and stretched measurements.

Our Proposed Body Chart

Occasions and Styling

Suits everyday layering all year round. An oversized alpaca blend knit with dropped shoulders reads well over a shirt or on its own, and the boat neck makes it a piece that sits away from the neck.

Production and Quality Control

The reference publishes three measurements for all three sizes, grades its chest by 4 cm and its sleeve and length by 2, states four fibres with every share given, names its neck, shoulder, cuff and trim construction, gives a drying instruction and an iron instruction, and names its country of manufacture, and it carries six photographs and eight bullets. It shares every figure, and its fibre, care label, country and style code, with the grenat colourway published in the same batch. It gives no alpaca micron or fleece type, no wool micron, no ply, gauge or weight, no relaxed or stretched measurement despite publishing a stretch share, no shoulder width or drop distance although dropped shoulders are named twice, no neck width or depth although a boat neck is defined by its width, no cuff depth, width or opening although a turn-up cuff has an exact unit, no rib depth or width, no bicep, no waist or hip, no temperature of any kind, no shrinkage figure, no model, no size conversion and no certification. Three things follow: three fit words that all clear the band, a grading that supports the fit word for the first time in this run, and a house that has now used three different forms of temperature across its pages.

Twelve point six seven, and that is the first thing, and it is worth saying how many fit words there are before saying what the number does to them. It is worth then reading them, which are oversized in the description, loose cut in the bullets, and oversized again above the chart, followed by the advice to buy your usual size. It is worth then doubling the chest, giving 45.67 to 51.97 inches around, and setting that against bodies of 33 to 37 inches. It is worth then reading the ease off, which is 12.67, 13.82 and 14.97. It is worth then stating what the relaxed band is, which is about 12.6, and saying what oversized and loose should be, which is at or above it, and stating the result, which is that every size clears it, the small by a hair and the large by nearly two and a half inches. It is worth then saying where that sits in this run, which is that it is the third fit word to pass, after a fitted tee at half an inch and a loose coat at fifteen, and noting that two of the three pass at the top of the range and one at the bottom, and nothing in the middle has ever passed. It is worth then taking the sizing advice, because it is checkable and it checks out. It is worth then reading it, which says buy your usual size, and saying why it is right, which is that the oversizing is already cut into each size, the small carrying 12.67 inches of room, so buying down would not make the garment fit more closely in the way a buyer might expect. It is worth then turning to the grading, because this is the part that earns the word. It is worth then reading the three columns, which are a chest of 58, 62 and 66, a sleeve of 50, 52 and 54, and a length of 54, 56 and 58. It is worth then noting the steps, which are 4 on the chest and 2 on each of the other two. It is worth then stating what that means, which is that the chest grows twice as fast as the length, so the larger sizes are proportionally wider and not merely bigger. It is worth then saying what that does for the word, which is that oversized is a claim about proportion, and this is the first grading in this run that supports the fit word instead of undercutting it.

Fifty-eight, and that is the third thing, and it is worth saying which fifty-eight before saying what it connects. It is worth then noting that this knit measures 58 at the chest in a size S, and recalling that the Vitow cardigan in white, from the same house and published in this run last batch, also measures 58 at a size S. It is worth then stating what the two do after that, which is that the knit grades by 4 and 4 and the cardigan by 2 and 2, so at the small the two garments have the same chest and by the large they are 4 centimetres apart. It is worth then saying how many grade sequences this run now holds from one house, which is three: 1 then 2 on the cafe cardigan, 2 and 2 on the white cardigan, and 4 and 4 here. It is worth then noting that all three carry the same 3 per cent elastane, and saying what follows, which is that whatever sets the grade it is not the stretch share, and the page does not say what it is. It is worth then turning to the other colourway, because it closes the house. It is worth then noting that the grenat shares every figure, the fibre, the care label, the country and the style code, which is VITO18PH26 on both. It is worth then recalling what last batch's cardigan pair did, which was to carry different codes and different charts, and stating what the two pairs together prove, which is that this house's code tells you whether the chart is shared: the same code means the same chart, and a different code means a different chart. It is worth then closing on the care label, because this run can now finish the temperature question. It is worth then reading this one, which says hand wash, iron on low setting, do not tumble dry, and stating what is absent, which is any temperature at all. It is worth then recalling what the same house published last batch, which was 40 degrees on one cardigan and warm on the other. It is worth then stating what that gives, which is one house, four pages, and three forms of the same disclosure: a number, a word, and nothing. It is worth then adding the drying and the iron, which appear on three of the four pages and on two of the four respectively, and saying what this run has been asking for throughout, which is all three, and what it has got, which is all three across four pages and never all three on one.

Optional upgrades include a temperature as a number on every colourway, the alpaca micron and fleece type and the wool micron, the ply, gauge and weight in grams per square metre behind the word super soft, the relaxed and stretched measurements now that the stretch share is known, the shoulder width and the drop distance, the neck width and depth, the cuff depth, width and opening, the rib depth and width, the bicep, the waist and the hip, a model reference so the 54 to 58 cm length can be placed on a body, a size conversion, shrinkage figures, higher alpaca shares, wool and alpaca with no polyamide, merino and alpaca options, crew and V necks, set-in shoulders, plain and ribbed cuffs, 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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