The Lorden Waterproof Mac in Navy from Barbour, and the run should begin with the claim on the page and then with what the page says about it, because the two do not agree. It is worth then stating the claim, which is waterproof, and it is worth then stating what the run has learned to ask of a claim, which is for the number behind it. It is worth then stating what it finds, which is nothing: no hydrostatic head, no standard, no test method, no coating named, no membrane named, and no lamination named. It is worth then stating the second thing, which is worse. It is worth then stating that the fastening is a buttoned fly front, and it is worth then stating what a fly front is for, which is to cover the buttons, and it is worth then stating that no storm flap is mentioned, and it is worth then stating that the pockets are angled and open with no closure named. It is worth then stating the third thing, which is the sharpest. It is worth then stating that the care says do not tumble dry and do not iron, and it is worth then stating what a durable water repellent finish needs, which is heat to reactivate it, and it is worth then stating the consequence: on these instructions the finish can never be restored and will simply decay. It is worth then stating the fourth thing, which is a contradiction inside the description itself. It is worth then stating that the first sentence calls it a longline mac and the second calls it the jacket, and it is worth then stating what the chart says, which is a total length of 29.5 to 31.5 inches, and it is worth then stating what that is, which is a jacket length and not a longline one. It is worth then stating what the run should conclude: the house's own prose contains the correction, and the run should read the chart. It is worth then stating the fifth thing, which is the most surprising number on the page. It is worth then stating that all three rows of the chart step perfectly evenly, at one inch on the chest and half an inch on the sleeve and the length, and it is worth then stating that this is the first fully uniform ladder in this run, and it is worth then stating what it settles: every knitted garment this run has met has been irregular in every row, and this one is cut and sewn from a woven, so the irregularity belongs to the knitting and not to carelessness. The reference is the Lorden Waterproof Mac. 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
- Waterproof is claimed with no number, no coating, no membrane and no test method behind it. See the note below
- A buttoned front with no storm flap named, and open angled pockets with no closure named. See the note below
- The care forbids both tumble drying and ironing, so a heat activated finish can never be restored. See the note below
- The description calls it a longline mac and then calls it the jacket, but the sage colourway's chart is a genuine longline length, so the run retracts the length part. See the note below
- All three rows step perfectly evenly, the first fully uniform ladder in this run. See the note below
- Uniform ladder on a cut and sewn woven, which confirms that irregularity belongs to knitting. See the note below
- 199 GBP, against 275 on another garment later in this run, and nothing on the page accounts for it
Customisable Options
- Fabric: a polyester and cotton blend to the reference with the weight in grams per square metre stated, or a coated polyester, or a bonded membrane fabric, each quoted separately and each with the construction named
- Waterproofing: a named coating or membrane to the reference with the hydrostatic head in millimetres and the test standard, or a shower resistant finish with its limit stated honestly, each quoted separately. See the note below
- Seams: sealed or taped seams with the tape width and the coverage stated, or unsealed seams with that fact stated, each quoted separately
- Front: a buttoned fly front to the reference with the storm flap stated, or a zip front with a storm flap, each quoted separately
- Pockets: two angled hand pockets to the reference with the closure and dimensions stated, or welted pockets with flaps, each quoted separately
- Length: a jacket length of about 75 cm to the reference, or a true longline length of about 95 cm with the number stated, each quoted separately. 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 waterproof construction named as a coating, a membrane or a finish, the hydrostatic head in millimetres with the test standard, breathability with its test standard, the seam sealing stated with tape width and coverage, the closure type with the storm flap stated, every pocket with its count, placement, closure and dimensions, the back length with the measurement point stated and the garment called by the length it actually has, the chest with the flat or round method stated and the measurement point given, the sleeve with the measurement point stated, the ease stated per size with a statement of whether a layer fits beneath, an order of preference for cleaning with the washing temperature as a number rather than the word cold, a drying method and an ironing method rather than prohibitions, and a statement of how the water repellent finish is to be reactivated, a stated tolerance on every measurement with rounding that matches it, shrinkage figures for both length and width, colour fastness to washing, rubbing, light and perspiration, water repellency tested after a stated number of washes, seam strength tested, a stock line for every size, size set, colour development, private label and care labelling
