Pasadena Men
- OEKO-TEX
- Vegan
One colour pair per team: the polo that divides a company event before the logo does. Cotton in a honeycomb knit, a mid-weight 200 g/m², tested for harmful substances (OEKO-TEX Standard 100). Sign it with embroidery or screen printing; fine lettering gets lost in the raised texture. Red and white, black and lime, French navy and neon orange: twelve pairings, reception desks included. For her there is the Pasadena Women, in the same colour pairs.
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Stripes on a polo collar can be read from across the room: they are the mark of tennis clubs and teams on the road. The Pasadena Men comes with them as standard. The collar and sleeve edges are ribbed, a stretchy ridged knit, finished with two stripes in a second colour, and SOL'S makes it in pairs only: from French navy and white to black and lime. Underneath is a piqué, the honeycomb knit, in 100% combed cotton, short fibres removed, at a mid-weight 200 g/m², with three matching buttons and a cut SOL'S describes as fitted. It is a customisable two-tone polo shirt, certified, meaning tested for harmful substances, and PETA-Approved Vegan.
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The stripes do half the work: the logo is left to say the name. SOL'S lists it as suitable for , , digital printing, heat transfer and heat-applied vinyl. We recommend embroidery on the left chest, in a thread that matches the stripes, so the logo and the collar speak the same language. For prints we prefer solid lettering and logos, because the raised piqué breaks up fine lines. On the two grey colours, which contain 15% viscose, a fibre spun from wood cellulose, we always ask for a test first.
Printing techniques.
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What to expect on this specific product, technique by technique.
SOL'S puts it at the top of the list, and on a striped polo it is also the most consistent choice. For standard embroidery we ask for at least 170-180 g/m², and the 200 g/m² piqué, with its small raised honeycomb, holds a solid logo on the chest without puckering. Raised embroidery, which SOL'S mentions, needs 220-240 g/m² in our view: here we would keep it to a monogram.
Offered by SOL'S, with an opaque white base under dark colours: a layer of white ink printed first so the design stays bright. One colour is printed at a time through a screen, and it is the economical route when the polos run into the hundreds. The honeycomb leaves small gaps in the ink, so designs with solid areas work. On the two grey melange colours, which contain viscose, a soft fibre made from wood pulp, a test avoids surprises.
It earns its place when a group has to be recognised at a glance: the teams at a convention, the departments on a company day out, the entertainment staff at a seaside resort. It is not the right choice for kitchen staff: SOL'S gives a 40 °C wash, which handles everyday dirt but not grease stains. For that there is the Prime Men, a polyester and cotton blend washable at 60 °C. Before ordering: royal blue with neon coral and lime with white are not available in every size.
Who uses it — and who
should look elsewhere.
20 sectors assessed.
All sectors
A hundred people, eight teams: give each group a colour pair and the job of telling them apart is done. With twelve pairings there are some left for organisers and judges, and chest embroidery adds the event name.
At reception or in a shop, the striped collar makes staff recognisable even with a small logo. Combed cotton, cleared of its short fibres, feels cool across an eight-hour day, and a 40 °C wash deals with the dirt of an office.
Construction,
Technical data declared by the Brand
100% cotton
Cotton
- 01Rib 1x1 collar and cuffs
- 02Reinforcing tape on neck
- 03Short sleeves
- 04Contrasting stripes on collar and cuffs
- 05Tone on tone 3 button placket
- 06Fitted cut
- 07Cut and sewn
- 08Side slits
- 09Spare button on the inside seam
The measurements,
in centimeters.
The measurements the manufacturer states for each size, in centimetres.
| Size | Chest (cm) | Length (cm) | Sleeve (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 49 | 70 | — |
| M | 52 | 72 | — |
| L | 55 | 74 | — |
| XL | 58 | 76 | — |
| XXL | 61 | 79 | — |
| 3XL | 64 | 82 | — |
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Certifies that every component of the finished product — fabric, stitching, buttons, labels, prints — has been tested against a list of over 1,000 harmful substances. Guarantees that what you wear contains nothing chemically dangerous to health. It says nothing about how the product was manufactured, by whom, or with what environmental impact: other certifications exist for those verifications. It is the world's most widely used and rigorous chemical safety standard for finished textile products.
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