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Material development contact

Contact Drago with a Fabric Hypothesis

Explain what the new cloth must change, what it must preserve and which evidence will determine whether the development advances.

Coordination: Global apparel material programs

Email route: [email protected]

Phone route: Direct details supplied in the project reply

Hours: Monday-Friday, 09:00-18:00 local desk time

Professional channel: LinkedIn: Drago material development

Global material development map and textile sample network

Build the question before the sample

Start with the garment: jacket, trouser, separate or uniform; structured or unstructured construction; climate; movement; care; pressing; expected production volume and repeat-order horizon. These inputs determine whether the cloth needs body, recovery, opacity, softness, stretch or specific appearance durability.

Describe the baseline material and the proposed change. For fiber innovation, identify blend, source and traceability questions. For dyeing, define the shade range, batch constraints and comparison boundary. For a finish, name the target property, durability sequence and side effects to monitor. For a composite, describe layers, bond route, flexibility, care and separation concerns.

List the method and acceptance criterion for each decision. Pilling, abrasion, colorfastness, dimensional stability and recovery values depend on specimen preparation and test conditions. If the method is undecided, state the failure mode the team needs to represent.

Include sample quantity, production quantity, MOQ constraints, target milestone and destination. Existing reports or certifications are reviewed only for their issuer, entity, product, date and scope; no name is assumed to cover a new fiber, color, finish or production route.

If the brief references an earlier swatch, identify its code, approval date and purpose. A lab dip addresses shade, a handloom addresses construction direction, and trial yardage supports cutting or sewing; none automatically releases the production lot. List any change made after approval so the response can identify re-sampling and re-testing needs.

Attach garment drawings only when they clarify seams, panels, pressing, interlining or movement. Remove unrelated personal or confidential data. Where an outcome is uncertain, label it as a selection question instead of converting it into an unsupported requirement.

Submit the development brief