Specifications
| Style | Longline mac in a waterproof fabric, with a buttoned fly-front fastening, a lay flat collar, two angled hand pockets and a check pattern under the collar |
| Reference | Barbour, Lorden Waterproof Mac, colour Navy, sizes S to XXL |
| Second Name Of House | The second garment name of this house in this run, so the run can compare across names. See the note below |
| Unit | Inches, stated in every row label, and the figures are whole or half |
| Column Count | Three, against five sizes on offer |
| Sizes Offered | S, M, L, XL and XXL, five sizes |
| Stock Compared | Five of five, and nothing is missing |
| Chart Agrees With The Other Colourway | NO: the sage colourway of this same style number is six inches apart at the sleeve and six to eight at the length. See the note below |
| Size Conversion | Not stated, the sizes given as letters only |
| Composition | 65% Polyester and 35% Cotton, as stated in a tab |
| Composition Sum | One hundred, and it sums correctly |
| Fabric | A waterproof fabric, as stated in the prose, and that is the whole of it |
| Fabric Weight | Not stated |
| Weave | Not stated |
| Waterproof Claim | Waterproof, as stated in the prose and the title, with NO number behind it. See the note below |
| Hydrostatic Head | Not stated |
| Test Standard | Not stated |
| Coating Or Membrane | Not stated, and the run should note a waterproof garment needs one of the two. See the note below |
| Seam Sealing | Not stated, and the run should note unsealed seams leak. See the note below |
| Breathability | Not stated |
| Closure | Button closure, as stated in the bullets, and a buttoned fly-front fastening in the prose |
| Storm Flap | Not stated, and a fly front without one leaves the buttonholes open. See the note below |
| Pockets | 2 angled hand pockets, as stated in the bullets |
| Pocket Count | Two, and this is the second pocket count in this run |
| Pocket Closure | Not stated, so angled open pockets. See the note below |
| Pocket Dimensions | Not stated |
| Collar | Lay flat collar, as stated in the prose |
| Collar Detail | Barbour check pattern under collar, as stated in the bullets |
| Logo | A discreet Barbour logo embroidered to the left pocket, as stated in the prose. See the note below |
| Left Pocket | Named in the prose, but the bullets name two pockets without saying which is left. See the note below |
| Fit Word | Tailored fit, as stated in the bullets. See the note below |
| Chest | Chest pit to pit 20.5, 21.5, 22.5, 23.5 and 24.5 in, or 41, 43, 45, 47 and 49 in around |
| Chest Row Label | Chest pit to pit, and no flat or round method is stated alongside it |
| Chest Grading | 1 in at every step, and this is uniform |
| Ease at the Chest | Plus 4 in at every size, and it does not drift. See the note below |
| Ease Rule | Twice the flat step minus the body step, and here 2 minus 2 gives zero drift, which is what the chart shows |
| Layer Room | Four inches of ease on a tailored fit is not room for a jacket beneath. See the note below |
| Sleeve Measurement | Sleeve length 26, 26.5, 27, 27.5 and 28 in |
| Sleeve Grading | 0.5 in at every step, and this is uniform |
| Sleeve Measurement Point | Not stated, and on a coat the run should ask whether it is from the shoulder or the neck |
| Shoulder | Not measured |
| Total Length | 29.5, 30, 30.5, 31 and 31.5 in |
| Length Grading | 0.5 in at every step, and this is uniform |
| Length Measurement Point | Not stated |
| Ladder Uniformity | ALL THREE ROWS ARE UNIFORM, and this is the first such garment in this run. See the note below |
| Ladder Compared To Knits | Uniform here and irregular on every knit this run has met, so the irregularity belongs to the knitting. See the note below |
| Length Against Category | 29.5 to 31.5 in reads as a jacket length, BUT the sage colourway of this same style number measures 35.5 to 39.5 in, so the run retracts this as a finding about the garment. See the note below |
| Category Word Checked | The prose itself calls it the jacket, so the house contains the correction. See the note below |
| Care | Machine wash cold, do not tumble dry, do not iron, 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 | Do not tumble dry, so a prohibition and not a method, and it blocks reactivating a finish. See the note below |
| Ironing | Do not iron, so a prohibition and not a method. See the note below |
| Positive Care Instructions | NONE, since all three are either a word or a prohibition. See the note below |
| Finish Reactivation | Impossible on these instructions, and the run should note this contradicts the claim. See the note below |
| Storage | Not stated |
