The Corduroy Buddy Harrington Jacket in Brown from Frizmworks, based on British jackets of the 1930s with a signature stand collar and plaid lining, listed at 235 GBP with two of its three sizes in stock. It is worth beginning with the length row, because this garment settles something the run has been arguing about for two batches. It is worth then reading the row, which is twenty-four point five, twenty-five, twenty-six and twenty-seven inches. It is worth then stating what the garment is sold in, which is M, L and XL, and it is worth then stating what those three measure, which are twenty-five, twenty-six and twenty-seven. It is worth then stating what those are, which is a perfect one inch grade. It is worth then stating what the fourth column is, which is an S that is measured and not sold, and it is worth then stating what it should be if the grade continued, which is twenty-four. It is worth then stating what it is, which is twenty-four point five. It is worth then stating what that proves, and it is worth then turning to the sleeve, which is the one row label in this run that says where it was measured from. The reference is the Corduroy Buddy Harrington Jacket. Dongguan Bafinasa Garments Co., Ltd. develops comparable outerwear 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
- The sizes that are sold grade by exactly one inch, 25, 26 and 27, and the size that is not sold is the one that breaks it, 24.5 where 24 belongs. See the note below
- A sleeve row stepped 0.5, 0 and 0.5, which the run now knows is a quarter inch grade printed on a half inch grid, and the second garment in this batch to fit the rule. See the note below
- A length row that does not fit the rule, so the rule was tested and failed here, and the run can call it irregular with more confidence than before. See the note below
- A row labelled Inside Sleeve, which is why the sleeve and the length on any page are not comparable, and why every comparison the run has made was invalid. See the note below
- A jacket labelled regular with eight inches of ease, which is inside the range another house calls oversized, and which breaks the scale the run drew one batch ago. See the note below
- A style code carrying a year and a season, FZW2024FWOT053, so the run can see that the collection name is the shop's season and not the garment's. See the note below
- A composition given in three places and disagreeing in all three, with the body lining named and the sleeve lining not. See the note below
- Hardware described at last: a two way zip, a two button collar and two hand pockets, with no zip length given. See the note below
Customisable Options
- Cloth: a 100% cotton corduroy shell to the reference with the weight in grams per square metre and the wale count stated, or a cotton polyester corduroy with both shares stated, or a wide or fine wale with the wale count stated, or a cotton twill with the weight stated, each quoted separately
- Lining: a plaid cotton body lining to the reference with the sleeve lining fibre named and both shares stated, or a plain cotton lining with the same figures, or a polyester lining with the same figures, or a quilted lining with the same, each quoted separately. See the note below
- Chart: the chart measured on the garment with every row graded, and no column published for a size that is not sold, or where a block column is carried, that stated. See the note below
- Hardware: a two way zip to the reference with the zip length stated, or a one way zip with the same, or a button through front with the button count and size stated, each quoted separately. See the note below
- Collar: a stand collar to the reference with the collar height and the button count and size stated, or a shirt collar with the same figures, or a funnel neck with the same, each quoted separately
- Fit: a regular fit to the reference with the chest, waist and hem all published and the ease given for every size and the body table it was computed against named, or a relaxed fit with the same figures, or a slim fit with the same figures, each quoted separately. See the note below
- Composition stated once in one form with every share summing to one hundred and covering the shell and every lining separately, the fabric weight in grams per square metre, the wale count, chest with the flat or round method stated, sleeve length with the sleeve type named and the measurement point stated, the back length with the measurement point stated, shoulder width, the collar height, the cuffs and hem, the zip length and the button count and size, the pocket count and pocket dimensions, a chart measured on the garment with no column for a size that is not sold, one cleaning method or an order of preference, the temperature as a number, a drying instruction, shrinkage figures for both length and width, colour fastness to washing, rubbing and light, abrasion resistance, a stock line for every colourway, size set, colour development, private label and care labelling
Specifications
| Style | Regular fit cotton corduroy Harrington jacket with a stand collar, plaid body lining, two way zip and two hand pockets |
| Reference | Frizmworks, Corduroy Buddy Harrington Jacket, colour Brown, code FZW2024FWOT053, sizes M to XL |
| Unit | Inches, throughout, and the centimetre test does not take on any row |
| Composition | Outshell Cotton 100% and Lining Body Cotton 100%, as stated in one tab, and Made of 100% Cotton in another. See the note below |
| Composition Locations | Three, and they disagree. See the note below |
| Sleeve Lining | Not named, on a jacket whose prose leads with the lining. See the note below |
| Certification | None named |
| Fabric Weight | Not stated, in any form |
| Wale Count | Not stated, on a garment whose whole identity is the wale |
| Yarn Count | Not stated |
| Fit Word | Regular, as stated |
| Sizes Offered | M, L and XL, three sizes, two in stock, and the one out is the smallest |
| Chart Columns | Four, against three sizes on offer, so the chart starts below the offer. See the note below |
| Size With No Offer | S, measured and not sold. See the note below |
| Size Conversion | Not stated, the sizes given as letters only |
| Model | Not given |
