End use
Piqué is the default for polo shirts for a functional reason, not a decorative one: the cells across the face improve air movement and give the cloth the body a collar needs to stand up.
In a piqué construction the loops form small openings across the surface. Those openings increase airflow and make the fabric feel less clinging than flat jersey. In corporate and promotional wear the difference shows up as all-day comfort.
Even when the body is piqué, collars and cuffs are usually produced separately as rib or knitted collars. If those parts are not dyed in the same batch as the body, a shade difference appears. Ask for shell-and-trim colour matching at order stage.
In the 190–250 g/m² piqué band, pilling resistance depends on yarn quality together with any anti-pilling treatment. The test method and the minimum acceptable grade belong in the technical file.
10 recorded Piqué & lacoste qualities in the catalogue, 190–250 g/m².
%100 combed cotton
Our catalogue lists piqué at 190–250 g/m²; corporate programmes usually sit near the upper end.
Matching can be controlled when shell and trim are treated as one colour exercise. State it in the order brief.
