Pilot
The heavy brushed cotton baseball cap — the brushed surface that changes how the cap feels in your hand. Heavy brushed twill for those who prioritise the peach-touch effect and vintage premium positioning. Ideal for front embroidery on rigid buckram, including 3D puff embroidery. Optimal for lifestyle brands, premium automotive and winter uniforms — deep neutral palette: black, navy, khaki, olive. One size.
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The Pilot is the baseball cap you recognise by touch before sight. Heavy brushed produces a peach-touch surface: soft, slightly velvety, matte. The brushing process opens cotton fibres creating a surface that absorbs dyes differently from untreated twill, with deeper colours and a natural patina that improves with use. The Pilot's seasonal positioning is autumn-winter: the brushed texture and deep colour palette — black, navy, khaki, olive — respond to a winter brief that smooth twill models cannot cover as well. No environmental certifications: conventional cotton.
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Heavy brushed twill con buckram rigido: substrato di ricamo molto stabile. La texture spazzolata crea effetto morbido, adatta per loghi con colori tenui o ricami tono su tono. Supporta ricami 3D puff. Area frontale fino a 11×6 cm. Laterali fino a 6×5 cm.
Texture brushed crea contrasto visivo naturale con qualsiasi patch. Buckram rigido garantisce base stabile per termosaldatura. Max 7 cm.
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Heavy brushed twill è la scelta premium automotive per autumn-winter: texture sofisticata, palette di neutri profondi, fibbia in metallo. Ricamo 3D puff per finitura identitaria del motorsport premium.
Brushed twill pesante con effetto pesca ha forte connotazione premium e vintage nell'estetica streetwear autumn-winter. Neutri profondi per collezioni stagionali.
Texture brushed differenzia immediatamente la divisa dal cappellino standard: più ricercata, più premium. Stagionalità autumn-winter.
Per creator con merchandise stagionale definito. Texture, palette e costruzione orientate all'autumn-winter.
Construction,
Technical data declared by the Brand
MAIN FABRIC: 100% HEAVY BRUSHED COTTON TWILL
Cotton
- 016 structured panels
rigid buckram, suitable for 3D puff embroidery
- 02Heavy brushed cotton twill
peach-touch effect, velvety to the touch
- 03Brushing process
chromatic depth and characteristic matte surface
- 04Pre-curved visor with pronounced curve
6 stitching rows
- 05Matte metal buckle with sewn hole
premium closure with brushed self-fabric strap
- 06Embroidered eyelets
no exposed metal rivets
- 07Cotton sweatband
same brushed fabric
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