The Flag Tee Short Sleeve in Navy from Atlantic Coastal Supplies, the third garment from this house in this batch and the fourth the run has published from it, a classic graphic tee with a small chest print and a large back print in a regular fit and a soft lightweight cotton, listed at 50 GBP and in stock in three of four sizes. It is worth beginning with a comparison, because two of this house's short sleeve tees now exist and the run expected them to match. It is worth then stating the chest run on the long sleeve navy, which is 18, 20, 22 and 24. It is worth then stating the chest run here, which is the same. It is worth then stating the chest run on the short sleeve white from last batch, which is 18, 20, 21 and 23. It is worth then stating what the run expected, which is that the two short sleeve tees would agree. It is worth then stating what actually agrees, which is the two navy ones. It is worth then stating the conclusion the run nearly reached, which is that this house groups its blocks by colourway. It is worth then stating why that conclusion is wrong, which is that the two that agree share a name and not a colour, and the run should show its work. It is worth then stating what actually groups them, which is the garment name: the two called Flag Tee share a chest run and the one called Fishing Boat Tee does not. It is worth then stating that there is a test already sitting in the queue, and it is worth stating what it is and what each outcome would mean, before the run looks. The reference is the Flag Tee. Dongguan Bafinasa Garments Co., Ltd. develops comparable jersey 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 chest run matches the other navy tee and not the other short sleeve tee. See the note below
- The length sits one inch above the other short sleeve tee at every size, a constant offset. See the note below
- The sleeve ladder is identical to the other short sleeve tee, including the zero step. See the note below
- The run states what the next garment will decide, and what each outcome means, before looking. See the note below
- Two image stamps 102 seconds apart on one listing, so the run's instrument is worse than it said. See the note below
- The prose drops the sleeve word that the title and the bullet both carry. See the note below
- Three sizes in stock of four, and there is no pattern to which size across this house
Customisable Options
- Fabric: a lightweight cotton jersey to the reference with the weight in grams per square metre stated, or a heavier jersey with the weight given, or a combed cotton with the yarn count stated, each quoted separately
- Block: one chest run held across a named family and stated in the spec, or a run developed per colourway, each quoted separately. See the note below
- Length: a body length held constant across a family and stated, or a length developed per garment with the offsets published, each quoted separately. See the note below
- Sleeve: a short sleeve to the reference with the type stated in the row label and not only in the title, and the ladder checked row by row. See the note below
- Scale: the small published so a body can be checked against it, with the ease at every size shown to the buyer. See the note below
- Print: a small chest print and a large back print to the reference with the print method named and the wash and rub fastness tested, or a chest print only, each quoted separately
- Care: an order of preference for cleaning with the washing and drying temperatures given separately, and an ironing instruction that names what may be ironed
- Composition with every share stated and summing to one hundred and published as its own field, the fabric weight in grams per square metre, the yarn count, chest with the flat or round method stated and the run stated for the family, sleeve length with the sleeve type in the row label, the back length with the measurement point stated and any offset from a shared block published, shoulder width, the neck width and rib depth, an order of preference for cleaning with the washing and drying temperatures as numbers, an ironing instruction that says what may be ironed, drying and storage guidance, shrinkage figures for both length and width, a pilling grade tested after a stated number of cycles, colour fastness to washing, rubbing, light and perspiration, print durability tested and published, a stock line for every size, size set, colour development, private label and care labelling
Specifications
| Style | Regular fit short sleeve tee in soft lightweight cotton with a crew neck, a small chest print and a large back print |
| Reference | Atlantic Coastal Supplies, Flag Tee Short Sleeve, colour Navy, sizes S to XL |
| House | The fourth published from this house, and the third in this batch |
| Unit | Inches, stated in every row label, and the centimetre test does not take on any row |
| Column Count | Four, against four sizes on offer, so they match in both directions |
| Sizes Offered | S, M, L and XL, four sizes, and three of the four in stock |
| Sizes In Stock | S, M and L, and the XL is sold out |
| Stock Compared | This house's four garments have 4, 4, 3 and 2 in stock, and no size is favoured. See the note below |
| Composition | 100% Cotton, as stated in a tab and in the bullets |
| Prose Against Specification | They agree, and there is one fibre |
| One Fibre Counted | Every garment from this house is one fibre and the prose agrees with the spec. See the note below |
| Fabric Weight | Lightweight, as a word, and not as a number |
| Yarn Count | Not stated |
| Certification | None named |
| Fit Word | Regular, as stated in the prose and in the bullets |
| Size Conversion | Not stated, the sizes given as letters only |
