Comfort Colors 1580 - Unisex Quarter-Zip Sweatshirt - Gray

The Comfort Colors 1580 is the Garment-Dyed Quarter-Zip Sweatshirt, the quarter-zip layering piece in the heavyweight 9.5 oz 80/20 Comfort Colors fleece family, sharing the same garment-dyed pigment body as the 1566 Crewneck with a self-fabric lined stand collar and a quarter zipper. It is the blank a shop reaches for when a program wants the broken-in Comfort Colors look in a premium layering style: boutique and retail resale lines, college and Greek merch, brand and team layering pieces, and the upgraded quarter-zip that anchors a garment-dyed range above the crew. The body is a 3-end heavyweight fleece with a 100% ring-spun US cotton face for printability, pigment garment-dyed so every colour carries the soft, faded, lived-in hand the line is known for. The side-seamed construction, rolled-forward shoulder, twill-taped back neck and 1x1 rib cuffs and hem give it the same vintage cut as the rest of the range, and the self-fabric lined collar and quarter zip finish it as a layering piece.

The 1580 decorates like a heavyweight garment-dyed 80/20 fleece, with the quarter zip and stand collar setting the print placement rule. The zipper placket runs down the centre of the upper chest, so a left-chest logo is the natural placement and a full-front print should sit below or clear of the placket rather than crossing the zip. For water-based inks, the 100% ring-spun cotton face prints with a soft in-the-shirt hand that matches the broken-in garment-dyed look; discharge gives a softer result on the dark grounds but reads slightly less fully than on a 100% cotton body, since the 20% polyester in the back will not discharge. For DTG, the cotton face pre-treats and prints with strong vibrancy, brightest on the lighter pigment shades and needing a white underbase on the Pepper, True Navy and Crimson deep grounds. For DTF, the transfer bonds to the cotton face at standard heat-press settings, the most forgiving route across the full colour range and the easiest way to drop a clean left-chest graphic clear of the zip. For screen printing, the cotton face takes plastisol cleanly, though most shops pair this body with water-based to keep the soft hand; on the deep grounds lay a white underbase under light inks. For embroidery, the 9.5 oz body takes a left-chest design over a cut-away backing at a moderate stitch density, kept clear of the zip placket. Sublimation does not apply, since the cotton-face fabric is not a polyester substrate.

• Brand: Comfort Colors
• Style: 1580 (Garment-Dyed Quarter-Zip Sweatshirt)
• Fabric: 80% ring-spun cotton / 20% polyester, pigment garment-dyed, 100% ring-spun cotton face
• Weight: 9.5 oz/yd2
• Construction: Heavyweight garment-dyed 3-end fleece with a quarter zipper and self-fabric lined stand collar, side-seamed construction, rolled-forward shoulder, twill-taped back neck, back patch, twill label, 1x1 rib-knit cuffs and hem, double-needle shoulder, cuffs and hem.
• Fit: Unisex relaxed fit
• Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL
• Colors available: 6 garment-dyed colours (check current availability on the product page)
• Ordering: available by the piece or by the case; confirm current packing per case for your colour and size before a large order
• Care: Machine wash cold, wash separately before first wear. Tumble dry low.

The reorder note specific to this style: keep a left-chest logo clear of the zip placket and scale a full-front print to sit below or clear of the zip, order your full quantity in a single dye lot since pigment garment-dyeing gives a natural colour variation from lot to lot, and note the pigment can crock slightly when new, so a first separate wash sets the colour. Pair the 1580 with the Comfort Colors 1566 Crewneck to run the same garment-dyed colour family in a crew and a quarter-zip, and cross-shop the lighter Comfort Colors 1466CC Lightweight Crewneck when a program wants a thinner, year-round weight alongside the layering piece. TheClothingSpace stocks the 1580 at wholesale pricing with bulk discounts that increase as case and unit quantities rise, among the lowest prices online for this style, with fast US shipping on stocked colours.

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