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Portuguese Brushed Cotton Sweat

Brushed on the inside, sturdy on the outside.

Cloth
Brushed cotton fleece
Composition
100% cotton
Runs at
430 gsm
Finish
Preshrunk
Made in
Portugal
Portuguese Brushed Cotton Sweat
The story

A fleece gets its character after it comes off the knitting machine, when the inside face is raised. Brushing pulls the yarn up into a nap, and the nap is what holds air and keeps a heavy cloth from feeling hard against the skin. This is a new fleece quality for us, made in 430 gsm. The cotton here is plain cotton, not organic, and we would rather say that than round it up. The garments are made in Portugal and wash at 30°C, inside out.

Why choose it

For anyone who wants weight in a sweatshirt and a soft face on the inside.

01

Raised on the inside

The back of the knit is brushed until it lifts into a nap. That is where the softness comes from.

02

One weight, pre shrunk

430 gsm, and the garment is preshrunk.

03

Plain cotton, not organic

This one is 100% cotton with no organic claim attached to it.

430 gsm washed cotton fleece, brushed back
430 gsm washed cotton fleece, brushed back
Transparent pricing

One piece, every euro

What one piece costs us, to the cent. Then where the rest of the price goes.

Columbia Cotton SW01001-GRY
Columbia Half Zip Sweatshirt €99,00
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What you pay for

Columbia Half Zip Sweatshirt: €99 here. €139 average market price.

Average market price is what a comparable piece costs from a brand that sells through other people's shops: department stores and multi-brand retailers. That price has to carry the brand's margin and the shop's margin, stacked. Ours carries one.

Materials
€20,00
Making
€13,00
Trims
€2,00
Transport
€1,00
VAT (21%)
€17,18
Our margin
€45,82

Margin is not profit. It goes to getting the piece to your door: shipping, returns, the warehouse. Then to running No Label: the team, the stores, the fit sessions, the photography. What is left goes into next season's fabric. On sale pieces there is often nothing left at all, because overstock is money sitting in a warehouse and we would rather it moved than marked up.

Care

Wash at 30°C
mild detergent, inside out (400-700RPM)
Do not tumble dry
skip the dryer
Iron inside out
low heat, on the reverse
Do not bleach
keep it out of the wash

Made from Portuguese Brushed Cotton Sweat