Boutique Girls Denim Bomber Style Jacket in boucle with Smocked Panel

Boutique Girls Denim Bomber Style Jacket in boucle with Smocked Panel

A Private Clinic approached us to develop a boutique girls denim bomber style jacket around a single idea: smocked panel, executed in boucle. The capsule was destined for the United States and needed boutique 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

• Unit costs were too high for a boutique price point
• The previous factory could not hold consistency across sizes
• Decoration durability failed after two washes

What we specified

How it was built

1. Reference garments and moodboards were translated into a measurement spec, not just photos.
2. boucle was confirmed with lab dips and a hand-feel approval before grading.
3. The girls denim bomber style jacket was prototyped on the fit model, then revised twice before pre-production.
4. Smocked Panel 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 8-week window.
• Unit cost held within 1.5% of the approved quotation.
• The a Private Clinic 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.