SS25 FABRIC SOURCING FOR SS25...........

SS25 FABRIC SOURCING FOR SS25

1. SPRING/SUMMER 25
FABRIC SOURCING
Polos - T-Shirts

2. -TEXTURES: New Move on’s for current best sellers, Brand New Textures. TEXTURE IS KEY FOR THIS
SEASON ON A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT BASES.
-CRAFT FABRICS- INSPIRED BY TABLECLOTH TREND,EMBROIDERY,BRODERIE AND LACE (please
source jersey alternatives)
-PERFORMANCE/FUNCTIONAL FABRICS : Please look at fabrics that are
breathable,durable,water resistant,odor resistant.
-PREMIUM BLENDS Please consider a variety of fabrics with different percentages of premium
yarns. A big focus is to have GOOD,BETTER,BEST within our premium offer.
For Example:
Good lower percentage of premium yarns mixed with cotton etc
Better at least 55% of premium yarns.
Best near to 100% premium yarns linen etc.
Please source a variety of LINEN - substantial percentage, TENCEL,SUPIMA,MODAL ETC)SOFT TOUCH
HAND FEEL.

KEY FABRIC FOCUS:

3. New Move on’s
For Current Best Sellers

4. Bubble and small scale
textures are doing really
well for us -Please look at
new textures to move on
these styles.
ALL OVER TEXTURES - SMALL SCALE CASUAL

5. SMART TEXTURES
- Cleaner finish with sheen are doing well, Please source move on’s for these
SMART

6. VERTICAL STRIPES WITH TEXTURES
Please source for new moves on’s for these
SMART/CASUAL

7. JACQUARD COLLARS
*PLEASE SOURCE NEW JACQUARD PATTERNS AND WORK INTO CAD DESIGNS FOR COLLARS - SMALL GEOMETRICS
PATTERNS -POLO FOCUS
This style is doing well for us,
please look at new simple
patterns and textures as a move
on for this style.
SMART

8. Priority Development
SS25 -Polo’s and Tee’s

9. CLEAN INTERLOCKS SMART
*PLEASE SOURCE LUXEY FABRICS WITH PREMIUM HAND FEEL AND MERCERISED FABRICS.

10. PREMIUM BLENDS SMART
*PLEASE LOOK FOR MERCERISED,COTTON SILK BLENDS, SOFT HAND FEEL, MODAL
AND SUPIMA AND MERCERISED TEXTURES,TENCEL AND CLEANER FINISHES

11. SMART LARGE SCALE TEXTURES SMART
*PLEASE WORK INTO NEW DESIGNS AS WELL AS SOURCING NEW FABRICS ON A VARIETY OF BASES

12. SMALL SCALE TEXTURES SMART
*PLEASE WORK INTO NEW DESIGNS AND ALSO SOURCE NEW FABRICS ON A VARIETY OF BASES

13. SEERSUCKERS
*PLEASE SOURCE JERSEY ALTERNATIVES - SOFT HAND FEEL
CASUAL
SMALL SCALE

14. STRIPE SEERSUCKERS
*PLEASE SOURCE JERSEY ALTERNATIVES-VERTICAL STRIPE SETTINGS SIMILAR TO IMAGES - CAN SEND
CADS TO BUT PLEASE SOURCE SOFT HAND FEEL JERSEY SEERSUCKER
CASUAL

15. RAW/NATURAL TEXTURES CASUAL
*TEXTURE IS KEY HERE,PLEASE FIND JERSEY ALTERNATIVES IN NATURAL COLOURS -
PLEASE SOURCE NEW FABRICS FROM MILLS -

16. CRINKLED FABRICS
CASUAL/SMART
*PLEASE SOURCE JERSEY ALTERNATIVES

17. SOFT GARMENT WASHES
*
CASUAL
SOURCE NICE CLEAN JERSEY OPTIONS FOR GARMENT DYE.

18. WAFFLE KNITS
CASUAL
*PLEASE SOURCE NICE NEW WAFFLE TEXTURES IN A VARIETY SCALES

19. NEW TEXTURES
CASUAL
*PLEASE SOURCE FABRICS SIMILAR TO THIS CHUNKY WAFFLE - JERSEY
ALTERNATIVES

20. New Trend Development
SS25 -Polo’s and Tee’s

21. TOWELLING PATTERNS
*PLEASE SOURCE DIFFERENT PATTERNS (GEO AND ORGANIC) - SOFT HAND FEEL
LINES GEO/TILE MONOGRAM
CASUAL

22. CROCHET TOWELLING
CASUAL
*PLEASE SOURCE DIFFERENT PATTERNS (GEO AND ORGANIC)
SOFT HAND FEEL - PLEASE SOURCE NEW JERSEY FABRICS

23. ALL OVER EMBROIDERY
*FINE TO SEE CADS OPTIONS AND FABRIC BASES THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR
EMBROIDERY.
CASUAL

24. GEO STRIPES
CASUAL/SMARTER
*FINE TO SEE CADS OPTIONS AND FABRIC BASES THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR
EMBROIDERY.

