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            "content": "\ufeff My name is Frank Cowan \u2014 I'm the founder of Costa Libre, a men's premium coastal and fishing apparel brand launching under the 25N80W brand house (25n80w.com). We build natural-fiber apparel for people who fish, sail, and spend serious time outdoors \u2014 think the opposite of a synthetic fishing shirt.\nOur hero product is a long-sleeve UPF 50+ sun shirt in a 90\/10 merino-nylon blend, positioned as the premium natural-fiber alternative to the synthetic-dominated fishing apparel market (Columbia PFG, Huk, AFTCO). We're launching via Kickstarter and transitioning to a permanent Shopify store.\n\nAfter researching merino manufacturers with genuine certification and craftsmanship credentials, your team came up consistently. I'm reaching out to explore whether you'd be a fit for this project.\n\nProduct specifications:\n\n\u2022 Blend: 90% merino wool \/ 10% nylon, 145\u2013160 GSM\u2022 UPF 50+ certified on finished garment\u2022 OEKO-TEX Standard 100 required\u2022 ZQ or RWS merino fiber certification strongly preferred\u2022 Fit: athletic\/fitted lifestyle cut \u2014 long sleeve, crew neck, optional thumb loop\u2022 Colorways: 4 (Sandbar, Mist Blue, Deep Inlet, Sea Glass)\u2022 Initial MOQ: ~300 units total across colorways for Kickstarter launch\n\nI'd love to understand your capabilities for this spec, your sampling process and costs, lead times from sample to production run, and certifications currently held.\n\nOne additional question \u2014 do you offer in-house garment decorating services? Specifically, we're looking for a partner who can handle screen printing or heat-transfer imprinting for our chest and sleeve branding, as well as embroidery for our woven logo detail. If this is something you can manage under one roof, that would be a significant advantage for us. If not, are you able to recommend trusted decoration partners you've worked with?\n\nWould you be open to a brief intro call, or could you share a capability deck? We're moving on a tight timeline and would like to have a sample in hand within 60 days if possible.\n\nThank you \u2014 I look forward to connecting.\n\nFrank Cowan\nSent from my iPad",
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            "content": "Hello Frank,\n\nThank you for reaching out and providing detailed information about your brand, Costa Libre. Your project sounds exciting, and I appreciate your interest in our capabilities.\n\nTo proceed, I need to gather a few more details:\n\n1. **Tech Pack or Physical Sample**: Do you have a Tech Pack or a Physical Sample for the long-sleeve UPF 50+ sun shirt that you can share with us?\n\n2. **Target Price**: What is your target production price per style?\n\nRegarding your specific technical requirements and machinery, I cannot confirm this at my level. I have gathered your project details and will forward them to our technical team. They will analyze your requirements and confirm directly with you if our facilities have the exact capabilities to develop your product.\n\nAs for your timeline, our standard cycle from sampling to production is approximately 5 months. Given this, having a sample in hand within 60 days may not be feasible. However, our team will review your project details and provide further guidance.\n\nRegarding garment decorating services, I will forward your inquiry to our technical team to confirm if we can manage screen printing, heat-transfer imprinting, and embroidery in-house.\n\nPlease note that at this initial stage, we do not schedule calls. Once we receive all the required details and our technical team approves your project, they will contact you directly to arrange a meeting.\n\nOnce I have the additional details, I can better assess your project and guide you on the next steps.\n\nLooking forward to your response.\n\nBest regards.",
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            "content": "Hi Matilde,\n\nThank you for the detailed response. I appreciate the transparency on the 5-month timeline and the process. Let me address your questions and provide additional context.\n\nTech Pack \/ Physical Sample:\nWe are finalizing our tech pack now and will share it with you shortly. In the meantime, we can provide a detailed spec sheet with the following:\n\n- Fabric: 90% merino wool \/ 10% nylon (or 85\/10\/5 merino\/nylon\/elastane if recommended by your technical team), ~180-200 gsm, UPF 50+\n- Construction: Long-sleeve, raglan or set-in sleeve, flatlock seams, crew or mock neck\n- Fit: Athletic, tailored but not compression\n- Detailing: 25N80W woven label at hem, care label, size label\n- Decoration: Screen print or heat transfer on chest (compass rose logo) and back (word-stack design)\n\nIf it would help your technical team evaluate capabilities, we can also send a reference garment (a similar fishing shirt we want to match in fit and feel) for them to deconstruct and analyze. Please let me know the best shipping address.