| Model | Not given |
| Chest | Pit to pit 18, 20, 22 and 24 in, or 36, 40, 44 and 48 in around |
| Chest Grading | 2 in per size, three times, a perfect series |
| Chest Compared | Identical to the long sleeve navy, and different from the short sleeve white. See the note below |
| Grouping | By garment name and not by colourway, and the run had it backwards at first. See the note below |
| Test Pending | The next garment in the queue will decide it, and the run states the outcomes first. See the note below |
| Ease at the Chest | Minus 1, plus 1, plus 3 and plus 5 in |
| Ease Drift | Plus 2, plus 2 and plus 2, exactly as the formula gives |
| Plausibility at the Small | Negative ease, and the third of three from this house with the same figure. See the note below |
| Waist | Not measured |
| Shoulder | Not measured |
| Sleeve | 6, 7, 7 and 7.5 in, and the steps are 1, 0 and 0.5 |
| Sleeve Compared | Identical to the other short sleeve tee, including the zero step. See the note below |
| Sleeve Row Label | Sleeve Length, with no sleeve type and no measurement point stated |
| Total Length | 28, 29, 30 and 31 in, and the steps are a uniform one inch |
| Length Compared | Exactly one inch longer than the other short sleeve tee at every size. See the note below |
| Length Measurement Point | Not stated |
| Ladder Uniformity | Chest uniform, length uniform, sleeve broken with a zero step |
| Neck | Crew neck, as stated, with no neck width and no rib depth given |
| A small chest print and a large back print, as stated, with no print method and no dimensions given | |
| Care | Machine wash cold, tumble dry low, do not bleach or iron, as stated |
| Washing Temperature | Cold, as a word, and not as a number |
| Drying | Tumble dry low, the same method on all four garments from this house |
| Prohibitions | Two in one line: do not bleach, and do not iron |
| Storage | Not stated |
| Production | Made in the Dominican Republic and printed in South West England, as stated |
| Bullet List | Five, and four of them identical to the house's other tees |
| Prose Compared | The same template, and it drops the sleeve word the title and bullets carry. See the note below |
| Measurements Published | Chest pit to pit, sleeve length and total length for all four sizes |
| Photographs | Three, and two of them carry a different upload stamp from the third. See the note below |
| Image Stamps | Two at one second and one 102 seconds later, so the listing has more than one stamp. See the note below |
| Style Number | ACSAW26_SST05-001, as stated |
| Reference Retail | 50 GBP as listed, quoted to show the price band this sits in, not as our price |
| Category | Filed by the reference under t-shirts |
| Occasion | Everyday, weekends, beach, boating, summer |
| 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 jersey sourcing with the weight in grams per square metre and the yarn count stated, combed, ring spun and organic cotton options with the certifier and licence number given, family blocks developed and stated so that two garments sharing a name share a chest run and the run is published rather than inferred, body lengths held across a family with any offset published, short and long sleeve development with the sleeve type carried in the row label and not only in the title and the ladder checked row by row, smalls developed so that a body can be checked against them with the ease at every size shown to the buyer, front and back print development with the print method named and wash, rub and light fastness tested and published, crewneck development with the neck width and rib depth published, an order of preference for cleaning with the washing and drying temperatures as numbers, an ironing instruction that says what may be ironed, drying and storage guidance, shrinkage measured in both directions and published, a pilling grade tested after a stated number of cycles, colour fastness to washing, rubbing, light and perspiration, print durability tested after a stated number of washes, a stock line for every size, size set, colour development, private label and care labelling, retail or FBA ready packing |
Size Chart as Published by the Reference
| Size | Chest Pit To Pit (inches) | Sleeve Length (inches) | Total Length (inches) |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 18 in | 6 in | 28 in |
| M | 20 in | 7 in | 29 in |
| L | 22 in | 7 in | 30 in |
| XL | 24 in | 7.5 in | 31 in |
The chest figures are flat half measures, doubling to 36, 40, 44 and 48 in around. Against men's bodies of roughly 37 to 43 in at the chest, the ease is minus 1, plus 1, plus 3 and plus 5 in. Note the small again, which is the third garment from this house with a small that measures narrower than the body it is labelled for, and note what the run concludes from three for three, which is that it is not a mistake but the house's own scale. Note the chest run, which is identical to the long sleeve navy at every size and different from the short sleeve white at the two largest, and note what the run had to correct: it first read this as grouping by colourway, and it is grouping by garment name. Note the length, which is exactly one inch longer than the short sleeve white at every size, and note what a constant offset means, which is two garments sharing a block with one lengthened. Note the sleeve, which is identical to the short sleeve white including the zero step, and note what that means: this house's short sleeve block carries that zero, and its long sleeve block does not. Our proposal below publishes the fabric weight, the measurement points, the sleeve type in the row label, the family chest run, and the small checked against a body.
