InvictusRaceworks
Apparel Look Book · Drop 01

Wearable engineering,
in heavyweight cotton.

Drop 01 · Foundation · 03 SKUs
Production Cape Town local CMT
Model Pre-order · Small batch
Status Pre-launch concept
01 — Intent

Workshop, not team merch.

Brand position

Invictus apparel sits in the same world as Singer, Aimé Leon Dore × Porsche, Iron & Resin and Deus Ex Machina — workshop-meets-streetwear premium.

The aesthetic is heavyweight cotton, restrained marks, embroidery over print, and premium fabric weight as the value driver. Avoided categorically: bright colour, sponsor-style multi-colour, large chest billboards, sandwich-brim caps, anything that reads as race-team souvenir. The mark does the talking; everything else is construction.

02 — Drop 01

Three pieces.
Two colourways.

03 · SKUs · Foundation
FRONT
Tonal helmet shield
Left chest · 50 mm tall
BACK
Stencil hit · Upper back
JetBrains Mono · 8 pt

The Heavyweight Tee

SKU · IRW–T01 · "Workshop"

Garment-dyed heavyweight cotton crewneck. Boxy, lightly oversized fit cut for the workshop, not the gym. Tonal embroidery of the helmet shield reads only when the light catches it.

Fabric
240–280 gsm ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed
Fit
Relaxed boxy · drop shoulder · ribbed crew
Mark
Tonal embroidery · helmet shield · 50 mm tall · left chest
Back hit
Stencil "INVICTUS RACEWORKS / CAPE TOWN · MSA · 2026"
Labels
Woven hem tag · printed neck label · care symbols
Sizes
XS · S · M · L · XL · XXL
Colourways
Bone · Carbon
Retail · ZARR 950
FRONT
Helmet shield · Embroidered
Chest · 65 mm tall
BACK
Cuff embroidery
"CAPE TOWN" · JetBrains Mono

The Heavyweight Hoodie

SKU · IRW–H01 · "Pit Lane"

Heavyweight brushed cotton fleece pullover, garment-dyed. Sits like workwear, not casual sportswear. Embroidered helmet shield on the chest, "CAPE TOWN" along the cuff in monospace.

Fabric
400–450 gsm brushed cotton fleece, garment-dyed
Fit
Boxy · drop shoulder · ribbed cuff & hem
Mark
Tonal or champagne-gold embroidery · 65 mm helmet shield · chest
Cuff hit
Embroidered "CAPE TOWN" · left cuff · JetBrains Mono · 6 pt
Hardware
Matte metal-tipped flat drawstrings · gunmetal eyelets
Labels
Woven hem tag · printed neck label · care symbols
Sizes
XS · S · M · L · XL · XXL
Colourways
Bone · Carbon
Retail · ZARR 2 250
FRONT
Helmet shield · Centred
Front panel · 30 mm tall
SIDE
Side wordmark
"CAPE TOWN" · 5 pt

The Workshop Cap

SKU · IRW–C01 · "Pit Crew"

Six-panel low-profile cap in heavy washed cotton. Curved brim. Helmet shield embroidered on the front panel in tonal or champagne-gold thread. Adjustable metal back closure.

Construction
6-panel low-profile · structured · curved brim · garment-washed
Fabric
Heavy washed cotton twill · 300 gsm
Mark
Embroidered helmet shield · 30 mm · centred front panel
Side hit
Embroidered "CAPE TOWN" · right side panel
Closure
Adjustable gunmetal slide buckle
Labels
Inside woven label · sweat band
Sizes
One-size adjustable
Colourways
Bone · Carbon
Retail · ZARR 750
03 — Palette

Six values.
No bright colour.

Locked to website
Bone #EDEAE3 Body garment · Primary
Carbon #0A0908 Body garment · Primary
Workshop Oil #3A3530 Body garment · Drop 02
Brushed Steel #9A9591 Accent · Hardware
Champagne Gold #C9A227 Embroidery · Labels only
Race Red #C8102E Limited · Single accent

Drop 01 colourways — two only.

Bone · Tonal Drop 01 · Launch
Carbon · Gold Drop 01 · Launch
04 — Cadence

Drops, not catalogues.

Drop 01 Launch · Q3 2026

Foundation

Tee · Hoodie · Cap. Bone & Carbon. ~30 units per SKU per colourway. Pre-order then small-batch CMT in Cape Town. 6-week sell-through.

Drop 02 +10 weeks

Crewneck + Workshop Oil

Add the heavyweight crewneck sweatshirt. Add the third colourway: Workshop Oil heathered grey-brown. Held inventory, restocked from sell-through data.

Drop 03 +18 weeks

Limited Edition · Numbered

First numbered limited drop tied to a specific Invictus build (FIA Cross Car · 001/100). Workshop apron + beanie added to range. Made-to-order.

Phase 02 2027 H1

Workshop Tier

Premium coverall · Shop jacket · Selvedge denim. Same Cape Town CMT relationships, scaled batches. Embroidery only.