\n\nTarget Price:\nOur target production price per shirt is $12-18 per unit at an initial MOQ of 250-500 units, with room to optimize as volume increases. We understand Portuguese manufacturing commands a premium for quality and we are willing to pay for it. Please let us know if this range is realistic for your facilities.\n\nDecoration Services:\nWe need woven brand labels, a chest screen print or heat transfer, and potentially a back print. If your team can confirm which decoration methods you handle in-house, that will help us plan.\n\nTimeline:\nWe understand 5 months from sampling to production. We will adjust our launch timeline accordingly. Speed matters to us, but we will not rush quality.\n\nSecond Brand - Fio (Women's Merino Apparel):\nIn addition to Costa Libre, we also own Fio - a women's premium merino wool apparel brand. Fio's pieces are lightweight merino jersey knits and fine-gauge tops, natural-fiber-first, OEKO-TEX and GOTS certified. We would like to explore producing both brands with you under one manufacturing relationship.\n\nFio's initial product line includes:\n- Lightweight merino jersey knit tops (women's, 140-170 gsm)\n- Fine-gauge merino knitwear\n- Merino yoga pants (high-waist, 7\/8 length, flatlock seams, gusset crotch, ~200 gsm merino jersey with elastane for stretch and recovery)\n- Bamboo-linen waffle-weave garment roll towel (the \"Fio Kit\" bundle item)\n\nCould your technical team also evaluate capability for:\n1. Women's merino jersey tops and fine-gauge knits\n2. Merino yoga pants with elastane blend for stretch and retention\n3. Bamboo-linen waffle-weave fabric (sourcing or CMT)\n\nWe are looking for a long-term partner across both brands. Costa Libre (men's) is the immediate priority, with Fio (women's) to follow shortly after.\n\nLooking forward to your technical team's feedback.\n\nBest regards,\nFrank Cowan\nCosta Libre | 25N80W\nOn Aug 3, 2026, at 9:31\u202fPM, Matilde Azevedo <info@portugaltextile.com> wrote:\ufeffHello Frank,\n\nThank you for reaching out and providing detailed information about your brand, Costa Libre. Your project sounds exciting, and I appreciate your interest in our capabilities.\n\nTo proceed, I need to gather a few more details:\n\n1. Tech Pack or Physical Sample: Do you have a Tech Pack or a Physical Sample for the long-sleeve UPF 50+ sun shirt that you can share with us?\n\n2. Target Price: What is your target production price per style?\n\nRegarding your specific technical requirements and machinery, I cannot confirm this at my level. I have gathered your project details and will forward them to our technical team. They will analyze your requirements and confirm directly with you if our facilities have the exact capabilities to develop your product.\n\nAs for your timeline, our standard cycle from sampling to production is approximately 5 months. Given this, having a sample in hand within 60 days may not be feasible. However, our team will review your project details and provide further guidance.\n\nRegarding garment decorating services, I will forward your inquiry to our technical team to confirm if we can manage screen printing, heat-transfer imprinting, and embroidery in-house.\n\nPlease note that at this initial stage, we do not schedule calls. Once we receive all the required details and our technical team approves your project, they will contact you directly to arrange a meeting.\n\nOnce I have the additional details, I can better assess your project and guide you on the next steps.\n\nLooking forward to your response.\n\nBest regards.\n    \n        Os melhores cumprimentos \/ Best regards,\n        Matilde Azevedo\n        Commercial Assistant\n        \n            tel: +351 915 085 106\n            email: matilde@portugaltextile.com\n            address: Rua da Zona Industrial de Alto de Pega 105 Loja F, 4480-761 Vila do Conde",
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            "content": "Hello Frank,\n\nThank you for the additional details and context regarding both Costa Libre and Fio. Your projects sound promising, and I appreciate your thoroughness in outlining your needs.\n\nRegarding the Tech Pack, once you have it finalized, please share it with us. In the meantime, your detailed spec sheet will be helpful for our technical team to evaluate. If you wish to send a reference garment for analysis, please note that we first need to gather all project details. Once our technical team reviews your information and approves the project, they will contact you with the exact shipping instructions.\n\nFor the target price, thank you for providing your range of $12-18 per unit. Our technical team will review this alongside your specifications to assess feasibility.\n\nAs for decoration services, I will forward your inquiry to our technical team to confirm if we can manage screen printing, heat-transfer imprinting, and embroidery in-house.\n\nRegarding your second brand, Fio, I will also pass on your requirements for women's merino jersey tops, fine-gauge knits, merino yoga pants, and the bamboo-linen waffle-weave fabric to our technical team for evaluation.\n\nThank you for your patience as we review your comprehensive project details. Our team will get back to you as soon as possible with feedback on our capabilities.\n\nBest regards.",
