Italy Fashion Bags: project record
The approved sample used premium microfiber; production units used a cheaper PVC material with visible differences and poor stitching; the factory denied any change.
- Buyer and project
- A Milan, Italy fashion accessories brand launching a leather-look bag line.
- Products and scope
- Fashion handbags; vegan leather-look, 4 designs, 8,000 units.
What LifaSourcing.com did
Conducted material comparison: sample vs production units (weight, texture, composition).
Documented the substitution with lab tests and photo evidence.
Negotiated a partial refund and return of the non-conforming batch.
Qualified 2 alternative factories under a sealed-sample protocol.
Partial refund secured; non-conforming batch sold as seconds at cost; relaunch used the sealed-sample protocol; new factories passed first-article checks.
A proven case study from LifaSourcing.com's historical work archive. The result above records the status reached in this project.
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