Designer Jeans Sports Jacket in Tencel with Mother-of-Pearl Buttons
Designer Jeans Sports Jacket in Tencel with Mother-of-Pearl Buttons
A National Retail Chain approached us to develop a designer jeans sports jacket around a single idea: mother-of-pearl buttons, executed in tencel. The capsule was destined for Saudi Arabia and needed designer 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
- Fabric hand feel changed between production runs
- The previous factory could not hold consistency across sizes

What we specified
| Product | Designer Jeans Sports Jacket |
|---|---|
| Client type | A National Retail Chain |
| Market | Saudi Arabia |
| Order volume | 900 pieces across 4 colourways |
| Base material | Tencel |
| Signature detail | Mother-of-Pearl Buttons |
| Size range | Custom grading |
| Sampling rounds | 3 |
| 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.
- Tencel was confirmed with lab dips and a hand-feel approval before grading.
- The jeans sports jacket was prototyped on the fit model, then revised twice before pre-production.
- Mother-of-Pearl Buttons 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 2.0% of the approved quotation.
- The a National Retail Chain 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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