Our Proposed Body Chart
| Size | Body Bust | Sleeve | Body Waist | Body Hips | Length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 37 in / 94 cm | 15 cm | 31 in / 79 cm | 37 in / 94 cm | 71 cm / 28 in | Our proposal |
| M | 39 in / 99 cm | 16 cm | 33 in / 84 cm | 39 in / 99 cm | 73 cm / 28.7 in | Our proposal |
| L | 41 in / 104 cm | 17 cm | 35 in / 89 cm | 41 in / 104 cm | 75 cm / 29.5 in | Our proposal |
| XL | 43 in / 109 cm | 18 cm | 37 in / 94 cm | 43 in / 109 cm | 77 cm / 30.3 in | Our proposal |
Occasions and Styling
Suits everyday wear, weekends, the beach, boating and summer. A lightweight cotton tee with a small chest mark and a large back graphic is the thing you wear until it wears out, and a crew neck sits under an open shirt without showing.
Production and Quality Control
The reference publishes three measurements for all four sizes, states one fibre with a share and states it in two places, gives a fit word, a neck and a sleeve type, describes both prints, gives four care instructions including a drying method, gives two countries and separates making from printing, carries five bullets and three photographs, and gives a style number. It gives no fabric weight as a number although it says lightweight, no yarn count, no certification, no shoulder width, no waist, no sleeve measurement point, no length measurement point, no neck width, no rib depth, no print method or dimensions, no washing or drying temperature as a number, no storage guidance, no second cleaning method, no model, no size conversion, no shrinkage figure, no pilling grade and no colour fastness figure, no statement of whether any figure is flat or round, no print durability figure, and its small measures narrower than the body it is labelled for. Three things follow: the house groups blocks by name and not by colourway; a constant length offset is evidence of a shared block; and the run's image stamp instrument is worse than it said last batch.
Eighteen, twenty, twenty-two, twenty-four, and that is the first thing, and it is worth saying what the run expected. It is worth then stating what it expected, which is that two short sleeve tees from one house would share a chest run, and it is worth then stating why, which is that they are the same type of garment. It is worth then stating what it found, which is that this one shares its run with the long sleeve navy and not with the short sleeve white. It is worth then stating the conclusion it reached first, which is that the house groups by colourway, and it is worth then stating that the conclusion was wrong. It is worth then showing why: the two that agree are the two called Flag Tee, and the one that differs is called Fishing Boat Tee, so the thing they share is a name and not a colour. It is worth then stating the corrected rule, which is that garments sharing a name share a chest run. It is worth then stating that this rule is more useful than the wrong one, because it tells the run which garments to compare. It is worth then stating the test, which is already in the queue: the next garment is flag-tee-short-sleeve-white. It is worth then stating the two outcomes before looking. It is worth then stating the first: if it reads 18, 20, 22 and 24, then the grouping is by name. It is worth then stating the second: if it reads 18, 20, 21 and 23, then the grouping is by colourway. It is worth then stating that the run commits to whichever comes, and it is worth then stating the third thing this garment gives, which is the length. It is worth stating the length here, which is 28, 29, 30 and 31, and it is worth stating the short sleeve white's, which is 27, 28, 29 and 30. It is worth then stating the difference, which is exactly one inch at every size, and it is worth then stating what a constant offset means, which is a shared block with one lengthened.
Two, and that is the second thing, and it is worth saying what the run found last batch. It is worth then stating what it found, which is that its image upload stamp is a weak proxy for when a listing was written, because a listing can reuse old images. It is worth then stating what this listing has, which is three images, two stamped in one second and one stamped 102 seconds later. It is worth then stating what that means, which is that one listing has more than one stamp. It is worth then stating what the run has been doing, which is taking the stamp, in the singular, and it is worth then stating what it now knows, which is that it has been taking one of several without knowing which. It is worth then stating what that does to every gap it has computed, which is that it cannot say what they measured. It is worth then stating that this is worse than last batch's finding, because last batch the stamp was old and here it is arbitrary. It is worth then stating the fix, which is to take the range of stamps and not a single value. It is worth then stating the last thing, which is smaller: the prose here says the Flag Tee, and the long sleeve version's prose says the Flag Tee Long Sleeve. It is worth then stating what the run notices, which is that the long sleeve prose carries the sleeve word and the short sleeve prose does not. It is worth then stating what that asymmetry suggests, which is that one was written first and the other edited from it. It is worth then stating how strong that marker is, which is weak, and it is worth then stating that the run should say so rather than lean on it.
Optional upgrades include the fabric weight in grams per square metre, the yarn count, the shoulder width and waist, the sleeve measurement point, the length measurement point, the neck width and rib depth, the print method and print dimensions, the washing and drying temperatures as numbers, an ironing instruction that says what may be ironed, storage guidance, the sleeve type in the row label, the family chest run published as a spec line, the small checked against a body, a size conversion, shrinkage figures for both length and width, a pilling grade tested after a stated number of cycles, colour fastness to washing, rubbing, light and perspiration, print durability tested after a stated number of washes, combed and organic cotton options with certification, heavier jersey options, V neck and long sleeve options, further colourways, size set, private label and care labelling.
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