ShirtsBargain Holidays Series Part II: Wholesale Apparel Essentials To Kick Off 2025

If it’s premium custom sweatshirts you seek, know that this blog series only covers blank apparel styles. Super custom-only styles like Nike’s Therma-Fit hoodies and Carhartt’s Hooded Sweatshirts lineup exist. Regarding blank hooded sweatshirts and fleece, a few brands consistently push the boundaries. 

Not many brands can beat District when it comes to trendy styles. The team that comes up with such designs at District apparel are mostly young minds passionate about fashion basics that deliver comfort without squeezing our wallets dry. And they deliver. The feedback we got for the following District sweatshirts and fleece styles was all very positive, with common remarks on the incredible softness. 

Their Tri-Fleece blends are among the absolute best in softness.

We mentioned the District taking the sustainability route in Part I of this blog. They meant it with their “Re-Collection” (pun intended) series. The lineup is undeniably awesome.

If you are here reading this blog, there’s a 99% chance you’ve heard about Bella Canvas. They are among the most popular brands in the biz, and still deliver on what’s expected from their offerings - quality, comfort, customizability. Their best fleece styles are made in the USA too. 

Champion invented the hoodie. That says it all about the brand. It’s been over a century since, and Champion with its true American sports heritage still leads as the source of top-quality hoodies with many iconic styles for sports teams, schools and streetwear enthusiasts. Their Reverse Weave and PowerBlend sweatshirts are exceptional in terms of comfort, feel, and longevity.

Sport-Tek has been around for two decades now. They specialize in high-performance, bleed-resistant athletic wear blending innovative fabrications and with vibrant color options befitting sports teams, athletes, and fitness enthusiasts. If you are looking for a pullover that breathes, Sport-Tek will have just the right ones.

Their Super Heavyweight Sport tek sweatshirts are anti-winter. Though reasonably priced, the hoodies are a steal compared to similar styles from many other brands offering the same type of garment.

Coming to their fleece, we wouldn’t say those are the brand’s greatest offerings. But they are high-quality. And with the patented Sport-Wick technology, they are Winter winners in our book.

As we said before, Sport-Tek has only a few rivals for color options and color block editions. Their color block fleece style continues to grow in demand in ShirtsBargain. 

Known for affordability, and for their intelligent fabrications with cotton and cotton/poly blends, Port & Company has been retaining its presence among the most affordable wholesale blank apparel brands in America, for years. They have something for every need, but it’s the Core Fleece lineup that got them decent momentum in the wholesale sweatshirts market.

The same fabric specs come in heavyweight variants with Port & Company’s Essential Fleece lineup.

If you seek affordable blanks for DTG, you should check out their Fan Favorite Fleece lineup.

Jerzees is known for specialized fabric blends that deliver an amazing level of softness at great quality. The brand focuses on elevating the wearing experience itself. If you are looking for very tidy, good quality, soft sweatshirts, you won’t be disappointed with the NuBlend lineup of Jerzees sweatshirts.

You don’t need a formal description for a massively popular brand like Gildan. They are market leaders in really affordable, comfortable apparel solutions. For Winter, Gildan’s iconic Heavy Blend sweatshirts won’t demand big investments. The price you pay for such quality makes Gildan a top pick for almost everyone who doesn't have time to sift and shortlist brands and their offerings. 

Outerwear for winter is like cheese for lasagna! (We couldn’t come up with anything better because we got drained curating this series). But you get the point. Part II of ShirtsBargain’s Holiday Series Blank Apparel Curations will not be complete without covering outerwear - blank jackets and vests that you can count on to get you through to mid-2025.

It’s Port Authority everywhere, isn’t it? That’s why (and how) we emphasize why their offerings are legit great. Port Authority offers an extensive selection of Fleece outerwear, suiting every budget range. Though they are made for corporate environments, they work great as casual outerwear too. Customizability is not even a question because the brand itself intends these styles to be customized. They are excellent to touch, feel and wear.

For fleece with some stretchability, go for the Accord Stretch Fleece lineup. 

There is the Smooth Fleece collection that’s as…well, smooth as they come. 

Need cozy but without big spends? Value Fleece collection.

Port Authority’s Soft Shell jackets are undisputedly the best in the market at that price point, particularly their iconic J317 Soft Shell.

For the rainy outdoors, the Torrent Waterproof styles won’t fail you. ShirtsBargain offers the best prices on Port Authority outerwear at the market. But make sure you log in or add the styles to the cart to see our actual price (not the ones you see on the website without logging in to your ShirtsBargain account).

 

If you need jackets that can beat any weather, go for the 3-in-1s. These are premium but don’t cost as much as you’d expect for a premium style. 

Check out Sport-Tek’s offerings for waterproof outerwear that’s reasonably decent and comes in more colors. 

Wholesale blank colorblock raglan jackets aren’t very common. But Sport-Tek delivers there as well.

In Part I, we mentioned CornerStone’s specialty in high quality workwear. CornerStone jackets are high-quality and more. They offer dependable ANSI Class 2 and Class 3 jackets and vests, in addition to other work jackets. 

And that’s all, folks. This is the final edition of ShirtsBargain Holiday Series writeups. Now you are armed with the knowledge of our top recommendations in blank sweatshirts, blank hoodies and blank jackets with a few vests thrown in between. 

If you need a refresher on our blank t-shirts and polo shirt recommendations, revisit Part I of this blog. 

Now that you know some of our best blank apparel offerings,  check out our recommendations for DTG, Screen Printing, Sublimation, and Embroidery.