Aosite, kusukela 1993
I-athikili enesihloko esithi "Ingabe i-hardware ye-wardrobe yomkhiqizo imanzi?" inikeza ulwazi mayelana nemikhiqizo ehlukahlukene ye-wardrobe ye-top-notch kanye ne-hardware yabo. Iphinde ibhekane nemibuzo evamile kanye nokukhathazeka mayelana nekhwalithi nezinto ezisetshenziswa kumkhiqizo we-wardrobe we-Sofia. Ngezansi i-athikili ebhalwe kabusha enamatimu angashintshi kanye nokubalwa kwamagama okufanayo njengendatshana yoqobo:
Uma kukhulunywa ngesici sokudambisa kuma-wardrobes anophawu, kunabadlali abaningana abaphezulu embonini abanikeza izinketho zekhwalithi ephezulu. Lokhu kufaka phakathi uSofia SOGAL, Hollike, Stanley, kanye no-Yi Shili KALULA. I-Sofia SOGAL, umkhiqizo waseFrance owasungulwa ngo-1980, waziwa njengomunye wochwepheshe abaphezulu embonini yezingubo zokugqoka. I-Hollike, uhlobo lwaseBrithani, lwaziwa njengomunye wemikhiqizo ehamba phambili yochwepheshe. UStanley, uhlobo oludumile lwaseMelika olwaqala ngo-1843, selwenze uphawu lwaso embonini yekhabethe lezingubo zokugqoka kanye nezindonga. I-Yi Shili KALULA izimise njengophawu oluhamba phambili lwe-heavyweight embonini yezingubo zokugqoka.
Mayelana nemikhiqizo ye-hardware ye-wardrobe, i-Yajie Hardware, i-Huitailong Hardware, i-Bangpai Hardware, i-Dinggu Hardware, i-Tiannu Hardware, i-Yazhijie Hardware, i-Mingmen Hardware, i-Paramount Hardware, i-Slico, ne-Modern Hardware iphakathi kwamagama aphezulu embonini. Lawa mabhrendi aziwa ngekhwalithi yawo futhi abonwa njengabadlali abaphambili ezigabeni zawo.
Manje, ake siphendule imibuzo evamile mayelana nomkhiqizo wekhabethe likaSophia. Okunye okukhathazayo okuveziwe yikhwalithi yama-wardrobes, ikakhulukazi mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwebhodi eliqinile lokucindezela izinkuni. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi embonini, kuvamile ukuthi i-backboard yama-wardrobes yenziwe nge-Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) esikhundleni salokho. Ubukhulu obufanele bebhodi elingemuva kufanele bube ngu-8-9mm ukuvimbela ukuwohloka. Uma kuphakama izinkinga, amakhasimende angafinyelela kumthengisi ukuze athole omunye esikhundleni.
Ngokuqondene nezinto ezisetshenziswa emakhabetheni e-Sophia, ngokuyinhloko zenziwe ngebhodi lokuminyana kanye nebhodi lezinhlayiya zokhuni oluqinile, zombili ezihlangabezana nezinga le-European E1. Lezi zinsiza zibonise ukuthi ziqinile futhi zithembekile, amakhasimende amaningi abika ukusetshenziswa okungenazinkinga ngisho nangemva kweminyaka eyishumi.
Uma kukhulunywa ngekhwalithi yamaphaneli e-wardrobe ye-Sophia, kufanelekile ukusho ukuthi nakuba umkhiqizo ungase ubize uma uqhathaniswa nowabanye, ungase ungabi ngaphezu kwekhwalithi nokuvikelwa kwemvelo uma uqhathaniswa nezingubo zokugqoka ze-Baiyou. Lokhu okwenziwayo kwabiwe amanye amakhasimende.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kukhona amakhasimende aqinisekisa ikhwalithi nenani lama-wardrobes kaSophia. Lo mkhiqizo waziwa kakhulu futhi uyingxenye yemikhiqizo eyishumi ephezulu yezingubo zamazwe ngamazwe. Imikhiqizo yaziwa ngekhwalithi yayo enhle kanye nesevisi enhle kakhulu yangemva kokuthengisa.
Amakhabethe e-Sophia ayingxenye yesigaba se-wardrobe futhi abalwa phakathi kwemikhiqizo eyishumi ephezulu. Ngokwezinga eliphelele, i-Holike, i-Sophia SOGAL, i-Knoya, i-Stanley, i-Coamdo, i-MACIO, i-Ways, i-Paterson, i-wardrobe ehlanganisiwe ye-Oupai, kanye ne-Dinggu Whole Wardrobe yaziwa njengemikhiqizo ehamba phambili. Amakhabethe aseHollywood akhethwa ngenxa yokuzinza nobuhle, kuyilapho ama-wardrobes e-Sophia ethandwa ngokubukeka kwawo okusemfashinini nokunemfashini. Izinto zokwakha zaseHollywood ezingabizi kakhulu kanye nezingxenyekazi zekhompuyutha ezisezingeni eliphezulu ziyakuhlukanisa, kuyilapho i-Sophia inxusa amakhasimende amancane ngemiklamo yayo edonsa amehlo. Yomibili le mikhiqizo inobuchwepheshe bayo obunelungelo lobunikazi obukhethekile futhi inikela ngemikhiqizo yekhwalithi enhle, kanti iHollywood iyona ekhethwa kakhulu.
Sengiphetha, ukuvumelana okuphelele ukuthi uhlobo lwe-wardrobe ye-Sophia lubhekwa kahle phakathi kwamakhasimende. Imikhiqizo yaziwa ngobuciko bayo obuhle kanye nekhwalithi ezinzile, okuyenza ibe ukukhetha okudumile phakathi kwabathengi. Uma kukhulunywa ngomkhiqizo we-Sophia, amakhasimende angalindela isipiliyoni esithembekile nesiphezulu sekhabethe.