An abstract particle field visualising logged field-test data

The testing ground

LABS.

Nothing reaches the shop until it has been through here. LABS is where every drop is tested in the open, with data, before it goes on sale. What works, we show you. What fails, we show you too.

What we put it through.

Four stages, every drop. The loop is the product.

Three Malin performance tees showing different weave structures side by side — Weave, weight and hand feel, measured against spec.

Water beading across treated Malin fabric around the running-man mark — Repellency and wicking, logged under spray.

A Malin garment mid-cycle inside a washing-machine drum — Repeated cycles. Fade, shrink and pilling recorded.

A Malin garment on a heat press under rising steam — Print adhesion and heat tolerance, wash one to wash three.

Tested blind.

Every tester sees UNIT A, B and C. No brand names, no prices, no nudging. They wear them, wash them, run them, and score them. The data picks the winner, not us.

The archive.

Every test, numbered and dated. Open one to see the units, the testers, the wash counts and the scores as they come in. Nothing is edited after the fact.

Long-Sleeve Training Tee · T-PE-140 · testing

TR-014

2026-06-01 → 2026-06-29 · 3 testers

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Built for the distance. Not for display.