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Denim Shade Standards & Shipment Assembly Procedures

Denim Shade Standards

1.0 LS&CO. Product Integrity will assign a Shade Standard according to Finish Category to a fabric at adoption - in some regions (LSA), assignment will be according to actual finish - in other regions (LSE), assignment may be based on a "best fit" for multiple finishes on the same fabric 2.0 Mills will screen rolls for shipping using the shade blanket procedures and applying the appropriate shade limit standards for the wash recipe 3.0 Mills will sort the rolls into to a cutting order sequence either by Minimum Path Tapering (best practice) or Manual Tapering using the guidelines below. 4.0 LS&CO. reserves the right to tighten requirements for individual fabrics as market needs require. This will be negotiated with the supplier at the outset of a program.

Shade Standard Limits by Wash Recipe Finish Category A B C D E F G Finish Rigid One Wash / Rinse Light Stone Medium Stone Heavy Stone H.Stone Bleach/Peroxide/Distressed Super Stone Bleach dL +/1.50 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.25 da +/0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 db +/1.0 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

Maximum Shade Variation within a Shipment: 1.0 DEcmc Master Wash Reproducibility (against Mill Reference): L = +/- 1.0

LS&CO. Best Practice Minimum Path Tapering

Hunterlab ColorQuest 0/45 or LabScan XE w/Shelyn software (recommended equipment)

Average Standard Roll Range Taper method

Standard Tolerances 1.8 DEcmc 1.8 DEcmc 0.5 DEcmc Not Applicable to Minimum Path Minimum path, clustered into 1 group LS&CO. Accepted Practice Manual Tapering Standard Tolerances 1.0 dL

Light to Dark within a shipment

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LS&CO. Denim Shade Standards & Shipment Assembly Procedures

Shade Blanket Construction

Front <---------------- 24" ---------------------> Back

Standard Swatch

8"

8"

8"

8"

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2" Border made from natural/undyed fabric or same style as the swatches.

<---------------------- 28" ------------------------>

Shipment Assembly Procedures 1.0 From each roll in the shipment, cut individual swatches measuring 9" X 9", to finish 8" X 8" when sewn in the shade blanket. 2.0 Sew a maximum 9 swatches per side and trim with a 2" border on all sides made from a natural/undyed fabric or the same fabric style as the swatches. Sew front and back sides back to back to create one shade blanket. Blankets with fewer swatches are acceptable, but no more than 9 per side. 3.0 Include one Standard Swatch from the master roll in the blanket. If multiple blankets are washed at the same time, we recommend that a minimum of 3 blankets include the standard swatch. 4.0 Wash shade blankets in a finish that most closely replicates the intended garment finish. In order to calibrate the consistency of the washloads, the washed Standard Swatches must be compared to a mill reference standard prior to assembling the cutting order sequence. If the washed Standard Swatches exceed a dL reading of +/- 1.0 from the mill reference, a new blanket must be reconstructed and washed. Rewashing of the same blanket is not permitted. 5.0 Cut swatches apart and create a cutting order sequence for the rolls in the shipment using either Minimum Path Tapering (best practice) or Manual Tapering guidelines. Only swatches washed together in the same load can be assembled into a cutting order sequence. If more than one washload is necessary based on the yardage & roll size requirements, separate cutting order sequences must be created for the shipment.

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