| Chest | Pit to pit 22.5, 23.5, 24.5 and 25.5 in, or 45 to 51 in around |
| Chest Around | 45, 47, 49 and 51 in |
| Ease at the Chest | About 8.0 in at every size. See the note below |
| Ease Against the Word | Not placed against a word. This run no longer places ease against fit words |
| Ease Direction | It does not move, and the grade alone predicts that |
| Chest Grading | Steps 1.0 in three times, a perfect series, and it holds on the unsold size too |
| Waist | Not measured |
| Hip | Not measured |
| Shoulder | Not measured |
| Sleeve | 20.5, 21, 21 and 21.5 in, and the steps alternate. See the note below |
| Sleeve Row Label | Inside Sleeve, the first label in this run to carry its own measurement point. See the note below |
| Sleeve Grade Recovered | 0.25 in per size, rounded to a half inch grid. See the note below |
| Sleeve Measurement Point | Stated by the label, which is from the armpit. See the note below |
| Total Length | 24.5, 25, 26 and 27 in. See the note below |
| Length On The Sold Sizes | 25, 26 and 27 in, a perfect one inch grade. See the note below |
| Length On The Unsold Size | 24.5 in, where the grade puts 24. See the note below |
| Length Measurement Point | Not stated |
| Length Grading | Steps 0.5, 1.0 and 1.0, not alternating, so the rounding rule does not save it. See the note below |
| Collar | Stand collar with two buttons, as stated, with no collar height and no button size given |
| Closure | Two way zip, as stated, with no zip length given. See the note below |
| Pockets | Two hand pockets, as stated, with no pocket dimensions given |
| Lining | Plaid, as stated in the prose, and cotton in the body only. See the note below |
| Care | Machine wash gentle 30, wash inside out, do not tumble dry and do not iron, as stated. See the note below |
| Bullet List | Four, covering the fit, the pockets, the cloth and the closure |
| Measurements Published | Pit to pit, inside sleeve and total length for four columns on a garment offered in three sizes |
| Photographs | Six, and one carries a later version stamp than the ones after it, so file order is not upload order |
| Production | Made in Vietnam as stated, and the house is South Korean as stated in the prose. See the note below |
| Dates On The Page | The 1930s for the original and 2024 for this one, ninety years apart. See the note below |
| Style Number | FZW2024FWOT053 COTTON BROWN, as stated, and it carries a year and a season. See the note below |
| Reference Retail | 235 GBP as listed, quoted to show the price band this sits in, not as our price |
| Category | Filed by the reference under coats and jackets |
| Occasion | Everyday, layering, smart casual, autumn and winter |
| MOQ | 100 pcs per style per colourway, mixed sizes and colourways accepted |
| Sampling | 7-10 days after tech pack or reference sample confirmation |
| Bulk Lead Time | 20-30 days after sample approval and deposit |
| Service | OEM / DDM / private label, cotton, cotton blend and cotton polyester corduroy sourcing with the weight in grams per square metre and the wale count stated, wide, mid and fine wale development with the wale count stated, Harrington, bomber, chore and trucker jacket development with the shell and every lining fibre stated separately, stand, shirt and funnel collar development with the collar height and the button count and size stated, one way and two way zip development with the zip length stated, pocket development with the pocket count and dimensions stated, raglan, set-in and saddle shoulder development with the sleeve type named and the measurement point stated, charts measured on the garment with no column for a size that is not sold and every row graded, regular, relaxed and slim fit development with the chest, waist and hem published and the ease given for every size against a named body table, one cleaning method given or an order of preference where two are given, a drying instruction, shrinkage measured in both directions and published, colour fastness to washing, rubbing and light, abrasion resistance tested and published, a stock line for every colourway, size set, colour development, private label and care labelling, retail or FBA ready packing |
Size Chart as Published by the Reference
| Size | Pit to Pit (in) | Inside Sleeve (in) | Total Length (in) |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 22.5 in | 20.5 in | 24.5 in |
| M | 23.5 in | 21 in | 25 in |
| L | 24.5 in | 21 in | 26 in |
| XL | 25.5 in | 21.5 in | 27 in |
The pit to pit figures are flat half measures, doubling to 45, 47, 49 and 51 in around. Against men's bodies of roughly 39 to 43 in at the chest for the three sizes offered, the ease is about 8.0 in at every size, and the grade alone explains it: the garment grades by one inch and the body grades by two, so twice the grade less the body grade is zero. Note what that number is, and note what the run measured one batch ago: 3 to 7 on a t-shirt called regular, about 6 on a knit called slightly oversized, and 7 to 9 on a knit called oversized. Note that 8 sits inside the oversized range and above the slightly oversized one, and note what that does to the scale the run drew, which is break it. Note the honest reason, which is not that the words are arbitrary: a jacket is worn over a knit, so ease is not comparable across garment types, and the run needs a separate scale for each type and has one garment in each. Note the length row, and note the thing worth more: the three sizes that are sold measure 25, 26 and 27, a perfect one inch grade, and the size that is not sold measures 24.5 where the grade puts 24. Note the sleeve row, which steps 0.5, 0 and 0.5, and note what the run now says about that: the true grade is the mean, 0.25 in, rounded to a half inch grid. Note the sleeve label, which says Inside Sleeve, and note what that means: this sleeve is measured from the armpit, so it cannot be compared with a length measured from the shoulder, and every such comparison the run has made was invalid. Note the body table, which is men's of 39 to 43 in. Our proposal below publishes the sleeve measurement point, the collar height, the zip length, the sleeve lining fibre, and a chart with no column for a size that is not sold.
