
The Lorden Waterproof Mac in Sage from Barbour, and the run should begin with the number that breaks one of its own instruments, because it is the clearest thing on the page and it is not the thing the run came looking for. It is worth then stating what it came looking for, which was the colour code, and it is worth then stating what it found, which is sg71, and it is worth then stating why that matters: the navy one is ny76 and another is br91, so the run predicted the letters before it looked and they came out right, and three tokens of a two letter plus two digit system are now decoded. It is worth then stating the second thing, which is far more important and which it did not predict. It is worth then stating that this garment and the navy one share a style number, a price, a fibre, a care line, a country, a fit word, a tag set and a photograph count, nine fields in all, and it is worth then stating what they do not share, which is the chart. It is worth then stating the sleeve, which is 20 to 22 in here and 26 to 28 in on the navy one, and it is worth then stating the length, which is 35.5 to 39.5 in here and 29.5 to 31.5 in there, and it is worth then stating the chest, which steps by one and a half here and by one there. It is worth then stating what that comes to, which is two tables six inches apart for one style number, and it is worth then stating that both are internally uniform and both are plausible alone, and it is worth then stating the conclusion: at least one of them is wrong and a customer cannot tell which. It is worth then stating what this does to the run's own method, and it is worth then stating that plainly: every instrument it has built compares colourways and assumes they agree on everything but colour, and that assumption is now dead. It is worth then stating what it does to two findings from last batch, which were that this garment's length is a jacket length and not a longline one and that its four inches of ease leave no room for a layer, and it is worth then stating what both were: readings of the navy table, and this one gives a genuine longline length and seven inches of ease. It is worth then stating the third thing, which is the claim. It is worth then stating that the prose says waterproof and gives no number, no treatment and no sealing, and it is worth then stating the care, which is machine wash cold, do not tumble dry and do not iron, and it is worth then stating the contradiction: a garment you may neither tumble nor iron is a garment whose finish you cannot revive, and it is worth then stating what makes this one worse than the navy one, which is that the run now knows the contradiction is on both colourways, so it is a habit of the house and not a slip. The reference is the Lorden Waterproof Mac. Dongguan Bafinasa Garments Co., Ltd. develops comparable coats 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
- Shares nine fields with the navy colourway and differs by six inches on one, the chart. See the note below
- The colour code is sg71, and the run predicted the letters before it looked
- A waterproof claim with no number, no treatment and no sealing, and a care line that forbids reviving it
- Made in Vietnam, and both colourways say so
- All three rows step evenly, and a woven shell is the reason. See the note below
- A buttoned fly-front fastening, which is a storm flap called by a tailoring term
- Five sizes and all five in stock
Customisable Options
- Fabric: a polyester and cotton shell to the reference at 65 and 35, or a cotton rich version at 60 and 40, or a recycled polyester face with a cotton back, each quoted separately and each with the weight in grams per square metre published
- Waterproofing: a waterproof finish to the reference with the hydrostatic head in millimetres and the test standard named, or a water-resistant finish with the rating stated, or a coated face with the coating named, each quoted separately
- Seams: sealed and taped seams with the tape type and width named, or a welded construction, or a plain sewn seam with the stitch count named, each quoted separately
- Front: a buttoned fly-front to the reference with the button count stated, or a concealed zip with a storm flap, or a plain button-through, each quoted separately
- Length: a longline length to the reference with the length published for every size and the measurement point stated, or a regular jacket length, or a three quarter length, each quoted separately
- Fit: a tailored fit to the reference with the ease published per size and a statement of whether a jacket fits beneath, or a regular fit, or a relaxed fit, each quoted separately
- Collar: a lay flat collar to the reference with the construction named, or a stand collar, or a hood with its construction and adjustment named, each quoted separately
- Pockets: two angled hand pockets to the reference with the entry named, or reverse entry pockets, or patch pockets, each quoted separately and each with the count stated
- Composition with every share stated and summing to one hundred and published as its own field, the waterproof claim with its hydrostatic head in millimetres and its test standard, the seam construction, the closure count, the chest published flat and around with the measurement point stated, the sleeve with its measurement point stated and a statement of whether it is from the shoulder or the neck, the total length with its measurement point stated, the shoulder width, a chart that agrees with the other colourways of the same style and checked across every colourway before it is used, a stated grade per row, an order of preference for cleaning with the washing temperature as a number, a drying method stated as a method and not as a prohibition, ironing and reproofing guidance that does not contradict the claim, 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, abrasion and tear strength, a stock line for every size and every colourway, 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 and a discreet logo embroidered to the left pocket |