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            "content": "Hi Matilde,\n\nThank you. We will get the tech pack over to you as soon as it is finalized. In the meantime, the spec sheet should give your technical team enough to begin their evaluation.\n\nWe understand the process and appreciate that your technical team needs to review before scheduling a call or providing shipping instructions. We will be ready to send a reference garment as soon as they give the green light.\n\nOne quick note: if the technical team has any preliminary questions about the merino\/nylon blend, the UPF 50+ requirement, or the Fio pieces (especially the bamboo-linen waffle weave sourcing), I am happy to answer directly to keep things moving.\n\nLooking forward to their feedback.\n\nBest regards,\nFrank Cowan\nCosta Libre | 25N80W | Fio\n\n> On Aug 4, 2026, at 8:34\u202fAM, Matilde Azevedo  wrote:\n> \n> Hello Frank,\n> \n> Thank you for the additional details and context regarding both Costa Libre and Fio. Your projects sound promising, and I appreciate your thoroughness in outlining your needs.\n> \n> Regarding the Tech Pack, once you have it finalized, please share it with us. In the meantime, your detailed spec sheet will be helpful for our technical team to evaluate. If you wish to send a reference garment for analysis, please note that we first need to gather all project details. Once our technical team reviews your information and approves the project, they will contact you with the exact shipping instructions.\n> \n> For the target price, thank you for providing your range of $12-18 per unit. Our technical team will review this alongside your specifications to assess feasibility.\n> \n> As for decoration services, I will forward your inquiry to our technical team to confirm if we can manage screen printing, heat-transfer imprinting, and embroidery in-house.\n> \n> Regarding your second brand, Fio, I will also pass on your requirements for women's merino jersey tops, fine-gauge knits, merino yoga pants, and the bamboo-linen waffle-weave fabric to our technical team for evaluation.\n> \n> Thank you for your patience as we review your comprehensive project details. Our team will get back to you as soon as possible with feedback on our capabilities.\n> \n> Best regards.\n> \n> Os melhores cumprimentos \/ Best regards,\n> Matilde Azevedo\n> Commercial Assistant",
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            "content": "Hello Frank,\n\nThank you for your understanding and readiness to provide further information if needed. I'll ensure that your willingness to assist with any preliminary questions is noted for our technical team. They will reach out directly if they require any clarifications on the merino\/nylon blend, UPF 50+ requirement, or the Fio pieces.\n\nWe appreciate your patience and look forward to receiving the finalized Tech Pack. Our team will be in touch with feedback as soon as they have reviewed your project details.\n\nBest regards.",
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            "content": "Obrigado. We'll get the tech pack to you soon and look forward to hearing from your technical team.\n\nBest regards,\nFrank Cowan\nCosta Libre | 25N80W | Fio\n\n---Thanks,Frank CowanOn Aug 4, 2026, at 8:43\u202fAM, Matilde Azevedo <info@portugaltextile.com> wrote:\ufeffHello Frank,\n\nThank you for your understanding and readiness to provide further information if needed. I'll ensure that your willingness to assist with any preliminary questions is noted for our technical team. They will reach out directly if they require any clarifications on the merino\/nylon blend, UPF 50+ requirement, or the Fio pieces.\n\nWe appreciate your patience and look forward to receiving the finalized Tech Pack. Our team will be in touch with feedback as soon as they have reviewed your project details.\n\nBest regards.\n    \n        Os melhores cumprimentos \/ Best regards,\n        Matilde Azevedo\n        Commercial Assistant\n        \n            tel: +351 915 085 106\n            email: matilde@portugaltextile.com\n            address: Rua da Zona Industrial de Alto de Pega 105 Loja F, 4480-761 Vila do Conde",
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            "content": "Hello Frank,\n\nThank you for confirming. We look forward to receiving the Tech Pack and will keep you updated once our technical team has reviewed your project details.\n\nBest regards.",
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