The Le Bistrot Paul Bert T-Shirt in Bordeaux from Gift Shop, and the run should begin with the thing it has never met before, which is a description that is not about the garment. It is worth then stating what the page spends its words on, which is a restaurant: the dining room, the patrons, and a menu of steak frites, andouillette, souffle and tarte Tatin. It is worth then stating why it is there, which is that the print is of a Paris bistro, and it is worth then stating what the run should say about that, which is that the description describes the subject of the print and not the shirt. It is worth then stating the count, which is four sentences on the restaurant against four short bullets on the shirt, and it is worth then stating what that means: the ratio of words to garment facts is inverted. It is worth then stating the second thing, which is a contradiction the run can date. It is worth then stating that the prose opens with the words New for AW26, and it is worth then stating that the tag says carry over, and it is worth then stating that those cannot both be true, because a carried over garment was in an earlier season. It is worth then stating which one the run believes, which is the tag, and it is worth then stating why: a tag is merchandising data and the opening words of a description are boilerplate that says the same thing on every garment. It is worth then stating the third thing, which is the most useful number of the batch. It is worth then stating the chest figures, which run 20 to 26 inches flat, and it is worth then stating what they do against the body, which is that the ease grows from 3 inches to 7. It is worth then stating why, which is that the garment steps by 3 inches around and the body steps by 2, so the ease gains one inch per size, and it is worth then stating what the run has now got: the formula for ease drift, which is twice the flat step minus the body step, and it predicts this garment and the sweatshirt from last batch exactly. The reference is the Le Bistrot Paul Bert T-Shirt. Dongguan Bafinasa Garments Co., Ltd. develops comparable printed t-shirts 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 description is about a restaurant and not about the shirt. See the note below
- The prose says new for AW26 and the tag says carry over, and they cannot both be true. See the note below
- Ease grows from 3 in to 7 in across the size run, and this batch found the formula that predicts it. See the note below
- A small chest print and a large back print, and no print method, size or placement is given. See the note below
- The two middle sizes are gone and both extremes remain, which is the shape of sell-through. See the note below
- Care given in words and not numbers: wash cold, cool iron. See the note below
- Made in South Korea, the first for this run
Customisable Options
- Fabric: a cotton single jersey to the reference with the weight in grams per square metre stated, or a heavier jersey, or a cotton and polyester blend, each quoted separately
- Print: a small chest print and a large back print to the reference with the method, the dimensions and the placement stated, or a single chest print, or an all-over print, each quoted separately
- Print Method: screen print, water based print, discharge print or digital print, each quoted separately with the hand feel and the wash fastness stated
- Fit: regular to the reference with the chest and the ease stated per size, or relaxed, or boxy, each quoted separately
- Neck: a crew neck to the reference with the rib depth and the recovery stated after washing, or a V neck, each quoted separately
- Sizing: the ease stated per size rather than left for the buyer to work out. See the note below
- 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, the print method with the dimensions, the placement and the wash fastness stated, the chest with the flat or round method stated and the measurement point given, the sleeve with the measurement point stated as shoulder or neck, the back length with the measurement point stated, the ease stated per size, a stated grade per row, the neck rib depth and its recovery after washing, an order of preference for cleaning with the washing temperature as a number rather than the word cold, a drying method rather than a prohibition, ironing and storage guidance, a stated tolerance on every measurement with rounding that matches it, 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 to a stated number of washes, a stock line for every size, size set, colour development, private label and care labelling
Specifications
| Style | Cotton t-shirt with a small chest print and a large back print, a regular fit and a crew neck |
| Reference | Gift Shop, Le Bistrot Paul Bert T-Shirt, colour Bordeaux, sizes S to XXL |
| Unit | Inches, stated in every row label, and the figures are whole, half or quarter |
| Column Count | Three, against five sizes on offer |
| Sizes Offered | S, M, L, XL and XXL, five sizes |
| Stock Compared | Three of five, and the two MIDDLE sizes are missing. See the note below |
| Stock Shape | Both extremes present and both middle sizes gone, which is the shape of sell-through. See the note below |
| Size Missing On All | Cannot be tested: there is one colourway, so the run must not conclude anything. See the note below |
| Size Conversion | Not stated, the sizes given as letters only |
| Composition | 100% Cotton, as stated in a tab and in the bullets |
| Composition Sum | One hundred, and it sums correctly |
| Fabric | Not stated as a knit type, and the run should note a t-shirt fabric is usually single jersey and this page never says so |
| Fabric Weight | Not stated |
| Yarn Count | Not stated |
| Fit Word | Regular, as stated in the bullets |
