Vintage-Inspired Cycling Glasses in Organza with Open Back
Source:Cycling Glasses /
Time:2026-09-30
Vintage-Inspired Cycling Glasses in Organza with Open Back
A Corporate Procurement Team approached us to develop a vintage-inspired cycling glasses around a single idea: open back, executed in organza. The capsule was destined for India and needed vintage-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
- Unit costs were too high for a boutique price point
- The previous factory could not hold consistency across sizes
What we specified
| Product | Vintage-Inspired Cycling Glasses |
|---|---|
| Client type | A Corporate Procurement Team |
| Market | India |
| Order volume | 900 pieces across 2 colourways |
| Base material | Organza |
| Signature detail | Open Back |
| Size range | Custom grading |
| Sampling rounds | 4 |
| Delivery window | 12 weeks from PO to ex-factory |
| Compliance | OEKO-TEX Standard 100 |
How it was built
- Reference garments and moodboards were translated into a measurement spec, not just photos.
- Organza was confirmed with lab dips and a hand-feel approval before grading.
- The cycling glasses was prototyped on the fit model, then revised twice before pre-production.
- Open Back was applied in a controlled process to keep every piece consistent.
- Bulk ran with in-line inspection; a photo report was shared before shipment.
Result
- 900 pieces delivered inside the 12-week window.
- Unit cost held within 1.5% of the approved quotation.
- The a Corporate Procurement Team 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.
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