IN/TL/1 — Tapered French Terry Sweatpant, Slate

400gsm organic cotton French terry, tapered straight leg, open-ledger waistband label naming mill, wage, and GPS.

Categorysweatpants

Target retail$135

Fabric weight400 gsm

Estimated landed cost$40

Estimated margin70.4%

Confidence87%

Material & construction

Fabric	400gsm GOTS-certified organic cotton French terry, garment-dyed after sew, pre-shrunk, single wash for hand, <2% residual shrinkage target
Silhouette	tapered straight leg, mid-rise, single welt back pocket, 10.5" rise at size M, 29" inseam, 13" leg opening, ribbed ankle cuff
Construction	tapered straight leg, mid-rise, single welt back pocket, ribbed ankle cuff, 1x1 rib waistband with internal elastic + exposed flat drawcord, taped inner leg seam, double-stitched side seams
Trims	woven open-ledger waistband label (mill name, GPS, GOTS cert #, worker wage tier), flat braid drawcord in self-color, ribbed ankle cuff in matching French terry, QR code hang tag linking to live supply-chain ledger
Finishing	garment-dyed after sew, documented dye lot number on label, pre-shrunk with single wash, <2% shrinkage guarantee printed on interior label

Colorway

Slate (#6B7280)Bone (#E8E4DC)Faded Black (#2C2C2C)

Points of measure (size M)

Specs as recommended. Grade S/L/XL using standard rules (2" chest/hem jumps for tee, 1.5" waist/hip for sweatpant). Tolerance ±¼" on critical dimensions.

Point	Size M
knee	9"
inseam	29"
outseam	40"
rise front	10.5"
leg opening	7.5"
waist relaxed	14.5"
waist stretched	18"
waistband height	2.5"
thigh 1in below crotch	11.5"

Recommended factory profile

Region	Portugal
Required certifications	GOTS, OEKO-TEX 100
Rationale	Coelima (Guimarães) confirmed capable of 400gsm heavyweight French terry with garment-dye program at 100–300 MOQ, 8–12wk lead time. Asket supplier relationship validates quality benchmark. Memory [5] pins Portugal as preferred region.

Demand evidence

competitorSweatpants posted 121 sellouts/30d in live category data, up from pinned memory of 112 — highest sellout velocity of any tracked category this cycle
competitorCole Buxton holds $120–$145 sweatpants with zero discounting across 282 new drops/30d, confirming IN/TL's $135 price point sits within validated premium band
competitorTentree sweatpants 119 sellouts/30d — highest single-brand sellout count tracked; validates category demand even outside streetwear-core audience
socialr/femalefashionadvice 'replace Everlane' thread hit 1,247 upvotes — explicit consumer search for a credible transparency-first basics successor, sweatpants named as core Everlane category
brand_fitMemory [10]: open-ledger waistband label (Coelima, Guimarães, Portugal; worker wage tier; GOTS cert number; QR GPS hang tag) is ownable artifact neither Cole Buxton nor Tentree deploys at this price band

Risk flags

Garment-dye batch color variance on 400gsm French terry adds $4–6 landed cost and requires intentional brand framing — must document dye lot on open-ledger label to convert variance from defect to feature (memory [11])

Single welt back pocket at 100-unit MOQ requires mill confirmation of pocket-bag program; plain-face fallback needed if unavailable at Coelima (memory [12])

Tentree 119 sellouts/30d signals strong category competition from sustainability-adjacent brands at potentially lower price points — IN/TL must lead with verifiable supply-chain proof, not sustainability rhetoric

Garment-dye after sew on first production run at $5K–$15K capital constraint limits color SKU depth to max 2 colorways to manage cash exposure

Why this for IN/TL

Sweatpants are the single highest-conversion category in live data (121 sellouts/30d, 3.6x tee rate from memory [2]) with zero price compression at $120–$145. The open-ledger waistband label is the one physical artifact in the $80–$150 band that converts IN/TL's radical transparency positioning from rhetoric into a tactile product feature — directly addressing the Everlane-Shein backlash (1,247 upvotes, BoF coverage) that has left consumers explicitly searching for a verifiable successor.

Acceptance criteria (sample review)

Hand-feel matches reference garment within ±10% weight tolerance.
Color matches Pantone TCX / lab dip approved before bulk.
All points of measure within ±¼" on size M; grade rules pass for S, L, XL.
GOTS + OEKO-TEX certificates received and verified before bulk PO.
Sample washed 5x at home temperature — no shrinkage beyond 3%, no pilling.
Stitch density ≥ 10 SPI on critical seams; coverstitch on hem.