Acne Studios SS26 Mid-Summer Capsule Acid-Wash Spray-Distressed Zip Hoodie – Sage GreenCI0218-BHR

Acne Studios SS26 Mid-Summer Capsule Acid-Wash Spray-Distressed Zip Hoodie – Sage Green

The Acne Studios SS26 Mid-Summer Capsule piece whose production complexity is entirely invisible at first glance — and entirely evident on close inspection. The shell: a custom enzyme-washed cloud-feel brushed cotton fleece — described in the Acne Studios production brief as “暮染酸洗云感抓绒棉材质” — a cotton fleece whose fiber has been enzyme-washed to achieve a softness and hand-feel described as “cloud-feel”: the washing treatment that partially dissolves the cotton fiber’s surface cellulose structure, producing a dramatically softened hand that conventional washing cannot achieve. The surface treatment: a four-process distressing system — gradient spray distressing (渐变做旧喷马骚工艺), manual hand-positioned abrasion at multiple body locations, manual brush-stroke texture marks, and enzyme-wash base treatment — applied in sequence to produce a surface whose aged, worn appearance is the result of controlled, repeatable production craft rather than actual wear or random damage. The credential: a rubber-base ink print applied through a triple-revised film-screen process, baked to fix. Machine embroidery at secondary zones. Full-zip front. Relaxed fit. Unisex. The SS26 Acne Studios piece whose “simple” surface is the most production-complex item in this catalog session.

Why You’ll Love It

• Enzyme-Washed Cloud-Feel Brushed Cotton Fleece – The Fiber Treatment That Standard Washing Cannot Replicate: The “cloud-feel” (云感) designation in the Acne Studios production brief is not a marketing descriptor but a specific fiber treatment outcome: enzyme washing applied to the brushed cotton fleece’s fiber at the production stage produces a hand-feel that is categorically softer than conventionally washed or pre-washed cotton fleece. The enzyme wash process: a biological treatment that uses cellulase enzymes to partially hydrolyze (dissolve) the surface cellulose structure of the cotton fiber — the treatment removes the micro-fibril surface layer that gives unwashed cotton its slight roughness, exposing the fiber’s inner cellulose structure whose surface is smoother, softer, and more reflective of light. The result: a cotton fleece surface whose hand-feel at first wear is the softened, broken-in hand that conventional cotton fleece develops only after many washing cycles — but achieved at production stage, stable from first wear, and not subject to the further softening and dimensional change that the consumer’s own washing cycle would otherwise produce. The enzyme-wash’s additional stability properties: the treatment that pre-conditions the cotton fleece against shrinkage (the fiber structure has already undergone its primary dimensional change during enzyme processing), color fading (the enzyme wash’s color-fixing stage stabilizes the sage green’s pigment against washing-induced fading), and shape loss (the pre-conditioned fiber structure maintains its dimensional stability through the consumer’s own wash cycles).
• Triple-Revised Film-Screen Rubber-Base Ink Print – The Three-Stage Screen Development That Produces the Acne Studios Credential’s Final Definition: The Acne Studios chest credential print is applied through a rubber-base ink screen-print process — the same technique as the Loewe FW26 turtleneck’s collar print, but with a production distinction: the film screen (菲林网板) is revised three times before the final print run. The triple film-screen revision process: each revision cycle re-exposes and re-develops the photosensitive screen to refine the credential’s edge definition, line weight, and detail resolution until the screen produces the exact print geometry that the design specification requires. The three-revision standard: the production investment that distinguishes a print whose edge definition and line weight are precisely controlled from a single-exposure screen’s print, whose edge resolution is limited by the first exposure’s geometry. After screen finalization: the rubber-base ink is applied through the triple-revised screen onto the enzyme-washed cloud-feel fleece surface, then the garment is baked (烘烤) to thermally fix the ink to the cotton fiber — the heat-fixing step that bonds the rubber-base ink to the enzyme-washed surface, producing a print that is washing-stable and resistant to edge-peeling on the softened cotton fleece substrate. The triple-revised film-screen print as the most precisely developed print in this catalog session: the screen that required three revision cycles to achieve the Acne Studios credential’s final edge and line-weight definition.
• Four-Process Distressing System – The Controlled Production Craft Behind the “Worn” Surface: The SS26 Mid-Summer Capsule zip hoodie’s distressed surface is produced by four distinct processes applied in sequence — each one adding a different type of surface aging that the others cannot replicate. Process 1 — Enzyme-wash base treatment: the foundation distressing that softens the entire fleece surface and pre-ages the cotton fiber structure uniformly across the full garment before any targeted surface treatments are applied. Process 2 — Gradient spray distressing (渐变做旧喷马骚): the spray-oxidation or spray-bleach process applied in a gradient across the garment’s surface — denser at specific zones (typically the shoulder, elbow, and pocket zones where natural wear would accumulate) and lighter or absent at others, producing the color-graduation that reads as differential sun-fading or use-fading from a distance. Process 3 — Manual hand-positioned abrasion at multiple body locations: the purely manual process in which workers abrade the fleece surface at specific pre-determined locations using abrasive tools — each abrasion point hand-positioned for regularity and consistency across the production run, producing the surface texture disruptions that read as wear points. Process 4 — Manual brush-stroke texture marks: the secondary hand process that applies directional brush-stroke marks to the fleece surface at specific zones, adding a linear texture quality to the gradient spray’s tonal effect and the hand abrasion’s surface disruption. The four-process system’s outcome: a distressed surface whose multiple aging signatures — tonal gradient, tactile abrasion, directional brush texture, enzyme-softened ground — read as the accumulated result of genuine long-term wear rather than a single applied treatment.
• Machine Embroidery – The Secondary Credential at Import-Machine Precision: The secondary credential zone (sleeve or secondary chest placement) applied by imported-machine embroidery: the embroidery process whose precision standard the production brief specifies as “high accuracy, smooth and delicate thread lines” — the same imported-machine embroidery standard as the Dior FW26 plaid shirt’s chest credential, applied here to the hoodie’s secondary credential zone on the enzyme-washed cloud-feel fleece surface. The machine embroidery on the distressed fleece: the thread’s raised surface adds a third texture register to the garment’s surface — the flat rubber-base print (flush with the surface), the spray-distressed gradient (tonal, surface-color effect), and the embroidery thread (raised, three-dimensional, light-catching) providing three distinct surface material qualities in a single garment.
• Relaxed Fit + Unisex – The SS26 Mid-Summer Capsule Silhouette Standard: The relaxed fit across the S–XL size run (chest 108–120 cm, length 64–70 cm) provides the volume appropriate to a hooded zip jacket worn over layered knitwear or as a standalone mid-layer — the proportions that read as intentionally oversized rather than accidentally large, the fit that the SS26 Acne Studios Mid-Summer Capsule’s market positions as the season’s primary casual outerwear format. Unisex: the sizing and silhouette that work across male and female bodies in the S–XL range without gender-specific shaping adjustments — the fit that the distressed surface’s aged, worn aesthetic requires: the relaxed volume that reinforces the surface’s “long-worn” visual register rather than contradicting it with a fitted silhouette.

