The iconic varsity jacket's origins trace all the way back to Harvard University in the year 1865.
Harvard's baseball team at the time was the first known group of students to sew large old English "H" patches onto their uniforms.
But these uniforms weren't varsity jackets, so to speak. Not yet, at least.
The Harvard uniform was basically a thick-knitted gray flannel pullover and, with the giant "H" sewn right onto the center, these soon came to be known as "letterman" sweaters.
Kisbu Żomm is-Sweater?
The story goes that although lettered sweaters were soon provided to each player, in the spirit of good-natured competition, players involved in the year's most momentous games got to keep theirs while the rest had to return their letterman sweaters at the end of the season.
Jingħad li t-tim tal-futbol f'Harvard segwa fl-adozzjoni ta' ġerżijiet b'ittri 10 snin wara. Cardigans kisbu popolarità fuq pullovers, u b'hekk kien meħtieġ li l-ittra tinbidel miċ-ċentru tas-sider lejn ix-xellug.
Today's Varsity Jacket
Dalwaqt, timijiet differenti minn skejjel differenti, minn madwar in-nazzjon kollu, kellhom ġerżijiet bl-ittri u eventwalment l-iskejjel sekondarji bdew jimxu fuq il-passi tal-predeċessuri kolleġġjali tagħhom.
By 1930, the varsity jacket finally took on the form we're so familiar with – wool jackets, leather sleeves and chenille lettering.
Ġkieket varsity moderni, bħal dawk offruti minn United Sport Apparel, anke għandhom bwiet għat-telefon ċellulari.
Varsity jackets have changed a lot over the years, but one thing that hasn't changed is that varsity jackets are a sign of achievement. You've earned your varsity jacket and now, with the ability to customize jackets with different colors, patches, designs and so on, each jacket can be as unique as the student wearing it.
-Kwalità għolja, Ġkieket Varsity Personalizzati Magħmulin fl-Istati Uniti
Bħalek, United daħħal 110 fil-mija biex jipperfezzjonaw il-logħba tagħna. Aħna nkunu kburin fil-manifattura tal-ġkieket tal-isports tal-iskola sekondarja tagħna daqs l-atleti u l-istudenti li jilbsuhom. B'aktar minn 65 sena esperjenza, aħna nipprovdu l-ogħla kwalità fl-idejn-lbies tal-isports magħmul apposta għal timijiet, negozji u professjonisti.
Our custom letterman jackets are hand-made in the United States, using only the finest wool and leather materials, highest quality stitching, a wide variety of colors and hundreds of chenille patches and varsity letters.