| Production | Made in Vietnam, as stated in a tab, and this is the first for this run |
| Posture | Perfect for the unpredictable weather, styled with a sleek look, a discreet logo |
| Colour Set | Available in Sage and Navy, as stated in the prose, so the house names its own colourways |
| Tags | Coats & Jackets and zoom, and the run should note the tag itself joins two different words |
| Bullet List | Five, and one of them is the colour |
| Colour Dependent Field | A bullet of its own, as Colour: Navy, and it matches the title exactly |
| Measurements Published | Chest pit to pit, sleeve length and total length for all five sizes |
| Photographs | Six files listed, and the run reports files and not pictures |
| Upload Stamps | A range of one second across six files, and the newest garment in this run |
| Style Number | Style #: MWB0835 Color Code: ny76, and both parts are labelled in words. See the note below |
| Code Compared | This house labelled both parts on its other garment too, so labelling is a practice of this house. See the note below |
| Reference Retail | 199 GBP as listed, against 275 on another garment later in this run, quoted to show the price band this sits in, not as our price |
| Category | Filed by the reference under coats and jackets |
| Occasion | Rain, commuting, travel, autumn through spring |
| 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, woven outerwear fabric sourcing with the weight in grams per square metre stated, coated, membrane and shower resistant construction with the hydrostatic head in millimetres and the test standard published and the breathability given, sealed and unsealed seam development with the tape width and the coverage stated, fly front and zip front development with the storm flap stated, welted and angled pocket development with the count, closure and dimensions stated, garment length developed to a stated number and the garment named by the length it has, grading with a stated grade per row, the ease published per size with a statement of whether a layer fits beneath, an order of preference for cleaning with the washing temperature as a number rather than the word cold, a drying method and an ironing method rather than prohibitions, and a statement of how a water repellent finish is to be reactivated, a stated tolerance on every measurement with rounding that matches it, shrinkage figures for both length and width, colour fastness to washing, rubbing, light and perspiration, water repellency tested after a stated number of washes, seam strength tested, 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 | 20.5 in | 26 in | 29.5 in |
| M | 21.5 in | 26.5 in | 30 in |
| L | 22.5 in | 27 in | 30.5 in |
| XL | 23.5 in | 27.5 in | 31 in |
| XXL | 24.5 in | 28 in | 31.5 in |
The chest figures are flat half measures, doubling to 41, 43, 45, 47 and 49 in around, against men's bodies of roughly 37 to 45 in at the chest, which is exactly 4 in of ease at every size. Note that the ease does not drift, and note the rule this run settled two batches ago: the drift per size is twice the flat step minus the body step, and here 2 minus 2 gives zero, which is what the chart shows. Note the sleeve, which is 26 to 28 in, and note that no measurement point is given, which on a coat leaves it unclear whether it was taken from the shoulder or the neck. Note the length, which is 29.5 to 31.5 in, and note what the run first read into it, which was that about 75 cm at the shortest is a jacket length and not a longline one. Note what it must now add: the sage colourway of this same style number measures 35.5 to 39.5 in, so two tables for one style number are six to eight inches apart and cannot both be right, and this reading was a reading of one table. Note that all three rows step perfectly evenly, and note what that settles: every knit this run has met has been irregular in every row, and this garment is cut and sewn from a woven, so the irregularity belongs to the knitting and not to carelessness. Note that 4 in of ease on a tailored fit is not room for a layer beneath, so the run should say so rather than assume a coat has it. 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 hydrostatic head with its test standard, the seam sealing, the storm flap, the pocket closure, the back length measurement point, the sleeve measurement point, the layer room, a drying method and an ironing method rather than prohibitions, 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 | 66 cm | 31 in / 79 cm | 37 in / 94 cm | 75 cm / 29.5 in | Our proposal |
| M | 39 in / 99 cm | 67 cm | 33 in / 84 cm | 39 in / 99 cm | 77 cm / 30.3 in | Our proposal |
| L | 41 in / 104 cm | 68 cm | 35 in / 89 cm | 41 in / 104 cm | 79 cm / 31.1 in | Our proposal |
| XL | 43 in / 109 cm | 69 cm | 37 in / 94 cm | 43 in / 109 cm | 81 cm / 31.9 in | Our proposal |
| XXL | 45 in / 114 cm | 70 cm | 39 in / 99 cm | 45 in / 114 cm | 83 cm / 32.7 in | Our proposal |
Occasions and Styling
Suits rain, commuting and travel, autumn through spring. A lay flat collar sits flat under a scarf or nothing, and the check under the collar shows only when it is turned up.
