Editorial Formal Dress Gloves in Organic Denim with Raw-Edge Detailing

Editorial Formal Dress Gloves in Organic Denim with Raw-Edge Detailing

A Boutique Fitness Studio approached us to develop a editorial formal dress gloves around a single idea: raw-edge detailing, executed in organic denim. The capsule was destined for Indonesia and needed editorial 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 sample did not match the runway reference

What we specified

How it was built

1. Reference garments and moodboards were translated into a measurement spec, not just photos.
2. Organic Denim was confirmed with lab dips and a hand-feel approval before grading.
3. The formal dress gloves was prototyped on the fit model, then revised twice before pre-production.
4. Raw-Edge Detailing 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

• 1,500 pieces delivered inside the 6-week window.
• Unit cost held within 2.0% of the approved quotation.
• The a Boutique Fitness Studio 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.