Our Proposed Body Chart
| Size | Body Bust | Sleeve | Body Waist | Body Hips | Length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | 39 in / 99 cm | 52 cm | 33 in / 84 cm | 39 in / 99 cm | 62 cm / 24.4 in | Our proposal |
| L | 41 in / 104 cm | 53 cm | 35 in / 89 cm | 41 in / 104 cm | 64 cm / 25.2 in | Our proposal |
| XL | 43 in / 109 cm | 54 cm | 37 in / 94 cm | 43 in / 109 cm | 66 cm / 26 in | Our proposal |
Occasions and Styling
Suits everyday wear, layering, smart casual dressing and autumn and winter. A corduroy Harrington carries a knit or a shirt under it, and a stand collar closes against the wind without a lapel.
Production and Quality Control
The reference publishes three measurements for four columns, states a shell and a body lining with both shares, names its fit, collar, closure, pocket count, cloth and country and its house country, gives four care instructions including a temperature as a number and two prohibitions, gives a code carrying a year and a season, and carries six photographs and four bullets. It gives no fabric weight, no wale count although the wale is the whole point of the cloth, no yarn count, no sleeve measurement point although the row label implies one, no shoulder width, no waist, no hip, no collar height, no button size, no zip length, no pocket dimensions, no sleeve lining fibre although the lining is the feature the prose leads with, no washing temperature symbol, no certification, no model, no size conversion, no shrinkage figure and no pilling or abrasion grade, one of three sizes is out of stock, and its chart carries a column for a size that is not sold. Three things follow: the sizes that are sold grade perfectly and the size that is not sold breaks the grade, which is the strongest internal evidence yet that a chart belongs to a block; a sleeve row labelled from the armpit, which invalidates every sleeve to length comparison this run has made; and a code with a year in it, which shows the collection name is the shop's season and not the garment's.
Twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, and that is the first thing, and it is worth saying what those three have in common. It is worth then stating what they are, which are the total lengths of the three sizes that are sold, and it is worth then stating what they form, which is a perfect one inch grade. It is worth then stating what the fourth column is, which is an S that the chart measures and the shop does not sell, and it is worth then stating what the grade says it should be, which is twenty-four. It is worth then stating what it is, which is twenty-four point five. It is worth then stating what that means: the pattern holds on the sizes that are sold and breaks on the one that is not, so the extra column came from somewhere other than this garment's own grading. It is worth then stating how this compares, which is that the run had suspected this for two batches from charts that were merely wider or narrower than the offer, and it is worth then stating why this is stronger, which is that the evidence is internal: the run did not have to compare two pages, only one row against itself. It is worth then stating the exception honestly: one row out of three breaks, two do not, and that is enough to say the S column is carried and not to say anything more.
Inside Sleeve, and that is the second thing, and it is worth saying what the run has been asking for on every garment in this run. It is worth then stating what it has been asking, which is the point the sleeve is measured from, and it is worth then stating how many pages have answered, which is this one, and it is worth then stating how it answered, which is in the row label and not in a note. It is worth then stating what the answer is, which is from the armpit, and it is worth then stating what follows: a sleeve measured from the armpit and a length measured from the shoulder are not the same kind of figure and cannot be compared. It is worth then stating what the run has done anyway, which is compare them, on garment after garment, and call the results impossible or suspicious, and it is worth then stating what it must now say: every one of those comparisons was invalid, because it did not know the point on any of them. It is worth then closing on the third thing, which is the code. It is worth then reading it out: FZW, 2024, FW, OT, 053, and it is worth then stating what 2024 and FW are, which are a year and a season. It is worth then stating what the collection is called, which is AW26, and it is worth then stating what that means: the collection name is the shop's season and not the garment's, and every garment in this run has been filed under the wrong date.
Optional upgrades include the fabric weight in grams per square metre, the wale count, the yarn count, the sleeve lining fibre stated alongside the body lining, the sleeve measurement point stated in words and not only in the row label, the shoulder width, the waist and the hip, the collar height, the button size, the zip length, the pocket dimensions, a chart with no column for a size that is not sold and every row graded, a washing temperature with the degree symbol, a size conversion table, shrinkage figures for both length and width, colour fastness to washing, rubbing and light, abrasion resistance, cotton polyester and wide and fine wale options, quilted and polyester lining options, one way zip and button through options, shirt and funnel collar options, size set, colour development, private label and care labelling.
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