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Beach Crew 2
About John Elliott’s sweatshirts: John Elliott built its sweatshirt reputation on French terry knit to its own custom specifications, sold as named lines that rotate in and out of the range. The Beach Crew 2 is the current crewneck staple; recent crews have run roughly $150-188 across the brand and its stockists.
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The Beach Crew 2 is the crewneck John Elliott currently builds its sweatshirt range around: a 100% cotton, custom-knit French terry pullover with a relaxed, subtly cropped fit, rib-knit trim, and tonal stitching, made in Peru. It revises the original Beach Crew with a reworked fit through the arms and body, and comes in multiple plain, logo-free colorways. Caveats: the cropped length will not suit everyone, long-term owner reviews are still scarce, and stockists have listed it below the brand's own price.
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- Material
- 100% cotton custom-knit French terry with rib-knit collar, waist, and cuffs; current production is made in Peru.
- Fit
- Relaxed through the body with a subtle crop, and a revised fit in the arms and body compared with the original Beach Crew. Brand guidance is true to size; buyers who dislike any crop may prefer sizing up.
- Quality
- John Elliott's custom-spec terry has a long-standing community reputation for comfort and durability, and this crew keeps construction simple: rib-knit trim and tonal stitching. Owner reports specific to the Beach Crew 2 are still thin, so long-term durability is not yet well documented.
- Best for
- Buyers who want a plain, logo-free fleece crew with a current, slightly cropped silhouette and are willing to pay premium-tier money for custom-knit fabric.
- Care
- Machine wash cold and skip high heat — a cropped cotton French terry crew has little length to spare to shrinkage.
How John Elliott sweatshirts hold up overall
The sweats range anchors the brand's reputation: its French terry is knit to custom specifications, and enthusiast guides describe the terry as comfortable and durable, while a hands-on review of the flagship hoodie called the proportions precise and said it looks and feels expensive. Owner complaints center less on the sweatshirts themselves than on price and after-sales service — Reddit threads document quality flaws on other items being declined by customer service as wear-and-tear, with commenters noting such stories are not uncommon. Several owners say full retail is hard to justify and advise buying mainline colorways on sale or secondhand.
- Strengths
- Reviewers single out the fit and the custom-knit terry — precise proportions and a fabric that holds its shape while staying comfortable.
- Watch out for
- Recurring reports of customer service writing off quality flaws as wear-and-tear, plus broad owner agreement that full retail pricing is poor value.
- Sizing
- Slim-fit hoodies run true to size with advice to size up one if you have broad shoulders; oversized styles are cut intentionally big, so size down one for a regular fit.
About John Elliott's sweatshirts line as a whole. Sources: The John Elliott Community Guide to Collections and Stockists | Styleforum · How A Blank Hoodie Should Look: John Elliott's Villain | Medium · John Elliott Quality : r/malefashionadvice · Warning on John Elliott quality... : r/streetwear
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