PLM: Material - Merch Material Description
As of 8/28/2024.
On the material types "Fabrics," "Handbag & SLG Fabrics" and "Yarns" there is a field called "MERCH MATERIAL DESCRIPTION."
At Material Overview Edit:
At Material Overview:
This field is intended to house customer facing material information for materials utilized as Design Main Materials (DMMs.)
The Team Responsible for creating/updating the material in PLM will be responsible for filling out this field with a customer facing material description (when applicable), and then passing this information to the Merch Team about 3 weeks before line open.
Re. Material Types: "Fabrics" & "Handbag & SLG Fabrics":
The MERCH MATERIAL DESCRIPTION should always be filled out for the fabric types: Woven, Knit, Plastic Sheeting, Real Leather/ Suede, Vegan Leather/ Suede.
The MERCH MATERIAL DESCRIPTION can sometimes be filled out for the fabric type: Denim (though sometimes this may need to be managed at the style level as wash can affect this description.).
Re. Material Type: Yarns
The MERCH MATERIAL DESCRIPTION can be filled out for YARNS but may need to be managed more at the style level depending on the materials used, and stitch/ gauge/ end combination.
About 3 weeks before line open, the Team Responsible for creating/updating the material in PLM is to export this information from PLM and share with the Merchandising Team for all DMMs utilized on the seasonal collection.