25. CRAFT TEXTURES
MULTI COLOUR WEAVE MONO CRAFT BRIGHT COLOUR CHECKED WEAVE NEUTRAL
CASUAL/SMART
*TEXTURE IS KEY HERE,PLEASE FIND JERSEY ALTERNATIVES

26. CRAFT TEXTURES CASUAL
*TEXTURE IS KEY HERE,PLEASE FIND JERSEY ALTERNATIVES, PLEASE SOURCE
CURVED SHAPES AND GEOMETRIC PATTERNS WITHIN THE TEXTURE

27. BRODERIE CASUAL/SMART
LARGE SCALE SMALL SCALE
*PLEASE SOURCE JERSEY OPTIONS THAT HAS BRODERIE, PLEASE CAD NEW PATTERN OPTIONS
MID SCALE

28. EMBROIDERY
*CAN SEE CAD DESIGNS FOR EMBROIDERY - SIMPLE FLORALS, GEOMETRIC AND BATIK TILE
INFLUENCE - PLEASE SOURCE SUITABLE JERSEY BASE FOR THIS TECHNIQUE
CASUAL

29. FURTHER JACQUARDS CASUAL/SMART
*PLEASE SEND CAD OPTIONS AS A JACQUARD ON 210 GSM BASE, BATIK STYLE,GEOMETRICS AND SIMILAR
PATTERNS TO IMAGERY

30. OPEN CHECK\STRIPED KNITS
*LIKED FOR STRIPED EFFECT WITH DIFFERENT WEAVE DESIGNS ON JERSEY BASES
CASUAL

31. LACE INFLUENCES
CASUAL
*THIS IS A BIG TREND IN SHIRTS PLEASE SOURCE JERSEY ALTERNATIVES LIKE IMAGERY

32. SUBTLE TEXTURED STRIPES
CASUAL
*TEXTURE IS KEY HERE,PLEASE FIND JERSEY ALTERNATIVES IN NATURAL COLOURS -
PLEASE SOURCE NEW FABRICS FROM MILLS

33. BRIGHT DECORATIVE KNIT
IRREGULAR STRIPES
CASUAL
*PLEASE CAD NEW DESIGNS AROUND IMAGERY

34. SIMPLE STRIPES CASUAL/SMART
*TWO COLOUR STRIPES IN SIMILAR SETTING BUT PLEASE SOURCE JERSEY ALTERNATIVES, LOOK
AT SIMILAR COLOURS PALETTES AND COME UP WITH NEW CADS

35. VERTICAL TEXTURED STRIPES
*PLEASE SOURCE JERSEY ALTERNATIVE, PLEASE SOURCE KNITTED AND PRINTED
OPTIONS - Keep colours to 2 or 3 - This is more about easy stripe setting with
texture and fabric interest
CASUAL

36. KNIT STRIPES WITH TEXTURE
KNIT IRREGULAR VERTICAL STRIPE/MOCK RIB
CASUAL/SMART
*THE TREND FOR MORE JERSEY FABRICS TO LOOK LIKE KNITWEAR, PLEASE SOURCE A VARIETY
OF STRIPE OPTIONS THAT GIVE THE APPEARANCE OF KNITWEAR

37. SMALL CHECKS
CASUAL
*SCALE IS KEY PLEASE SOURCE JERSEY VERSIONS OF ABOVE IMAGES, ECRU OR
NATURAL BASE COLOUR WITH GRID STYLE CHECKS

38. SUBTLE CHECKS CASUAL
*TEXTURE IS KEY TONAL CHECKS WITHIN THE STRUCTURE OF THE FABRIC, PLEASE SOURCE JERSEY
ALTERNATIVES - PLEASE LOOK AT A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WEIGHTS

39. HEAVY JERSEY WEIGHTS
CASUAL
HEAVIER JERSEY BASES ,TWILLS,INTERLOCKS AND TEXTURES - COMPACT JERSEY

40. SLUB KNITS
FOLLOW SS25 COLOUR PALLETTE - MAKE SURE SOFT TOUCH, LOOK AT ORGANIC
OPTIONS
CASUAL

41. SEMI PLAINS
CASUAL
*TEXTURED TONAL SEMI PLAIN FABRICS

42. LINEN BLENDS
CASUAL
*LOOK AT NEW LINEN AND LINEN BLENDS, TEXTURES,SLUBS AND SOFT HAND FEEL

43. TEXTURED KNIT
CASUAL
*THE TREND FOR MORE JERSEY FABRICS TO LOOK LIKE KNITWEAR, PLEASE SOURCE A VARIETY
OF DIFFERENT TEXTURES OPTIONS THAT GIVE THE APPEARANCE OF KNITWEAR

44. DECORATIVE JACQUARDS
BANDANA/PAISLEY TILE / MOSAIC LARGE SCALE GEO
CASUAL/SMART
*PLEASE SOURCE NEW JACQUARD PATTERNS AND WORK INTO CAD DESIGNS

45. STRIPE KNIT JACQUARDS
NEUTRAL / ARTISANAL STRIPES
CASUAL/SMART
*PLEASE SOURCE NEW JACQUARD PATTERNS AND WORK INTO CAD DESIGNS

46. FLORAL JACQUARDS
BIGGER FLORALS TONAL FLORALS
CASUAL/SMART
*PLEASE SOURCE NEW PATTERNS AND WORK INTO CAD DESIGNS,SOURCE JERSEY ALTERNATIVES
PAISLEY FLORALS

47. COLOUR WAYS OF CRAFT
CASUAL
*PLEASE SOURCE FABRICS SIMILAR TO IMAGE OR PROVIDE CADS IN COLOUR
SHOWN ABOVE