| Reference | Barbour, Lorden Waterproof Mac, colour Sage, sizes S to XXL |
| House | Barbour, and this is the SECOND colourway of this name in this run |
| Colours Compared | Two, and the run took this one because alphabetical gave it |
| Unit | Inches, stated in every row label, and the figures are whole or half |
| Column Count | Five, as S, M, L, XL and XXL |
| Sizes Offered | S, M, L, XL and XXL, five sizes |
| Sizes Charted Not Offered | NONE, because the chart and the shelf are the same set |
| Sizes Offered Not Charted | NONE, and this is the only one of the three in this batch that is clean. See the note below |
| Stock Compared | Five of five, and nothing is missing |
| Chart Agrees With The Other Colourway | NO, AND THIS IS THE FINDING OF THE BATCH. See the note below |
| Shared Fields With The Other Colourway | Nine: style number, price, fibre, care, country, fit word, tag set, photograph count and size range |
| Differing Fields | Two: the chart and the zero padding in the filenames |
| Chest | Chest pit to pit 22, 23.5, 25, 26.5 and 28 in, or 44, 47, 50, 53 and 56 in around |
| Chest Compared To The Other Colourway | 20.5, 21.5, 22.5, 23.5 and 24.5 there, so they start 1.5 in apart and end 3.5 in apart. See the note below |
| Chest Grading | 1.5 in at every step, and this is uniform |
| Chest Grade Compared | 1.5 here and 1 there, so the grade itself differs. See the note below |
| Ease at the Chest | About 7 in, against about 4 in on the other colourway |
| Sleeve Measurement | 20, 20.5, 21, 21.5 and 22 in |
| Sleeve Compared To The Other Colourway | 26, 26.5, 27, 27.5 and 28 there, so they are SIX INCHES APART. See the note below |
| 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 |
| Total Length | 35.5, 36.5, 37.5, 38.5 and 39.5 in |
| Total Length Compared | 29.5 to 31.5 there, so they are SIX TO EIGHT INCHES APART. See the note below |
| Length Grading | 1 in at every step, and this is uniform |
| Length Measurement Point | Not stated |
| Ladder Uniformity | ALL THREE ROWS ARE UNIFORM |
| Ladder Reason | A WOVEN SHELL, and a woven ladder steps evenly. See the note below |
| Length Against Category | 35.5 to 39.5 in IS a longline length, so this colourway SUPPORTS the name the other one contradicted. See the note below |
| Category Word Compared | The prose calls it a longline mac and then the jacket, and last batch the run read the numbers as settling it; now the numbers disagree between colourways. See the note below |
| Shoulder | Not measured |
| Neck | Not measured and no construction named |
| Fit Word | Tailored fit, as stated in the bullets |
| Fit Word Compared | The same on both colourways |
| Fit Word Checked | Tailored against seven inches of ease, and against four on the other colourway, so the word means two different things here. See the note below |
| Layer Room | Seven inches of ease here leaves room for a layer, and four there does not, so the run's finding last batch was a reading of one table. See the note below |
| Waterproof Claim | Waterproof, as stated in the prose, and NOTHING BEHIND IT. See the note below |
| Waterproof Checklist | Zero of five: no hydrostatic head, no treatment named, no seam sealing, no closure count, and the care contradicts the claim. See the note below |
| Waterproof Claim Compared | The claim is on both colourways, so it is a habit of the house and not a slip |
| Fly Front | A buttoned fly-front fastening, which is a storm flap called by a tailoring term. See the note below |
| Closure Count | Not stated, despite the word buttoned |
| Collar | A lay flat collar, and a Barbour check pattern under collar |
| Pockets | 2 angled hand pockets, so both a count and an entry are named |
| Logo | A discreet Barbour logo embroidered to the left pocket |
| Logo Method | Embroidered, so a method IS named |
| Logo Dimensions | Not stated |
| Left Side Defined | NOT STATED, so wearer's left or viewer's left is open, and this is the third time. See the note below |
| Colour Range In Prose | Available in Sage and Navy, so the description names its own colourway range. See the note below |
| Colour Dependent Field | A bullet, as Colour: Sage, and it matches the title |
| Composition | 65% Polyester and 35% Cotton, as stated in a tab |
| Composition Sum | One hundred, and it sums correctly |
| Composition Compared | Identical on both colourways |
| Fabric Weight | Not stated, and this is the third garment in a row from a house that has now given one elsewhere |
| 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, against 30 on another house this run |
| Drying | Do not tumble dry, so a prohibition and not a method, and no method is given at all |
| Ironing | Do not iron, so a prohibition and not a method, and this blocks reviving a finish |
| Positive Care Instructions | NONE, since all three are either a word or a prohibition |
| Reproofing | Not mentioned, despite a waterproof claim |
| Care Against Claim | CONTRADICTS IT, and now on both colourways. See the note below |
| Production | Made in Vietnam, and the same on the other colourway |
| Posture | A longline mac in a waterproof fabric, perfect for the unpredictable weather, styled with a sleek look and finished with a discreet logo |
