- 0 points: The description is limited to Italian wool, premium fabric or a brand label.
- 1 point: I have a merchant or mill name and a swatch, but the exact article, composition, weight or substitution terms are missing.
- 2 points: The order identifies the merchant or mill, exact cloth reference, color, fiber composition, weight with units and availability. I have checked the reference against available merchant information and must approve substitutions before cutting.
Next evidence to obtain: A cloth specification and written sourcing explanation. For a provenance-sensitive purchase, ask what supplier documentation can connect the ordered cloth to your commission.
Cloth merchants publish information more precise than a luxury label: Holland & Sherry’s Cape Horn page, for example, identifies a bunch number, composition and weight. Matching those fields is a useful documentation step, not authentication of the cloth delivered to your tailor. (apparel.hollandandsherry.com)