Fit
Fit + Balance
Balance, ease, proportion, coverage, compression, support, and how the product sits on the body.
Sampling & Refinement
Make It.
Test It.
Refine It.
Once the technical direction is established, the product moves into physical form. Sampling allows us to test real-world fit, construction, and material behavior on the body—refining every detail before volume production.
What We're Testing
A Sample Has
a Job to Do.
A sample is where assumptions become visible. It lets us evaluate how the product actually fits, moves, performs, and comes together before those decisions are finalized.
Movement
Range of Motion
Range of motion, restriction, recovery, shifting, ride-up, and how the product behaves in use.
Material Behavior
Material Behavior
Stretch, drape, structure, bulk, recovery, hand feel, and how the chosen material responds in physical form.
Construction
Construction Integrity
Seam placement, finishes, assembly logic, component interaction, and whether the construction performs as intended.
Function
Functional Performance
Comfort, access, support, protection, performance, usability, and the other functional requirements defined for the product.
Proportion + Detail
Proportion + Detail
Scale, placement, visual balance, silhouette, trim positioning, and how individual details work together on the finished form.
Sample in Practice
Cut, Pinned & Proven
The first sample is a starting point, not the finish line. Fit, proportion, material behavior, construction, and performance are evaluated in physical form, then translated into corrections before the next round.
01
Fit + Proportion
Evaluate how the product sits, moves, balances, and relates to the body in physical form.
02
Pattern + Construction Corrections
Translate fit findings into changes to shape, measurements, balance, seam placement, and construction.
03
Refinement
Repeat the process until the product is resolved enough to move confidently into the next stage.
The Refinement Process
One Sample RarelyTells the Whole Story.
Each sample round gives us new information. Fit, construction, material behavior, proportion, and details are reviewed together, corrections are documented, and the next sample is built from what we learned.
Iterative Process
01
Sample
Build the current direction.
02
Fit + Evaluate
Review fit, movement, construction, and material behavior.
03
Correct
Translate findings into technical changes.
04
Resample
Test the revised direction.
When Resolved
Approve
Lock the resolved product for production.
The goal is to resolve the right decisions before production. It is NOT to rush the sampling process.
What Comes Out of This Phase
Resolved to
Move Forward.
By the end of sampling, the product has been physically tested, corrected, and refined so the key decisions required for production are defined.
01
Approved Sample
A physical reference that reflects the intended fit, proportion, construction, materials, and details.
02
Updated Patterns + Specifications
Corrections from the sampling process are incorporated into the technical package.
03
Confirmed Materials + Components
Key fabrics, trims, finishes, and construction decisions are aligned for production.
04
Production Direction
The product is technically resolved to transition into manufacturing planning and execution.