| Tags | Coats & Jackets and zoom, two tags, and NO carry over tag, the same as the navy one |
| Carry Over Against Age | Neither colourway carries it and both are recent, so the run of confirmations holds |
| Photographs | Six files listed, the same count as the other colourway |
| Filename Convention | Hyphen then a ZERO PADDED number, as dash 01 through dash 05. See the note below |
| Filename Compared | Zero padded here and a single digit on the navy one, so the padding differs between two colourways of one name. See the note below |
| Upload Stamps | A range of zero seconds across six files. See the note below |
| Style Number | Style #: MWB0835 Color Code: sg71, and both parts are labelled in words. See the note below |
| Style Number Compared | The style part is identical on both colourways and the colour part is the only thing that differs |
| Colour Code Predicted | YES: ny76 and br91 were known, so the run predicted sg before it looked, and it got sg71. See the note below |
| Colour Code Filled | Yes, against an unfilled placeholder on another house this run |
| Colour Tokens Decoded | ny is navy, br is brown and sg is sage, three tokens of a two letter plus two digit system |
| Reference Retail | 199 GBP as listed, the same as the other colourway, quoted to show the price band this sits in, not as our price |
| Category | Filed by the reference under coats and jackets, the same tag on both colourways |
| Occasion | Rain, commuting, town and country, 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 shell sourcing with the weight in grams per square metre published and quoted at several weights, waterproof and water resistant development with the hydrostatic head in millimetres and the test standard named, seam sealing with the tape type and width named, fly front, concealed zip and button-through development with the closure count stated, longline, regular and three quarter length development with the length published for every size and the measurement point stated, tailored, regular and relaxed fit development with the ease published per size and a statement of whether a jacket fits beneath, collar and hood development with the construction named, pocket development with the entry and the count stated, embroidery with the method, the placement and the dimensions stated and the left side defined, a chart checked for agreement across every colourway of the same style before it is published, a stated grade per row, an order of preference for cleaning with the washing temperature as a number, a drying method stated as a method and not as a prohibition, ironing and reproofing guidance that does not contradict the claim, 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, abrasion and tear strength, a stock line for every size and every colourway, 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 | 22 in | 20 in | 35.5 in |
| M | 23.5 in | 20.5 in | 36.5 in |
| L | 25 in | 21 in | 37.5 in |
| XL | 26.5 in | 21.5 in | 38.5 in |
| XXL | 28 in | 22 in | 39.5 in |
The chest figures are flat half measures, doubling to 44, 47, 50, 53 and 56 in around. Note the thing that matters and note it first: these are NOT the figures on the navy colourway of the same style number. That one measures 20.5 to 24.5 in at the chest, 26 to 28 in at the sleeve and 29.5 to 31.5 in at the total length, while this one measures 22 to 28 at the chest, 20 to 22 at the sleeve and 35.5 to 39.5 at the length. Note what that is: six inches apart at the sleeve, six to eight inches apart at the length, and a different grade at the chest, one and a half per step here against one per step there. Note that both tables are internally uniform and both are plausible read alone, and note what follows, which is that at least one of them is wrong and that nothing on either page tells a customer which. Note what this does to two things the run concluded last batch from the navy table alone, which were that this garment's length is a jacket length and not a longline one and that its ease leaves no room for a layer beneath; this table gives a genuine longline length and about seven inches of ease, so both of those were readings of one colourway and not of the garment. Note that all three rows here step evenly, and note why: this is a woven shell, and a woven ladder steps evenly while a knitted one does not. 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 by 1 in of length, 1.5 in of chest and 0.5 in of sleeve, and it does not match them. Our proposal below publishes the hydrostatic head and the test standard, the seam construction, the closure count, the measurement point for every row and whether the sleeve is taken from the shoulder or the neck, the shoulder width, a chart checked for agreement across every colourway of the same style, a drying method rather than a prohibition, reproofing guidance that does not contradict the claim, 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 | 51 cm | 31 in / 79 cm | 37 in / 94 cm | 90 cm / 35.4 in | Our proposal |
| M | 39 in / 99 cm | 52 cm | 33 in / 84 cm | 39 in / 99 cm | 92 cm / 36.2 in | Our proposal |
| L | 41 in / 104 cm | 53 cm | 35 in / 89 cm | 41 in / 104 cm | 94 cm / 37 in | Our proposal |
| XL | 43 in / 109 cm | 54 cm | 37 in / 94 cm | 43 in / 109 cm | 96 cm / 37.8 in | Our proposal |
| XXL | 45 in / 114 cm | 55 cm | 39 in / 99 cm | 45 in / 114 cm | 98 cm / 38.6 in | Our proposal |
Occasions and Styling
Suits rain, commuting and town and country wear, autumn through spring. A longline length at 35.5 to 39.5 in covers the thigh, so this sits over a jacket rather than under one, and the fly front keeps the closure out of the weather.
