Bikini panties, your specification
Made to your tech pack, fabric and colours by a factory matched to the order.
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Your main label, care label, hangtag and polybag. Nominated trims accepted.
A bikini panty has a mid rise front, moderate rear coverage and a leg finished with elastic or a binding. It sells in multipacks, prints and seasonal colours, and it is usually the style a range reorders most. A bikini panty manufacturer in Bangladesh cuts it in cotton elastane, microfibre or modal jersey, and the price turns on the leg elastic and the way the gusset is built.
Because the bikini sets the benchmark price for a panty range, Garments Hub BD briefs both factories on the same leg elastic, gusset method and fabric, so the gap between the two prices is the factory and not the spec. Inspection on this style starts at the leg, where uneven elastic tension and gusset seams show first.
Kinds of bikini panty by leg finish
Picot elastic leg
A narrow elastic with a looped decorative edge, sewn on with a zigzag and left showing. The quickest finish to sew and the classic look on cotton multipacks.
Plush back elastic leg
Elastic with a brushed inner face, turned under and stitched so only the stitch line shows from outside. Softer than picot for a small extra cost.
Clean finish leg
Elastic enclosed inside a turned edge of the body fabric, so no elastic is seen on either face. More operations, and a smoother edge under fitted clothes.
Bound leg
A strip of self fabric or rib folded over the raw edge, with or without elastic inside. Common on printed and rib bikinis; the binding width has to match on both legs.
How to brief a bikini panty manufacturer in Bangladesh
- Rise and coverage
- Front rise, back rise and side seam height, each with a tolerance. A bikini drifts towards a hipster when the side seam grows, so give the side height in cm.
- Leg elastic
- Type and width, usually 6 to 12 mm at the leg, and whether it is exposed, turned or enclosed. Leg elastic is the usual wear point in the wash.
- Gusset build
- Single or double layer, a cotton lining, and the method: enclosed with both seams hidden, or open at the back with the lining edge left free. Draw it on the sketch.
- Gusset proportions
- Gusset length and the front seam position, measured on the flat sample. Keep them in proportion when grading, so the gusset does not shift between sizes.
- Fabric
- Cotton elastane, microfibre or modal blend, with weight and elastane share. One body fabric across colours keeps shade and shrinkage consistent inside a multipack.
- Prints and colours
- All over or placement prints, and the colour count per pack. Bikini prints are usually rotary or digital on the fabric, before cutting.
Tests and rules for bikini panties
- ISO 105-E04
- Perspiration fastness, graded 1 to 5. Test the body fabric and the gusset lining together, since a dark body can stain a white cotton gusset.
- REACH Annex XVII, entry 43
- Print pastes on a bikini fall under the same EU limit as the dyed ground: azo dyes releasing listed amines at no more than 30 mg/kg. Test the printed fabric, not only the plain one.
- ISO 2859-1
- Sets the sample size for a bikini lot drawn from finished multipacks. AQL 2.5 for major and 4.0 for minor defects is a common setting; a buyer may choose a strict 1.5 for a core bikini that ships every month.
What moves the price of a bikini panty
- Leg finish: picot is quickest, plush back adds turning, and clean finish adds the most operations.
- Gusset method, since an enclosed gusset takes more skill and time than an open one.
- Fabric weight and fibre, the largest cost on a garment this small.
- Print type and the number of colours per multipack.
- Pack form and assortment, from a plain polybag to a printed sleeve.
Lead time for bikini panties
A bikini is usually the first style sampled in a panty range, at 7 to 14 days a sample, with bulk typically 30 to 60 days after PP approval. Printed fabric adds days for strike offs and printing before cutting, and a picot or plush elastic dyed to match adds a few more. Plain cotton bikinis in stock shades sit at the short end. The quote confirms it.
What we check on bikini panties before shipment
- Leg openingLeg opening measured relaxed and stretched on each size, to show the elastic was neither over nor under stretched when sewn.
- Gusset seamsGusset seams enclosed as specified, the lining edge free or caught as drawn, and no needle damage to the cotton lining.
- Elastic tensionElastic sewn at even tension all round the leg, with no waving or tight spots along the edge.
- Print positionPlacement prints sit in the same position on every size and colour, checked against the approved sample.
Questions buyers ask about bikini panties
Why price the bikini before other panty styles?
It is the style most ranges sell most of, so its price sets the margin for the range. Once the bikini is quoted on your fabric and elastic, the hipster and brief can be compared against it, mostly on fabric area and elastic length.
Picot or clean finish leg elastic?
Picot for value packs and a visible decorative edge; clean finish where the panty must lie smooth under fitted clothes. Clean finish costs more because the fabric is turned over the elastic and stitched twice. Plush back sits between the two.
Enclosed or open gusset seams?
An enclosed gusset hides both seams between the outer fabric and the lining, which looks neater and is what most retail buyers expect. An open back gusset is quicker and cheaper and still common in value ranges. Draw the method on the tech pack, because it changes the price.
Can a bikini share elastic with the rest of the range?
Usually, and it helps. One leg elastic in one width, dyed for all colours, lowers the elastic minimum and keeps shades consistent. Waistbands often differ by style, but leg elastic can be shared across bikini, hipster and brief.
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