| Neck | Crewneck, as stated in the bullets, and it is the only neck fact given |
| Neck Rib Depth | Not stated |
| Graphic print, as stated in the bullets, and a small chest print and a large back print in the prose | |
| Print Method | Not stated. See the note below |
| Print Dimensions | Not stated, and small and large are the only two words given. See the note below |
| Print Placement | Chest and back, as stated in the prose, and no measurement from any edge |
| Print Subject | A Paris bistro, and the description describes the bistro rather than the print or the shirt. See the note below |
| Chest | Pit to pit 20, 21.5, 23, 24.5 and 26 in, or 40, 43, 46, 49 and 52 in around |
| Chest Row Label | Pit to pit, and no flat or round method is stated alongside it |
| Chest Grading | 1.5 in at every step, and this is the only uniform row in this batch. See the note below |
| Ease at the Chest | Plus 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 in, so it grows by one inch per size. See the note below |
| Ease Rule | Twice the flat step minus the body step, and here 3 minus 2 gives plus 1 per size. See the note below |
| Sleeve Measurement | Sleeve 8.5, 9, 9.25, 9.75 and 10 in, and this is a short sleeve |
| Sleeve Measurement Point | Not stated, and on a short sleeve it matters whether it is taken from the shoulder or the neck. See the note below |
| Sleeve Grading | 0.5, 0.25, 0.5 and 0.25 in, so not uniform |
| Shoulder | Not measured |
| Total Length | 26.5, 27, 27.5, 28 and 28.5 in, and the steps are 0.5 in at every step |
| Length Grading | 0.5 in at every step, so uniform |
| Length Measurement Point | Not stated |
| Ladder Uniformity | The chest and the length are uniform and the sleeve is not |
| Care | Machine wash cold, wash inside out, cool iron when needed, as stated in a tab |
| Second Cleaning Method | None given |
| Washing Temperature | Cold, which is a word and not a number. See the note below |
| Drying | Not stated at all. See the note below |
| Ironing | Cool iron when needed, which is a word and not a number |
| Temperature Words | Two, cold and cool, and no number anywhere. See the note below |
| Storage | Not stated |
| Production | Made in South Korea, as stated in a tab |
| Posture | A publishing house for souvenirs from the most beautiful institutions in Paris, and Parisian dining culture |
| Season Claim | New for AW26 in the prose, against a carry over tag. See the note below |
| Tags | Carry over, T-Shirts and zoom, three tags, and this is the first house to carry the carry over tag. See the note below |
| Bullet List | Four, and three of them are the fibre, the fit and the neck |
| Colour Dependent Field | Named in the title and nowhere else, and there is no colour bullet. See the note below |
| Measurements Published | Pit to pit, sleeve and length for all five sizes |
| Photographs | Two files listed, and the run reports files and not pictures |
| Style Number | PAUL-TEE-SIG-BUR in the last tab, and it reads as a product name unlike another house's this batch. See the note below |
| Reference Retail | 59 GBP as listed, the lowest in this run, quoted to show the price band this sits in, not as our price |
| Category | Filed by the reference under t-shirts |
| Occasion | Everyday, weekends, layering under a shirt or a sweatshirt, spring through autumn |
| 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, screen, water based, discharge and digital print development with the method, dimensions, placement and wash fastness published, crew and V neck development with the rib depth and its recovery after washing, grading with a stated grade per row and the ease published per size, an order of preference for cleaning with the washing temperature as a number rather than the word cold, a drying method rather than a prohibition, ironing and storage guidance, a stated tolerance on every measurement with rounding that matches it, 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 to 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 | Pit To Pit (inches) | Sleeve (inches) | Length (inches) |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 20 in | 8.5 in | 26.5 in |
| M | 21.5 in | 9 in | 27 in |
| L | 23 in | 9.25 in | 27.5 in |
| XL | 24.5 in | 9.75 in | 28 in |
| XXL | 26 in | 10 in | 28.5 in |
The chest figures are flat half measures, doubling to 40, 43, 46, 49 and 52 in around, against men's bodies of roughly 37 to 45 in at the chest. Note what that does to the ease, which runs plus 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 in, growing by exactly one inch per size, and note the reason: the garment steps by 1.5 in flat, which is 3 in around, against a body step of 2 in. Note the rule this batch settled, which is that the drift per size is twice the flat step minus the body step, and note that it predicts this garment's widening and last batch's narrowing from the same formula. Note the sleeve, which is 8.5 to 10 in and so is a short sleeve, and note that no measurement point is given, which on a short sleeve leaves it unclear whether it was taken from the shoulder or the neck. Note that the chest and the length are both perfectly uniform at 1.5 and 0.5 in, and note that this is the only uniform ladder in this batch after two garments that were irregular in every row. Note that the run's proposed table below steps the length by 2 cm per size because that is what the template does, and note that the run does not endorse that here: the reference steps are 0.5 in, which is about 1.3 cm. Our proposal below publishes the fabric weight in grams per square metre, the yarn count, the print method with dimensions, placement and wash fastness, the sleeve measurement point, the back length measurement point, the ease per size, the neck rib depth and its recovery, and a stated tolerance on every measurement.