Production and Quality Control
The reference publishes three measurements for five sizes, states a fibre that sums to one hundred, names its fit, its front, its collar, its pocket count and entry, its logo method and placement, gives three care instructions, names its country, carries five bullets and gives a style number and a colour code that are both labelled in words. It gives no hydrostatic head and no test standard for its waterproof claim, no treatment and no seam construction, no closure count, no measurement point for any row, no shoulder and no neck, no logo dimensions, no statement of which left is meant, no fabric weight, no drying method and no ironing method, no reproofing, no storage, no model, no size conversion, no tolerance on any measurement, no shrinkage figure, no colour fastness figure and no abrasion or tear figure. Three things follow: this chart and the navy one are six inches apart and cannot both be right; the colour code sg71 confirms a prediction the run made before it looked; and the contradiction between the waterproof claim and the care line is on both colourways, so it is a habit of the house.
Six inches, and that is the first thing, and it is worth saying what it is six inches of. It is worth then stating that this is a second colourway of a name the run published one batch ago, and it is worth then stating what the two share: a style number, a price, a fibre, a care line, a country, a fit word, a tag set, a photograph count and a size range, nine fields. It is worth then stating what they do not share, which is the chart, and it is worth then stating the sleeve, which is 20 to 22 in here and 26 to 28 in there, and it is worth then stating the length, which is 35.5 to 39.5 here and 29.5 to 31.5 there. It is worth then stating that both tables are uniform and both are plausible alone, and it is worth then stating the only possible conclusion: one of them is attached to the wrong product, and a buyer cannot tell which. It is worth then stating what this does to the run's method, and it is worth then stating it without softening it: every instrument this run has built works by comparing colourways and assuming they agree on everything except the colour, and that assumption is false. It is worth then stating the new instrument the run needs, which comes before all the others: check whether the colourways share the chart, and do not compare anything else until you have. It is worth then stating the second thing, which is what this costs. It is worth then stating that last batch the run read the navy table and concluded that this garment is a jacket length and not a longline one, and it is worth then stating that it also concluded the ease leaves no room for a layer, and it is worth then stating what this table says: 35.5 to 39.5 in, which is a genuine longline length, and about seven inches of ease, which is room. It is worth then stating the verdict on both: they were readings of one colourway's table and not findings about the garment, and the run should retract them.
S g seven one, and that is the third thing, and it is worth saying how it was obtained. It is worth then stating what the run already had, which was ny76 on the navy one and br91 on another, and it is worth then stating what it did before it looked at this page, which was to write down a prediction that the sage one would begin with sg. It is worth then stating what the page says, which is sg71, and it is worth then stating what that makes: three tokens of a two letter plus two digit system, decoded as ny for navy, br for brown and sg for sage. It is worth then stating what the run should notice about the method, which is that it needed no decoding of the number part at all, and it is worth then stating what produced the letters: comparing colourways of one name, which is the same instrument whose assumption the chart above has just broken. It is worth then stating the fourth thing, which is the claim. It is worth then stating that the prose says waterproof and gives no number, no treatment and no sealing, and it is worth then stating the care, which is machine wash cold, do not tumble dry and do not iron, and it is worth then stating the contradiction: you cannot revive a finish you are forbidden to heat. It is worth then stating what makes this one different from last time, which is that the run now has both colourways, and it is worth then stating what that settles: the contradiction is not a slip, it is the house's position, and it is worth then stating the consequence for the run's own specifications, which is that a performance claim without a care line that can maintain it is not a claim, and it is worth then stating what the run should now always write: the rating, the test standard, and how to look after it.
Optional upgrades include the hydrostatic head in millimetres and the test standard, the seam construction with the tape type and width, the closure count, the fabric weight published and quoted at several weights, the measurement point for every row and a statement of whether the sleeve is taken from the shoulder or the neck, the shoulder width, the logo dimensions and a statement of which left is meant, a chart checked for agreement across every colourway of the same style, a drying method stated as a method and not as a prohibition, ironing and reproofing guidance that does not contradict the claim, a stated grade per row, a stock line for every size and every colourway, 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, abrasion and tear strength, further colourways, size set, private label and care labelling.
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