Editorial revision: unsupported case comparisons, return and cost figures, lifespan improvements and broad regional body-shape assumptions have been removed. This is a proposed development checklist, not a measured company result or verified fit guarantee.
Build the brief from your wearers
Provide the buyer's existing size chart or approved sample if available. Describe the intended tasks, layering and fit preferences. Identify missing information rather than assuming that a regional size name defines a complete fit specification.
Agree the measurement specification
- Define each point of measure and how it is measured.
- Record the base size, garment measurements and permitted tolerances.
- Document the grading rules and the sizes covered.
- Specify the quantities by size and colour, including any special size requirements.
- Identify who approves the specification and how revisions are recorded.
Review the agreed size set
Choose the sample sizes for the project and record the reasons for that coverage. Where wearer trials are planned, agree the participants, tasks, layers and observations to record. Link every requested change to the sample and specification version, then confirm whether another sample is needed.
Control changes before production
| Record | Question to resolve |
|---|---|
| Approved measurement sheet | Which revision and sizes are released? |
| Sample comments | Which changes are accepted and who confirmed them? |
| Bulk inspection plan | Which sizes, measurement points and criteria will be checked? |
| Repeat-order brief | Does the previous fit approval still apply? |
Sample approval has a defined scope; this checklist does not promise a return-rate reduction, garment lifespan or protective performance.
Start an OEM or ODM project
Send your sample or technical-pack requirements, expected quantity and destination. The OEM and ODM development page explains the information to prepare.