For our latest "best" list, we had to take it back—yep, back to the good ol' high school days, when social status was everything. (Things haven't changed much, huh? *SMH*) We remember being brand-new freshmen trying to figure out the best way to become part of the cool crowd. We soon learned that the easiest way to become the B.M.O.C. was to play a sport and—if you were athletically blessed enough—earn that fresh letterman varsity jacket. Those leather sleeves were smooth as butter and the giant letter patch let everybody know that you had arrived. Officially.
Thankfully, those H.S. days are over (for most of us), but the varsity look remains a classic. Brands like Y-3 and Alexander McQueen have reinvented this school-boy style with modern twists on the jacket—everything from the traditional letterman steez to cleaner, patch-free, grown-up versions. Read on for our picks of the best 15 varsity jackets and show the world that you're forever fresh, man...
Click Here to Buy It Now at Gap, $200
Click here to Buy it Now at Armani Exchange, $425
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Available at Rocawear stores, $90
Available at Opening Ceremony, $1,600
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Available at Nike Sportswear 21 Mercer, $500
Available at Barneys New York, $550
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Click here to Buy It Now at 7 For All Mankind, $525
Available at Reed Space, NYC, $350
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Available at Y-3 Store, $645
Click here to Buy It Now at Nudie, $1,249
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Click here to Buy It Now at The Hundreds, $129
Click here to Buy It Now at Tommy Hilfiger, $248
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Available at Roden Gray Store, $698
Click here to Buy It Now at Oki-Ni, $778
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Click here to Buy It Now at Format NY, $150
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sneakhead45 September 9th, 2009 at 08:25 PM
staple design one is the nicest by far
GoILL September 9th, 2009 at 09:04 PM
Narh the GAP one is tight, so is the Wings & Horns
KNOWxONE September 10th, 2009 at 12:52 AM
Who is the bird??
airjordan September 10th, 2009 at 02:21 AM
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Ezra September 12th, 2009 at 06:24 PM
the Gap one is extra clean
brooklyn1976 September 25th, 2009 at 01:56 PM
Lol that's funny I cop'd two dope brooklyn varsity jacket's this spring on sale didnt know varsity jac where gona be in jus repin my hood lol
Jake Janes October 28th, 2009 at 03:45 PM
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Atlanta72 March 24th, 2010 at 12:20 AM
These jackets are hot, but check out the chrome Royalty varsity jacket and the music varsity jacket at www.varsitysportsapparel.com The chrome leather varsity jacket is extra hot.
Khalid Mahmood June 29th, 2010 at 11:41 AM
Dear Sir / Madam, First of all thanks for your precious time given to read this message and we do appreciate it. We are pleased to inform you that we have been manufacturing LETTERMAN VARSITY JACKETS, from premium wool blend body 70% wool and 30% acrylic, genuine leather sleeves in various colours, with matching knitted ribs at neck, cuffs, waistband and inside 75 grams quilt lining. There are two out side slash pockets and one inside mobile pocket in Pakistan since the last many years. Our price of this attached varsity jacket is usd.28.75 fob, so as you are also in the same line and may be looking to expand your business or might be interested to get rid of your existing suppliers because of imperfection of their works and overcharging of prices. We do believe that you will not through away our offer and look into it sympathetically and let us give one chance to test our varsity jackets. Thanking you and hoping to have long term and lucrative business relations between our two companies, we are, Sincerely, Khalid Mahmood Director Marketing. Leather HILLS (P) Limited P.o. Box 2534, Jinnah Town, Capital Road Sialkot - 51310, Pakistan Tel.0092 52 3554705, 4292877, 4292878 Fax.0092 52 3556147 Mobile:0092 300 861 2529 e-Mail: info@leatherhills.com Web:www.leatherhills.com