Size Guide

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

Material & Process Composition

• Shell: Enzyme-Washed Cloud-Feel Brushed Cotton Fleece — Cellulase Enzyme Treatment, Pre-Softened, Shrink-Resistant, Color-Stable
• Distressing System: Four-Process — Enzyme-Wash Base + Gradient Spray Distressing + Manual Hand-Positioned Abrasion + Manual Brush-Stroke Texture Marks
• Primary Credential Print: Rubber-Base Ink, Triple-Revised Film-Screen, Bake-Fixed — Wash-Stable, Peel-Resistant on Enzyme-Washed Fleece
• Secondary Credential: Imported-Machine Embroidery — High Accuracy, Smooth Thread Line
• Closure: Full-Zip Front

Care Instructions

• Machine wash cold (max 30°C) — gentle cycle; the enzyme-wash pre-conditioning provides strong dimensional and color stability, but cold water maintains the distressed surface’s gradient and abrasion texture integrity
• Hang dry — do not tumble dry at high heat; heat may cause the enzyme-washed fleece to further dimensionally relax beyond its pre-conditioned state
• Do not bleach — bleaching will destroy the sage green’s color-fixed base and uncontrollably extend the gradient spray distressing’s tonal effect
• Separate dark/tonal colors when washing — sage green enzyme-washed cotton may release residual color in early wash cycles despite enzyme-wash color-fixing
• Do not iron directly over the rubber-base print or embroidery — steam lightly from 2–3 cm distance; direct iron contact will flatten the embroidery thread and may delaminate the bake-fixed rubber-base print
• Do not use fabric softener — the enzyme-wash has already achieved the maximum softness the fiber structure supports; fabric softener deposits will degrade the distressed surface’s texture quality over time

SKU: CI0218-BHR  |  Available in sizes S–XL  |  Unisex  |  Relaxed Fit  |  Acne Studios SS26 Mid-Summer Capsule