Oversized or classic fit: 4 team hoodies and who each one suits

Two team hoodies can share the same fabric and print method and still wear completely differently. One sits loose off the shoulder and gets bought for the team store. The other fits close enough to go under a jacket on match day. Here are four sublimated pullover hoodies from our range, grouped by fit: two oversized drop-shoulder styles, one classic sideline cut and one kids cut for ages 3 to 7.

Why fit comes before the print

Most hoodie briefs we get start with colours and a logo. Fair enough. But the fit decides who will actually wear it. Players want something that moves in a warm-up. Parents and fans buying from a club shop often want the relaxed, roomy shape they'd pick for themselves. Decide who the hoodie is for, and the fit follows.

Fit 1: Oversized with a nature camo print

Dropped shoulders, roomy sleeves and a longer body. This is the shape people wear off the pitch, so it sells well in club stores. The pebble stone camo oversized team hoodie covers the body in a river stone pattern in slate blue, sand and stone grey, with sand rib cuffs and waistband.

Nature camo is taking over from the old military style on fan wear. It's softer, it suits muted club colours, and it doesn't look like army surplus.

Fit 2: Oversized with a mountain fade

Same relaxed cut, quieter artwork. The mountain ridge fade oversized hoodie has a tonal mountain line in bone and olive rising from the hem and fading out at the chest. Above that, the body is plain olive, which leaves a clean space for a crest.

What to decide for an oversized hoodie

• Who buys it. Oversized suits fans, parents and staff. For warm-ups, players usually prefer the classic cut.
• Size note. Tell buyers to order their usual size. The extra room is already in the pattern.
• Print scale. A bigger body shows more of the print, so check the mock-up at full size.
• Trim colour. Cuffs, waistband and drawcords in one colour from the print tie the look together.

Fit 3: Classic pullover that matches the uniform

This is the hoodie players pull on over the kit. The fit is closer to the body, so it moves in a warm-up and sits well under a coat. The orange and navy brushstroke gradient hoodie was designed alongside our brushstroke gradient mesh panel football uniform. It has a burnt orange body, a navy brushstroke sweep from the hem and cuffs, and navy mesh-texture shoulder yokes that echo the uniform.

Same print on the uniform and the hoodie, and the squad looks like one programme. What we tell clubs ordering a kit family

This style comes in youth YXS to YXL and adult XS to 5XL. We cut youth and adult from separate patterns, so the gradient and the yokes land in the right place on every size.