Product Overview
The SOL'S Kids Summer II Cotton Piqué Polo Shirt is a cornerstone of our children's uniform range, offering a professional appearance combined with the practical durability required for daily wear. Constructed from 100% ringspun combed cotton, this standard-weight garment provides a soft hand-feel while maintaining the structural integrity necessary for school environments, sports, and outdoor activities. Its classic piqué weave ensures a breathable finish that keeps the wearer comfortable throughout the day.
Key Features
- Taped Neck: Provides enhanced comfort and prevents the neckline from stretching out of shape over time, ensuring a tidy appearance even after repeated use.
- Three Self-Colour Button Placket: Offers a clean, coordinated aesthetic that aligns with traditional school and club uniform standards.
- Side Vents: These allow for a greater range of movement and a more comfortable fit over the hips, which is essential for active children.
- Twin Needle Sleeves and Hem: This reinforced stitching method significantly increases the garment's lifespan by preventing seams from fraying under stress.
- Hemmed Sleeves: Provides a neat, finished look that resists curling, maintaining the professional profile of the shirt.
Design & Performance
The performance of this polo shirt lies in its fabric composition. By using ringspun combed cotton, SOL'S has ensured that shorter, weaker fibres are removed during the spinning process. This results in a smoother, stronger yarn that resists pilling and provides an excellent surface for customisation. The standard-weight piqué fabric offers the perfect balance between breathability and substance, making it a versatile choice for both indoor classroom settings and outdoor physical education.
Furthermore, this garment carries an impressive array of certifications, including OEKO-TEX Standard 100 and PETA-Approved Vegan status. These highlight a commitment to safety and ethical manufacturing, ensuring the fabric is free from harmful substances and produced under fair labour conditions as part of the Fair Wear Foundation.
Customisation: Print & Embroidery
This polo shirt is an ideal canvas for both print and embroidery, handled by our expert team in Telford. For school crests or club emblems, we recommend embroidery; it provides a raised, high-quality texture that looks exceptionally professional and stands up well to the frequent washing that children's clothing inevitably undergoes.
For larger, more vibrant designs—perhaps for a one-off event or a summer camp—printing is an excellent alternative. Our in-house customisation process ensures that whether you choose a detailed embroidered logo or a bold printed graphic, the finish will be crisp and durable. Since 1976, MyWorkwear has refined these techniques to ensure your branding remains as resilient as the garment itself.
Use Cases
This garment is specifically engineered for children's daily activities. It is a primary choice for primary and secondary school uniforms, as well as pre-school and nursery settings. Beyond the classroom, its breathable cotton construction makes it well-suited for equestrian sports, outdoor leisure groups, and junior sports clubs where a smart but functional appearance is required.
Why MyWorkwear
With a heritage dating back to 1976, MyWorkwear has decades of experience in providing high-quality apparel for businesses and schools across the UK. Based in Telford, our expert team manages every stage of the customisation process in-house. We understand that workwear—especially for children—needs to be dependable, which is why we only source products from reputable brands like SOL'S that meet our rigorous standards for quality and ethical production.
Practical Advice
Please be aware that this specific model runs small compared to other brands. We strongly recommend reviewing the size guide and perhaps opting for a size larger than usual to ensure a comfortable fit, particularly if the garment is to be worn as part of a layered uniform. Ensuring the correct fit before decoration is essential for the best result.
Caring for your product
To maintain the high-quality finish of the combed cotton and the integrity of your custom branding, we recommend following a careful maintenance routine. Always wash the garment inside out; this simple step protects the embroidery or print from the abrasive action of the washing machine drum, ensuring your logo stays sharp for longer.
Avoid the use of harsh bleaching agents, as these will break down the natural cotton fibres and cause the colours to fade prematurely. When drying, it is best to air dry the polo shirt rather than using a tumble dryer, as excessive heat can shrink the cotton and damage the adhesive bonds used in printing processes.
If ironing is necessary, do so on a medium heat and avoid direct contact with any printed areas. Ironing over a print can cause it to melt or peel, while direct heat on embroidery can flatten the threads and lose the professional 'lofty' effect of the stitching.
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