Runway-Inspired Womens Vest in boucle with Mother-of-Pearl Buttons
Source:Womens Vest /
Time:2026-09-30
Runway-Inspired Womens Vest in boucle with Mother-of-Pearl Buttons
A Pet Grooming Franchise approached us to develop a runway-inspired womens vest around a single idea: mother-of-pearl buttons, executed in boucle. The capsule was destined for Austria and needed runway-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
- Unit costs were too high for a boutique price point
- The previous factory could not hold consistency across sizes
- Fabric hand feel changed between production runs
What we specified
| Product | Runway-Inspired Womens Vest |
|---|---|
| Client type | A Pet Grooming Franchise |
| Market | Austria |
| Order volume | 600 pieces across 2 colourways |
| Base material | boucle |
| Signature detail | Mother-of-Pearl Buttons |
| Size range | 0-14 |
| Sampling rounds | 2 |
| 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.
- boucle was confirmed with lab dips and a hand-feel approval before grading.
- The womens vest 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
- 600 pieces delivered inside the 12-week window.
- Unit cost held within 1.5% of the approved quotation.
- The a Pet Grooming Franchise launched on schedule and reordered the same specification next season.
What we would repeat
Lock the colour standard before grading; every downstream approval depends on it.
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