Paul Smith Sweatshirts & Hoodies

PS by Paul Smith is the mainline diffusion range from the British designer Sir Paul Smith. It retains the same irreverent aesthetic as the main Paul Smith collection — signature stripe details, zebra logo patches and bold graphic prints — at a more accessible price point. The range covers everyday essentials including T-shirts, polo shirts, sweatshirts, knitwear and accessories.

Paul Smith is most closely associated with mixing British tailoring traditions with unexpected details: bold stripe linings, playful graphic prints and the now-iconic multicolour stripe motif. Founded in Nottingham in 1970, the brand became one of the few truly global British menswear names, known equally for its suits and its characterful casual pieces. The zebra logo is one of the most recognisable symbols in contemporary British fashion.

PS Paul Smith offers several fits across the range. T-shirts and casual shirts are typically labelled Casual Fit, which runs slightly relaxed through the chest and shoulders. Polo shirts are offered in Regular Fit, which sits true to size with a straight hem. Tailored pieces such as overshirts and chinos use a Tapered Fit for a cleaner silhouette. If you are between sizes, Paul Smith recommends sizing up.

PS by Paul Smith sits alongside — not below — the Paul Smith mainline. Both lines are designed in-house under Sir Paul Smith's creative direction and share the brand's core aesthetic. The PS range focuses on casual and smart-casual separates, while the mainline leans more heavily into tailoring and formal pieces. Quality, craftsmanship and design attention are consistent across both.

The PS Paul Smith clothing range is built primarily on high-quality cotton, ranging from organic cotton piqué on polo shirts to cotton-linen blends on overshirts and shirts. Sweatshirts use cotton-blend fleece, while knitwear introduces merino wool and cotton-blend jacquard constructions. The brand avoids synthetic blends on its premium pieces, keeping the focus on natural fibres that wear well and age gracefully.

The zebra logo patch is one of PS Paul Smith's most consistent casual signatures — an embroidered or woven badge featuring the brand's zebra motif applied to the chest of sweatshirts, hoodies and half-zip styles. Sir Paul Smith began collecting animal figures early in his career, and the zebra became a recurring design symbol across the brand's casual range. On sweatshirts it typically appears as a small chest badge rather than an all-over graphic, keeping the branding considered rather than loud.

The half-zip sweatshirt is a crew-neck construction with a short zip at the collar — it offers a small amount of ventilation and a cleaner, more structured silhouette than a hoodie. The PS Paul Smith hoodie adds a drawstring hood and a kangaroo pocket, giving a more relaxed, casual finish. Both styles use similar cotton-blend fleece fabrics and carry the zebra logo patch; the choice between them is largely one of occasion and personal preference.

PS Paul Smith sweatshirts and hoodies are cut in a Regular Fit that sits true to UK sizing without being oversized. The shoulder seam sits at the natural shoulder point and the body has enough room for comfortable layering over a T-shirt or lightweight long sleeve. For a more relaxed, dropped-shoulder fit some customers size up by one; for a cleaner, closer silhouette the standard size is recommended.

Half-zip sweatshirts and zip-through styles in particular work well as mid-layers under a PS Paul Smith jacket or overshirt in colder months. The relatively slim collar profile on the half-zip sits neatly under outerwear without adding bulk at the neck. Pullover hoodies are better suited as outer layers given the hood volume, though they work well under an unstructured coach jacket in transitional weather.

Machine wash at 30°C on a gentle or synthetics programme to protect the cotton-blend fleece from pilling. Turn the garment inside out before washing to preserve the embroidered zebra logo patch and any printed details. Reshape the garment while damp and air dry flat or on a hanger — tumble drying on a high heat can cause the fleece to bobble and may distort the ribbed cuffs and hem over time.

The current range centres on a core palette of dark navy, black and light grey, with off-white and saga green available in selected half-zip knit styles. Navy is the most broadly represented colourway across both hoodies and sweatshirts, making it the most versatile starting point if you are building a PS Paul Smith casual wardrobe. Black half-zip styles are available in both fleece and knitted constructions, giving different texture options within the same colourway.