MATERIAL SYSTEM
The cloth changes. The standard doesn’t.
Every drop is built around one cloth, and each cloth behaves differently. Denim carries the Napoleon series. Canvas, wool, and technical shell follow. Find the material on the card inside your parcel and read that section. It is the authoritative one.
Raw denim: Napoleon V4 / V5 / V6
Unsanforized, unwashed, unforgiving. Stiff at first wear, and it will crease, bleed, and shrink. That is the character of the cloth, not a defect.
- No machine wash and no dry clean. The fabric shrinks hard and the indigo strips unevenly.
- Wear it often. Break-in is what makes it soft and sets the creases to your body.
- If it must be cleaned: cold soak, 30 minutes, mild soap, no optical brighteners, dry in the shade.
- Expect 3–6% shrink on the first soak. Size accordingly.
- Expect bleed for the first weeks. Indigo transfers to light surfaces.
Heavy canvas: next drop
Dry and structured out of the box, then it breaks in and holds the shape you give it.
- Cold wash inside out, gentle cycle, no bleach.
- Air dry only. Heat distorts the weave.
- Iron on low from the inside if the panels need it.
Wool / melton: in development
Dense and warm, shaped by pressing rather than washing.
- No machine wash, no tumble dry.
- Brush and air between wears. Spot clean with cold water.
- Professional dry clean only when it truly needs it.
Technical shell: in development
Light, matte, built to take weather without showing it.
- Wipe clean or cold hand wash. No fabric softener.
- Never iron directly. Low heat through a cloth at most.
- Keep away from open flame and high heat.
Made-to-order note. Every piece is cut after payment clears, in numbered batches. Lead time follows the current queue shown on the product page and on your tracking page.