Our Proposed Body Chart
| Size | Body Bust | Sleeve | Body Waist | Body Hips | Length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 37 in / 94 cm | 22 cm | 31 in / 79 cm | 37 in / 94 cm | 67 cm / 26.4 in | Our proposal |
| M | 39 in / 99 cm | 23 cm | 33 in / 84 cm | 39 in / 99 cm | 69 cm / 27.2 in | Our proposal |
| L | 41 in / 104 cm | 24 cm | 35 in / 89 cm | 41 in / 104 cm | 71 cm / 28 in | Our proposal |
| XL | 43 in / 109 cm | 25 cm | 37 in / 94 cm | 43 in / 109 cm | 73 cm / 28.7 in | Our proposal |
| XXL | 45 in / 114 cm | 26 cm | 39 in / 99 cm | 45 in / 114 cm | 75 cm / 29.5 in | Our proposal |
Occasions and Styling
Suits everyday wear, weekends and layering under a shirt or a sweatshirt, spring through autumn. A graphic tee carries its subject on the back, and a small chest mark keeps the front quiet under an open shirt.
Production and Quality Control
The reference publishes three measurements for all five sizes, states a single fibre that sums to one hundred, names its fit, its neck and the fact of a print, gives three care instructions, names its country, carries three tags and gives a code. It gives no fabric weight, no yarn count and no knit type, no print method, no print dimensions and no placement measurement, no neck rib depth, no sleeve measurement point, no measurement point for any row, no shoulder measurement, no tolerance on any measurement, no statement of which sizes share a measurement, no drying method, no storage, no model, no size conversion, no shrinkage figure, no pilling grade, no colour fastness figure and no print durability figure. Three things follow: the description is about the print's subject and not the garment; the prose and the tag disagree about the season; and the ease grows by one inch per size, which this batch reduced to a formula.
A restaurant, and that is the first thing, and it is worth saying what the run should do with it. It is worth then stating what a description is for, which is to tell a buyer what the garment is, and it is worth then stating what this one spends its words on, which is the dining room at Paul Bert, the patrons, and a menu of steak frites, andouillette, souffle and tarte Tatin. It is worth then stating why, which is that the print is of a Paris bistro, and it is worth then stating what that makes this: the first description in this run that is about something other than the garment. It is worth then stating the count, which is four sentences on the bistro against four short bullets on the shirt, and it is worth then stating the measure the run should now carry, which is the ratio of words spent on the subject to words spent on the object. It is worth then stating what is missing that a printed tee needs most, which is the print method, the print dimensions and the placement measured from an edge, and it is worth then stating that the only two words given are small and large. It is worth then stating the second thing, which is a contradiction it can date. It is worth then stating that the prose opens with New for AW26 and the tag says carry over, and it is worth then stating that these cannot both be true, and it is worth then stating which one to believe, which is the tag. It is worth then stating why, which is that a tag is merchandising data written once per season while an opening line of description is boilerplate written the same way on everything, and it is worth then stating the rule that falls out: when a hand written field and a machine written field disagree, believe the machine written one. It is worth then stating the third thing, which is the most useful number of the batch. It is worth then stating the ease, which runs plus 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 in, and it is worth then stating the cause, which is that the garment steps by 3 in around while the body steps by 2, and it is worth then stating the formula this batch settled: the drift per size is twice the flat step minus the body step. It is worth then stating that the same formula gives last batch's sweatshirt, where the step was 2 in around against a body step of 2 and the ease was flat, and where the last step was 1 in around and the ease fell by one, and it is worth then stating what the run has now got: not a description of drift but a prediction of it, from two numbers anyone can read off a chart.
Three of five, and that is the second thing, and it is worth saying what the run may and may not conclude. It is worth then stating the corrected instrument from last batch, which is that a size missing on every colourway is only a candidate and not a certainty, and it is worth then stating what that requires, which is more than one colourway. It is worth then stating what this page offers, which is one colourway, and it is worth then stating what follows: the run must not conclude anything about whether L and XL are made. It is worth then stating what it can still say, which is about the SHAPE of the gaps: S and XXL are present and L and XL are gone, and it is worth then stating why that shape points one way, which is that a house that does not make a size usually drops an extreme and not the middle of the run. It is worth then stating what that gives the run, which is a second instrument it did not have before: the shape of the gaps as well as their intersection. It is worth then stating the third thing, which is a word where a number should be. It is worth then stating that the care says wash cold and cool iron, and it is worth then stating that another house this batch said 30 and low and a third said 40, and it is worth then stating what the run now holds: washing temperature is a number on some houses and a word on others, and cold is not a temperature. It is worth then stating the last thing, which is a code and a caution. It is worth then stating that this page's last tab reads PAUL-TEE-SIG-BUR, which reads like a product name, and it is worth then stating that another house this batch gave 500 CTN GRY on two different garments, so its shared part is not the style at all, and it is worth then stating what the run should conclude: some leading tokens name the product and some name the fabric, and the string itself cannot tell you which, so no code is safe to read until either the house labels it or it has been seen to differ.
Optional upgrades include the fabric weight in grams per square metre and the yarn count, the knit type named, the print method with the dimensions, the placement measured from an edge and the wash fastness, the neck rib depth and its recovery after washing, the sleeve measurement point stated as shoulder or neck, the back length measurement point, the ease published per size, a stated grade per row, a drying method rather than a prohibition, a washing temperature as a number rather than the word cold, a stated tolerance on every measurement with rounding that matches it, 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 to a stated number of washes, further colourways, size set, private label and care labelling.
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