Contemporary One-Shoulder Maxi Dress in Vegan Leather with Mother-of-Pearl Buttons

Contemporary One-Shoulder Maxi Dress in Vegan Leather with Mother-of-Pearl Buttons

A Golf Club approached us to develop a contemporary one-shoulder maxi dress around a single idea: mother-of-pearl buttons, executed in vegan leather. The capsule was destined for the United Arab Emirates and needed contemporary 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

• The sample did not match the runway reference
• Unit costs were too high for a boutique price point
• Fabric hand feel changed between production runs

What we specified

How it was built

1. Reference garments and moodboards were translated into a measurement spec, not just photos.
2. Vegan Leather was confirmed with lab dips and a hand-feel approval before grading.
3. The one-shoulder maxi dress was prototyped on the fit model, then revised twice before pre-production.
4. Mother-of-Pearl Buttons 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

• 2,400 pieces delivered inside the 12-week window.
• Unit cost held within 2.0% of the approved quotation.
• The a Golf Club 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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