From Kunming workshops to the tea.school classroom
This sweatshirt begins in the same supply chains that bring our teas out of Yunnan. Sandry Law, Head of Procurement (China) for the constellation, identified a small textile workshop outside Kunming that already produced heavy cotton blanks for tea-factory uniforms — garments built to move in, to warm a body during early-morning sorting shifts. The factory was willing to run a special order for tea.school, using a 450gsm brushed fleece normally reserved for winter warehouse wear.
The garment-dye technique was chosen to echo the patience of tea processing: each piece absorbs colour unevenly at first, then settles into its own shade after a few washes, much like a well-cared-for yixing pot. The collar holds the only distinct mark — the initials of every student in the March 2026 cohort, printed in a quiet sans-serif and stitched behind the neck so that it sits against the nape, invisible from the outside.
At 540 grammes, the weight is intentional. It layers well under a field jacket for morning tea ceremonies, stands up to repeated wear over a gongfu session, and becomes the thing you reach for when you want to carry a little bit of tea.school into the rest of your day.