Production and Quality Control
The reference publishes three measurements for all five sizes, states a blend whose shares sum to one hundred, names its closure, its collar, its pocket count, its collar detail and its fit, gives three care instructions, names its country, names its colour set, carries five bullets and gives a style code with both parts labelled in words. It gives no number behind the word waterproof, no coating or membrane named, no seam sealing, no storm flap, no pocket closure and no pocket dimensions, no fabric weight and no weave, no breathability, no hydrostatic head and no test standard, no measurement point for any row, no shoulder measurement, no tolerance on any measurement, no statement of whether a layer fits beneath, no drying method and no ironing method, no storage, no model, no size conversion, no shrinkage figure, no colour fastness figure and no water repellency figure after washing. Three things follow: the waterproof claim is unsupported and five details of the construction contradict it; the length says jacket and so does the house's own prose; and the ladder is perfectly uniform, which settles why every knit in this run has not been.
Waterproof, and that is the first thing, and it is worth saying what the run asks of a claim by now. It is worth then stating what it asks of wool, which is the fibre diameter in microns, and it is worth then stating what it asks of down, which is the fill power, and it is worth then stating what it asks of corduroy, which is the wale count, and it is worth then stating the rule underneath all three: a word that describes a property is worth less than the number that measures it. It is worth then stating what this page gives, which is the word waterproof and nothing else, and it is worth then stating what is missing: no hydrostatic head in millimetres, no test standard, no coating named, no membrane named, no lamination named, and no seam sealing. It is worth then stating the second thing, which is that the construction argues with the claim. It is worth then stating that the fastening is a buttoned fly front, and it is worth then stating what a fly front is, which is a flap that covers the buttons, and it is worth then stating that no storm flap is mentioned here, and it is worth then stating that the two hand pockets are angled and open with no closure named. It is worth then stating the third and sharpest, which is the care. It is worth then stating that the tab says do not tumble dry and do not iron, and it is worth then stating what a durable water repellent finish needs, which is heat to reactivate it after washing, and it is worth then stating the consequence: on these instructions the finish can never be restored and will simply decay with every wash. It is worth then stating what the run should now carry: when a claim depends on a finish, read the care instructions, because they may quietly prevent the finish from being maintained.
Twenty nine point five, and that is the second thing, and it is worth saying what it does to the word longline. It is worth then stating that the description opens with a longline mac and then, one sentence later, calls the same garment the jacket, and it is worth then stating what the chart says, which is a total length of 29.5 rising to 31.5 in, and it is worth then stating what that is in centimetres, which is about 75 to 80, and it is worth then stating what a longline coat measures, which is nearer 95. It is worth then stating what the run first concluded, which was that the house's own prose contains the correction and that the chart settles it. It is worth then stating what a later batch found, which is that the sage colourway of this same style number measures 35.5 to 39.5 in at the length, and that is a genuine longline length, so the two tables disagree by six to eight inches and cannot both be right. It is worth then stating the verdict on the run's own conclusion: it was a reading of one colourway's table and not a finding about the garment, and it is worth then stating the instrument this adds, which comes before all the others: check whether the colourways share the chart before comparing anything else. It is worth then stating the third thing, which is the most surprising number on the page. It is worth then stating that the chest steps by exactly one inch at every size, the sleeve by exactly half an inch, and the length by exactly half an inch, and it is worth then stating that this is the first garment in this run whose every row is uniform. It is worth then stating what the run has been carrying since batch one hundred and thirteen, which is the hypothesis that a tube knitted on a fixed cylinder cannot be graded continuously, and it is worth then stating what it had to test that with, which was a knitted garment and a cut and sewn one side by side. It is worth then stating what it has now, which is exactly that comparison: every knit in this run irregular in every row, and this woven coat perfectly even in all three, and it is worth then stating the conclusion: the irregularity is a property of the knitting and not of carelessness, which is what the hypothesis said. It is worth then stating the last thing, which is a number the run should not skip: 199 is the highest price in this run, and nothing on this page accounts for it, because the one attribute that might have is the one with no number behind it.
Optional upgrades include the hydrostatic head in millimetres with the test standard, the waterproof construction named as a coating, a membrane or a finish, sealed seams with the tape width and the coverage stated, a storm flap over the buttoned front, a closure on the pockets, the fabric weight in grams per square metre, the breathability with its test standard, the back length measurement point and the garment named by the length it has, the sleeve measurement point, a statement of whether a layer fits beneath, a drying method and an ironing method rather than prohibitions, and a statement of how the water repellent finish is to be reactivated, water repellency tested after a stated number of washes, seam strength tested, a stated grade per row, a stated tolerance on every measurement with rounding that matches it, shrinkage figures for both length and width, colour fastness to washing, rubbing, light and perspiration, further colourways, size set, private label and care labelling.
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