Balenciaga SS26 BLCG 3B Dissolve-Print Pullover Hoodie – Black/Pink – Men’s871956TUVJ91000

Balenciaga SS26 BLCG 3B Dissolve-Print Pullover Hoodie – Black/Pink

The Balenciaga SS26 hoodie whose production sequence is a two-stage credential system. The shell is constructed from a 32-count double-ply cotton loop fleece at 550gsm — the same ultra-heavyweight fabric specification as the SS26 Holiday zip hoodie in this catalog, at the weight that is 45% heavier than the 380gsm premium market standard and at approximately double the fabric cost. On this 550gsm substrate, the garment carries two distinct surface credentials executed in a precise sequence: first, the TAJIMA machine embroidery at the left chest — the professional embroidery equipment that delivers the Balenciaga credential at stitch-density and edge-definition quality; then, after the embroidery is complete, the water-base discharge print is applied across the back, sleeves, and body, producing the pink dissolve-graphic that reads as the garment’s primary visual system. The sequence — embroidery first, print second — is the production decision that allows the print to be applied to the full garment surface without print-field interruption, while the embroidery credential at the chest reads as a physically raised, thread-surface mark above the print layer. The BLCG 3B dissolve composition. The sleeve typography. The 550gsm ground that carries both.

Why You’ll Love It

• 550gsm 32-Count Double-Ply Cotton Loop Fleece – Ultra-Heavyweight Substrate for Dual-Process Production: The hoodie shell in the same 32-count double-ply cotton loop fleece at 550 grams per square meter as the SS26 Holiday zip hoodie — the fabric specification that positions both pieces at the same material investment level within the SS26 Balenciaga range. At 550gsm: 45% heavier than the 380gsm premium market standard, at a fabric cost approaching double. The 32-count double-ply construction: two yarn strands at medium-fine count twisted together before weaving, producing a loop fleece with greater tensile strength, pile height retention, and dimensional stability than a single-ply equivalent. On this hoodie, the 550gsm double-ply specification serves a production function in addition to its weight and hand-feel properties: the fabric’s high density and double-ply structural integrity provide the stable, non-distorting substrate that the two-stage TAJIMA embroidery → water-base print production sequence requires. A fabric that shifts, distorts, or loses dimensional stability between the embroidery and print stages would produce misregistration between the embroidery position and the print field. At 550gsm double-ply, the substrate maintains its dimensions across both production stages.
• TAJIMA Machine Embroidery – Professional-Grade Credential at Left Chest: The Balenciaga credential embroidery at the left chest executed on a TAJIMA embroidery machine — professional commercial embroidery equipment manufactured by Tajima Industries, the Japanese embroidery machine manufacturer whose equipment is the industry standard for high-density, precision embroidery in luxury and premium garment production. TAJIMA machines deliver stitch density control, thread tension consistency, and registration accuracy that position them alongside Barudan (used on the Ralph Lauren polo pony cardigans in this catalog) at the top tier of commercial embroidery equipment. On the 550gsm black cotton loop fleece, the TAJIMA embroidery credential reads as a dimensionally raised mark: the embroidery thread sitting above the fleece pile surface, readable at close range as a precisely defined, high-density surface construction. The TAJIMA credential executed before the water-base print is applied: the embroidery substrate that is clean, flat, and tension-stable when the embroidery needle penetrates it, without the print layer’s surface modification affecting the embroidery’s backing adhesion or thread tension.
• Water-Base Discharge Print – 3B Dissolve Graphic & Sleeve Typography, Applied After Embroidery: The BLCG 3B dissolve graphic at the back and the typographic sleeve print executed in water-base (discharge or water-base pigment) ink — applied after the TAJIMA embroidery is complete. Water-base print on cotton: the ink is water-carried and penetrates the cotton fiber rather than sitting on the fabric surface as a film, producing a print with a soft hand-feel (no print-hand stiffness over the printed area) and a surface that reads as part of the fabric rather than applied to it. On the 550gsm black loop fleece, the water-base print in pink produces the dissolve graphic’s characteristic soft-edge, semi-transparent quality: the pink ink in the dissolve zones reads as a color that is emerging from or dissolving into the black ground rather than as a flat opaque shape placed on it. The 3B motif at the back: the Balenciaga sub-line’s graphic mark in the dissolve treatment, the primary visual element of the hoodie viewed from behind. The sleeve typography: the BLCG or Balenciaga wordmark running along the sleeve length in the same pink water-base ink, readable at close range as a secondary credential that continues the pink color system from back to sleeve.
• Production Sequence – Embroidery First, Print Second: The two-stage production sequence that determines how both credentials read on the finished garment. Embroidery first: the TAJIMA machine works on the clean 550gsm fabric, needle penetration and thread tension controlled precisely against an unmodified substrate surface. Print second: the water-base print is applied to the full assembled garment, covering the body, back, and sleeves in the dissolve graphic and typography. The print field runs up to but not over the embroidery at the left chest — the embroidery’s backing and physical height above the fleece pile surface creating a natural demarcation between the printed ground and the raised embroidery mark. The finished garment: a printed surface throughout, with an embroidery credential at the chest that reads as a dimensional mark above the print rather than a mark within it.
• Dropped Shoulder – Relaxed Oversize Silhouette, Sleeve Print Canvas: A dropped shoulder construction — the seam position below the natural shoulder point that widens the upper body and lengthens the sleeve. On this hoodie, the dropped shoulder has a print-specific consequence: the lengthened sleeve provides additional surface area for the sleeve typography to run its full length without being interrupted by the sleeve seam position. The relaxed Oversize body that gives the 3B dissolve back graphic the full panel area to read at its intended scale.
• Kangaroo Pocket – Front Center, Clean Front Panel: A single kangaroo pocket at the front center — the pocket format that crosses the full front panel width, providing storage function without the side-seam pocket openings that would interrupt the front panel’s clean surface and the left-chest embroidery’s positioning. The front panel below the embroidery credential that reads as an uninterrupted surface, the kangaroo pocket’s opening at the hem zone rather than mid-panel.
• Coordinated Ribbed Trim – Matched Cotton Family: Ribbed cuffs and hem in a matching cotton rib — the trim in the same cotton family as the 550gsm shell. The rib that closes the Oversize dropped-shoulder body at the wrist and hip, producing the silhouette definition that keeps the 550gsm volume reading as intentional structure rather than excess fabric.
• Regular Fit – Men’s: A regular fit at the generous chest measurements of the size range (130–142 cm) — the proportion appropriate to the 550gsm shell’s natural body at a regular cut. Men’s, in sizes XS–L.

Size Guide

Note: All measurements are taken flat. A 1–3 cm variance is within normal range.

Fabric Composition

• Shell: 100% Cotton, 32-Count Double-Ply Loop Fleece, 550gsm
• Trim: Coordinated Cotton Rib

Care Instructions

• Machine wash cold (max 30°C) — turn inside out to protect embroidery and water-base print surface
• Hang dry flat — do not tumble dry; 550gsm fabric weight requires full flat-dry to maintain shape
• Do not iron directly over embroidery or printed areas
• Do not bleach
• Separate colors when washing

SKU: 871956TUVJ91000  |  Available in sizes XS–L  |  Men’s  |  Regular Fit  |  Balenciaga SS26 BLCG