Stone Island Spring–Summer 2026 T-Shirt - Gold Foil Compass Badge at Centre Chest

Double-Yarn Plain-Weave Cotton T-Shirt. Gold Foil Heat-Transfer Compass Badge at Centre Chest. Two Colourways: White / Black.

A Stone Island T-shirt in custom double-yarn plain-weave cotton, carrying the brand's signature circular compass badge at the centre chest in a gold foil heat-transfer application. The badge is the sole graphic element on the garment — the back is entirely plain — making this a focused, refined execution of one of Stone Island's most recognisable icons. The gold foil technique produces a metallic reflective surface that catches light across the badge print, shifting between bright mirror-gold and a warmer antique gold tone depending on viewing angle and ambient light. Both colourways (White and Black) carry identical badge artwork.

Centre Chest Badge — Gold Foil Compass Print

The badge is positioned at centre chest, mid-chest height, and measures approximately 7–8 cm in diameter. It replicates the standard Stone Island circular compass badge in full-circle format, executed entirely in a single gold foil (metallic heat-transfer foil) application.

Badge Structure:

Outer Circle Frame: A clean, solid-line circular border in gold, approximately 1–2 mm stroke width, with no distressed treatment — the edge is precise and graphic-clean.

Text Ring — Four-Quadrant Arc Layout: The compass star's cross-axis divides the circular badge into four quadrants. Within each quadrant, curved arc text fills the space between the outer circle and the compass star. The four arcs read as follows: upper quadrant — STONE (reading left to right along the upper arc); right quadrant — ISLAND (reading top to bottom along the right arc); lower quadrant — ISLAND (reading right to left, inverted, along the lower arc); left quadrant — STONE (reading bottom to top, inverted, along the left arc). Together, the four arcs form two complete readings of STONE ISLAND — one across the upper half, one across the lower half — integrated into the quadrant structure of the compass badge. The text is set in a spaced sans-serif typeface, rendered in gold, with generous letter-spacing to fill the arc length of each quadrant.

Centre Compass Star: The four-point compass star occupies the centre of the badge, with two elongated arms on the vertical axis (north–south) and two shorter arms on the horizontal axis (east–west). The star arms are rendered in gold foil. Between the star arms, the four quadrant segments are open to the base fabric — on White, these appear as white; on Black, as black — creating a strong contrast between the gold metallic star-arm structure and the underlying fabric tone. The badge does not carry a separate filled background layer; the compass star and the text ring are applied directly as a gold foil graphic over the plain cotton ground, and the quadrant voids reveal the fabric beneath.

Gold Foil Character: The gold foil surface exhibits the characteristic optical quality of hot-stamp metallic foil heat transfer: areas of high reflectivity where the foil surface is smooth and mirror-like, transitioning to a warmer, slightly matte antique-gold tone where the foil surface texture varies. This results in a badge that reads as a single consistent gold colour at a distance while showing tonal variation — bright gold to old gold — at close range and across changing light angles. On the White colourway the gold reads as a warm antique gold against the optical white cotton. On the Black colourway the same gold foil artwork reads as a brighter, more vivid yellow-gold against the deep black ground, with higher contrast and greater visual impact.

Back Panel: The back is entirely plain — no print, no badge, no text. The clean reverse panel reinforces the focused, minimal graphic approach of this piece.

Fabric

The body is constructed in a custom double-yarn plain-weave cotton. The fabric surface is extremely smooth and high-density, with a fine visible plain-weave structure (warp and weft grid faintly apparent at close range) and a composed, slightly structured hand that sits above standard single-yarn jersey in weight and body. The surface provides a stable, flat ground for the foil application, allowing the metallic finish to adhere cleanly and maintain its reflective quality. The fabric drapes with a relaxed but controlled structure — not limp, not stiff — suited to the clean silhouette of the garment. Mid-to-upper weight for a summer T-shirt.

Construction Details

The crew neckline is finished with a ribbed neckband in a matching tone, sitting cleanly at the base of the neck with a natural, relaxed opening. The rear neckline carries a woven Stone Island label — a rectangular label with the Stone Island wordmark centred, in standard brand presentation. Sleeve openings and body hem are finished with clean single-needle hems. The overall silhouette is relaxed and straight, with a slightly oversized, easy drape across all sizes — consistent with the Spring–Summer 2026 series fit approach.

Two Colourways

White — Optical white double-yarn plain-weave cotton; gold foil compass badge at centre chest (warm antique gold on white ground; fabric voids within badge quadrants appear white); plain back.
Black — Deep uniform black double-yarn plain-weave cotton; gold foil compass badge at centre chest (vivid yellow-gold on black ground; fabric voids within badge quadrants appear black; high-contrast presentation); plain back.

Size Guide

Recommended weight ranges are general guides only. If between sizes, size up for a more relaxed fit.

Key Details

• Fabric: Custom double-yarn plain-weave cotton; extremely smooth high-density surface with fine plain-weave structure visible at close range; composed slightly structured hand; mid-to-upper summer weight; relaxed straight slightly oversized silhouette
• Print: Centre chest only — gold foil heat-transfer (hot-stamp metallic foil); no back print
• Badge Diameter: Approx. 7–8 cm; positioned at centre chest, mid-chest height
• Badge Layout: Standard Stone Island circular compass badge — outer gold circle frame; four-quadrant arc text layout (STONE / ISLAND / ISLAND / STONE in each quadrant arc); four-point compass star at centre (long vertical arms, short horizontal arms); star arms in gold foil; quadrant voids open to base fabric (white on White; black on Black)
• Gold Foil Character: Hot-stamp metallic foil heat transfer; shifts between bright mirror-gold and warm antique gold depending on light angle; single-colour gold application; no multi-colour layering
• White colourway: Warm antique gold badge on optical white ground
• Black colourway: Vivid yellow-gold badge on deep black ground; high-contrast presentation
• Back panel: Plain — no print, no badge, no text
• Neckline: Ribbed crew neck; woven Stone Island label at rear
• Fit: Relaxed straight; slightly oversized
• Two Colourways: White / Black
• Sizes: S / M / L / XL / 2XL

Double-yarn plain-weave cotton T-shirt. Gold foil heat-transfer compass badge at centre chest: outer circle, four-quadrant arc STONE ISLAND text, four-point compass star, all in gold foil over plain fabric ground. Plain back. Relaxed straight slightly oversized fit. White and Black. Sizes S to 2XL.