You taught your eye to read fashion illustration — and now you can't unsee the gap every time a sample comes back.
The hidden risk
Illustrations lie beautifully. The longer your eye lives in illustration, the worse you assess real fabric. Suppliers will quote to your illustration, then deliver to reality — and you'll blame the sample, not the brief.
How to judge
Shoot the sample next to the illustration in the same light. The gap is the design work not yet done.
What the supplier must provide
Photo-realistic samples on a stand, not flat lay — to mirror how the customer reads it.
How DONGFAN handles it
DONGFAN's sample reviews compare illustration, photograph, and worn-fit side by side — so the gap is visible, not assumed.
Buyer checklist
- Shoot illustration and sample side by side
- Review samples on a stand, not flat
- Update illustration after sample approval
- Document the gap, don't fix the sample to the illustration
- Test on the body, not the hanger
- Compare under daylight, not studio