Brand new and exclusive to Prestige Leisure, we would like to introduce to you to Jack & Jones //PRODUKT. These retail giants have crafted their blank garments with great attention to detail and sustainable materials to offer you only the best to elevate your product offerings. In celebration of this new launch, we interviewed Felix Tiller, Bestseller Sales and Key Account Manager, to give you an insight into the brand and how one of the world's leading retail giants delved into the blank garment industry.  

What decoration methods do the Produkt garments work best for? 

When we designed the range for Produkt we were looking specifically at the DTG market, so our T-shirts are 100% organic cotton and 180gsm, with a super smooth printing surface, perfect for DTG. During our sampling process we had our garments tested by various printers, they were all extremely pleased with the printing results. Due to the nature of the fabric, the garment gave excellent results across all decoration techniques tested, DTG, DTF, Screen Printing and Embroidery.  

On the sweat program, again we were looking at the DTG market, but wanted to offer great value at a great price, so the garments are 300gsm and 80% organic cotton and 20% recycled poly, with the printing surface being 100% organic cotton, which gives the best print quality. 

We know Jack & Jones is a retail giant, how can the knowledge gained from this experience transition into the garment decoration industry?   

BESTSELLER, the parent company of Jack & Jones has a huge amount of data when it comes to the best-selling styles, fits, colours etc. So, we know for example, our oversized tee is the right fit / weight. We are also a true retail brand. Not only being stocked in many major retailers but also having a large retail presence across Europe. The garments in the PRODUKT range have been lifted directly from our retail brand ranges.  

BESTSELLER was founded over 25 years ago, so in that time we have built up a bullet proof supply chain, factory network, database etc. BESTSELLER also has a reliable supply chain in Europe with Jack & Jones. However, there is a lot the garment decoration industry can teach us, so that is why it is so important to partner with distributors such as Prestige Leisure to provide the best garments and the best service. As we are a fashion brand this is reflected in the garments, the products do have more of a fashion fit and some of the colours are more fashion forward, but we feel we bring something unique to the industry in that way. 

Produkt is created using sustainable practices, can you tell us more about this? 

At BESTSELLER, we want to accelerate fashion’s journey. Our industry has a significant impact. By countering climate change, using resources efficiently and promoting human rights, business can be a positive force for change. Our sustainability strategy is named Fashion FWD, and it sets our near-term direction and keeps us accountable with goals to achieve by 2025. When we have achieved these goals, we will then set new ones, always aiming higher towards our North Star. To read more depth about our policies please read here - https://bestseller.com/sustainability 

What's your favourite piece from the range and why? 

Personally, I really like the oversized T-shirt, great hand feel, perfect fit, washes well, I wear one pretty much every day!

Saying that I also love the crew neck sweat, super comfy, again I wear one every day!