hanes decent, FOTL terrible

Cheap sweatshirts at C&A right now, too... grey and navy... not exactly "the right" ones, they're 65% poly/ 35% cotton, which is stressing the SWEAT part a little bit, but if you're on a budget...

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I hope it's not a matter as trivial as underwear or socks.

Over here in the colonies the Champion sweatshirt set a standard. 100% heavy cotton, wears like iron, and lasts for years. Perhaps printed with your school's name in an ink that fades with time. Likely to find one from your old man or older siblings.  In short, many imitations abound, but the real deal is hard to find.

The look? I call it Slob Americana: beat up heavy grey sweatshirt, white t-shirt, jeans, and tennis shoes.

Champion sold directly to schools, not through sporting goods dealers. It wasn't unusual to see a huge shipment arriving at school at the beginning of the year with sweats, t-shirts, etc. destined for p.e. classes and what not. It also held a small monopoly on the items sold through the college bookstore. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the sweats and t-shirts you see in the Take Ivy photos were produced by Champion.

Champion got addicted to marketing in the 90's and started to put its logo all over the product. I posted the link after finding a place that sold the same model sans decoration.

I'll measure it up once I've washed it, but actually the fit grew on me. The arms are pretty big, especially around the armholes there's a lot of bulk. Otherwise nicely made though - I'm waiting for two cobblecloth ones which should reach me by Tuesday, so I might do a side-by-side comparison.

Edit: Actually, I'm also waiting for a second one of the kellsport ones, maybe I just received a strange one on the first try. As for the lenght, I haven
't measured it yet, but it feels considerably longer in the front than in the back (maybe American belly cut?), which I find pretty odd. Also, the collar rides up higher in the front than in the back, at least on me. Kinda makes me wonder whether they mistakenly sewed in the care label on the wrong side, i.e. on the front rather than the back, thus making me wear it the wrong way round? Dunno. It's fine for chores and bumming around the house, but definitely not a flattering fit or anything of that sort. probably what the folks over at Buzz Rickson refer to as Girls Ball games mom cut ;-)

By the way, does anybody have one of the Buzz Rickson sweatshirts? How's the fit?`Anybody care to measure up a medium, or say anything about their general sizing, i.e. true to size or more on the modern day vanity sizing side of things?

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Who makes the best sweatshirt now? Does anyone still make them in the USA?

TM

^ I am still very much enjoying my Japanese "Real McCoy" every time I wear it. I've already worn it hundreds of hours. Eventually every hour of joy, or at least comfort, will have cost me just a few cents.

I've got a couple of the Beans.

Might well get another, although the light grey is perennially out of stock.

Good value and hard wearing in my estimation.