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The Trending Varsity Jacket

Say hey to THE street style piece RN: the varsity jacket. Scroll for styling hacks from our ambassador, Josh Denzel.

Mar 9 · 3 min read

What's A Varsity Jacket?

The varsity jacket's gone through so many transformations since it showed up at Harvard back in 1865.\ Also known as a "Letterman Jacket", the early sports gear piece symbolized college or athletic cred with an initial patch on the left chest. Since its 90's revival, the varsity jacket as we know it has showed up in lots of fabrics and prints. More recently, it's been all about team logos and names (like the one oursports ambassador Josh Denzel is sporting below).

Josh Denzel Varsity Jacket

How To Style A Varsity Jacket Dressy

A quintessential casual jacket pick. The key to dressing up your varsity jacket look? Tailoring and minimal color.

Take it from Josh himself. His all-black streamlined look at the NBA All Star Event—cargo pants and a crew neck tee—brough the sharp tailoring without a blazer in sight. And dressy doesn't mean chucking your fave kicks, either: style your tone-on-tone look with box-fresh sneakers and minimal jewelry like a watch and a gold chain.

If your varsity jacket has more color than Josh's New York Nets one, just pick out one color from the logo or name and match your accessories or sneaks.

Josh Denzel Varsity Jacket

How To Style A Varsity Jacket Casual

Wanna channel your Pinterest celeb street style saves? Nine times out of ten, the go-to varsity jacket vibe is comfy and understated.

When it's cold out, pick your 'fit wisely: style with loose, bleach washed ripped jeans and low tops for the ultimate 90’s throwback.

For warm weather, the jacket's oversized fit goes great with an OG short sleeve tee and denim shorts. Finish with a cap, oversized sunglasses and high tops for a pap-worthy look.

Josh Denzel jacket

NBA New York Nets Black Varsity Jacket $50


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