{"product_id":"balle-de-80-polaires-vintage-a-motifs-crazy-fleeces","title":"Bale of 80 Vintage Crazy Pattern Fleeces","description":"\u003cp\u003eNothing on the label sets the price here — the pattern does. Eighty vintage fleeces in loud prints: colour-blocking, geometric panels, abstract grounds. Two pieces cut exactly the same way can resell at double the difference depending on what they carry across the chest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the bale holds\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFull-zip fleeces\u003c\/strong\u003e with lined high collars, elasticated hems and drawcords, often with zipped or welt pockets — the standard build of a 90s hiking fleece. \u003cstrong\u003eQuarter-zip and high-collar models\u003c\/strong\u003e, cut like sweatshirts, which make up the bulk of a bale. \u003cstrong\u003eSherpa and looped-pile pieces\u003c\/strong\u003e, long-napped and far more readable in a photo. And \u003cstrong\u003esleeveless fleece vests\u003c\/strong\u003e along with \u003cstrong\u003epullover anoraks\u003c\/strong\u003e, half-zip or with a kangaroo pocket. Prints run from bold colour-blocking to geometric and abstract panels, taking in aztec-inspired motifs and multicoloured grounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere the resale value sits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith no brand to carry the price, the value is read off the piece itself. The boldest prints — large panels, strong contrast, saturated colours — sell one at a time to buyers hunting the pattern rather than the label. Sherpa and looped-pile pieces reach a younger fashion buyer, as sensitive to the fabric as to the print. Muted prints and washed-out colourways form the useful entry level: slower turnover, lower price, but volume that keeps a shop moving. Sleeveless vests resell below sleeved pieces at equal condition and equal print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a niche market, and that is exactly where its value lies: demand sits with a small but well-informed group of buyers who know the product, actively search for it and rarely haggle when a piece is right. That audience reaches well beyond any single country — Germany, the Netherlands and the Nordic markets are among the most active on patterned fleece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA long selling season\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFleece follows the warm-knit cycle: demand picks up in late August, peaks from October to December and holds through February. The raw material therefore arrives several months ahead of the season it sells in, at a point where the category is still uncrowded. The print adds a permanent floor to that cycle: a patterned fleece is bought as much for the look as for the warmth, which keeps it moving outside the cold months where a plain fleece simply stops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCuts are straight and fairly roomy, in keeping with the period, and many pieces wear equally well on a man or a woman. Sizes come assorted as received: period sizing generally runs larger than its present-day equivalent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TAGZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57155248292184,"sku":"GR-CRAZY-FLEECE","price":600.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/8921\/9672\/files\/BALLE_TAGZCRAZYFLEECES.webp?v=1785253267","url":"https:\/\/tagz.now\/en\/products\/clothing-bale-80-vintage-crazy-pattern-fleeces","provider":"TAGZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}