DROP TESTING

NEW WAY OF WORKING INTRODUCED.SUPPLIER DROP TESTING TO BE COMPLETED AS A STANDARD ACROSS ALL KNITWEAR PRODUCT.

BENEFITS:•TO IMPROVE APPEARANCE ON THE HANGER, AND CONSISTENT SIZING OF PRODUCT IN STORE TO THE AGREED SIZE SPEC/FIT.•VISIBILTY/LEARNINGS TO HOW THE YARN/CONSTRUCTION IS REACTING AFTER BEING HUNG ON A HANGER.•WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE SUPPLIER TO ENSURE TIGHTENED PROCESSES ARE IN PLACE.

IMPROVEMENTS ARE ALREADY BEING SEEN ON PRODUCTS IN STORE – THIS IS ONGOING. BAD JOB CANCELLED STYLE –

GROWTH IN ARMS & BODY LENGTH IN EXCESS OF 6CM. 4,000 UNITS WITH A LOSS OF SALES £72,000

DROP TESTING

MEASUREMENTS ARE RECORDED OVER A MINIMUM OF TWO WEEKS.

TWO SIZE SPECS ARE USED: •FIT SPEC - HOW THE PRODUCT SHOULD LOOK ON THE BODY & ARRIVE IN STORE.•PRODUCTION SPEC - GIVES VISABILTY OF ANY MEASUREMENTS THAT HAVE HAD TO BE ADJUSTED DUE TO GARMENTS ‘DROPPING’.

APPEARANCE ON THE HANGER

BACK TO BASICS:APPEARANCE ON THE HANGER IS CHECKED DURING THE FIT SESSION FOR PRODUCT SUITABILTY TO THE HANGER TYPE PROPOSED.

•ALL HANGER TYPES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE FIT ROOM DURING FITS.•RECOMMENDATION GUIDE IS BEING COLLATED FOR SUPPLIERS TO FOLLOW AS A BEST PRACTISE.

APPEARANCE ON THE HANGER

BACK TO BASICS:

A GUIDE IS BEING COLLATED FOR INTERNAL USE & SUPPLIERS TO FOLLOW AS A BEST PRACTISE.

PILLING

TESTING FOR PILLING ON KNITWEAR - GEORGE TEST METHOD REQUIREMENT IS A GRADE 3-4 @ 500 RUB USING THE MARTINDALE METHOD.

TO ENSURE OUR PRODUCT IS FIT FOR OUR CUSTOMER – PILLING UNDER A GRADE 3 IS NOT ACCEPTED AS A COMMERCIAL TOLERANCE.

GRADE 1-2 GRADE 3-4GRADE 2-3