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Folded knit
A folded fine-gauge knit, presented as it arrives from the factory. The fold is the specification: it is how the garment is measured, packed and re-folded in a shop.
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Hanger
A wooden hanger with a metal hook and a trouser bar. It is the point at which the garment is presented, and it is bought separately from the garment.
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Woven label
A woven centre-back label with a stitched border. It is a legal document as well as a brand mark, because the fibre content and the care symbols are on it.
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By what has to be agreed before production rather than by what the item is. A knit needs a grade, a hanger needs an angle, a label needs a regulation.
- Garments
- Decided by the size grade and the shrinkage that follows it
- Hangers
- Decided by the shoulder angle, because that holds the garment
- Labels
- Decided by regulation, because the content is not a design choice
- Packaging
- Decided by the fold, because the shelf has a size