Runway-Inspired 80S Fashion Girls Pants in Ribbed Jersey with Fringe Trim

Runway-Inspired 80S Fashion Girls Pants in Ribbed Jersey with Fringe Trim

A Trade Show Exhibitor approached us to develop a runway-inspired 80s fashion girls pants around a single idea: fringe trim, executed in ribbed jersey. The capsule was destined for Singapore and needed runway-inspired finishing that reads designer on the rail while staying repeatable in bulk. This case study records the brief, the specification and the delivery.

The challenge

• Fabric hand feel changed between production runs
• The sample did not match the runway reference
• The previous factory could not hold consistency across sizes

What we specified

How it was built

1. Reference garments and moodboards were translated into a measurement spec, not just photos.
2. Ribbed Jersey was confirmed with lab dips and a hand-feel approval before grading.
3. The 80s fashion girls pants was prototyped on the fit model, then revised twice before pre-production.
4. Fringe Trim was applied in a controlled process to keep every piece consistent.
5. Bulk ran with in-line inspection; a photo report was shared before shipment.

Result

• 120 pieces delivered inside the 10-week window.
• Unit cost held within 1.5% of the approved quotation.
• The a Trade Show Exhibitor launched on schedule and reordered the same specification next season.

What we would repeat

Approve the hand feel on the actual bulk fabric — proto cloth always behaves differently.

Planning a similar capsule?

Tell us the quantity, target price and delivery window, and we will build a customisation programme around those three numbers.