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College Sweatshirt Outfits

Ahead of the 2022 NCAA Basketball Tournament aka. March Madness, we want to share a few of our favorite college sweatshirt outfits and give you some inspiration too! Also, don't miss our upcoming Special College Drop on March 11. We are also having a little tournament to win a free item or a discount code - check our Instagram story for more information!

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Sweatshirts have their origin in sports, when in 1926 the football player Benjamin Russel Jr. had the idea for a training jersey made of all-cotton. Not long after the first sweatshirt hit the market in 1930, it became an all-rounder in many wardrobes and the college sweatshirt with the iconic inscription was also not long in coming. More information about the history of the sweatshirt can be found here.

The original trendsetter when it comes to college sweatshirt outfits is undoubtedly Lady Diana. With her sporty looks, she paved the way for many others trying to pull off the same style. The oversized college sweatshirts are worn with biker shorts, tennis socks and a pair of sneakers. Here you can see two of her iconic looks:

Princess Diana Harvard College Sweatshirt at Double Double Vintage

 
Princess Diana Northwestern College Sweatshirt at Double Double Vintage


In the cult series "The Prince of Bel-Air" Will Smith takes the chance to represent Morehouse College with a college sweatshirt, which at the time of racial segregation in the USA could only be attended by African Americans and thus belongs to the HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities).

Will Smith Morehouse College Sweatshirt Double Double Vintage

Will Smith Morehouse College Sweatshirt Double Double Vintage


Hailey Bieber is also regularly seen rocking her college sweatshirts. Here she is wearing a pair of denim shorts for a more summerly look, but she also manages to dress it up with an oversized blazer, white pants, high heels and a purse.

Hailey Bieber Yale College Sweatshirt Double Double Vintage

Hailey Bieber Cornell College Sweatshirt Double Double Vintage


NBA point guard Chris Paul also frequently wears college sweatshirts to support HBCUs. Here he is seen in the NBA Tunnel wearing a hoodie from Texas Southern University and a sweatshirt from Winston Salem State University.

Chris Paul Texas Southern University College Sweatshirt Double Double Vintage

Chris Paul Winston Salem University College Sweatshirt Double Double Vintage


Drake takes a different approach to the theme, but definitely stays true to his own style. What at first looks like a normal orange sweatshirt with the inscription Tennessee, is actually part of a project of the designer @icantdecideyet. Here, he takes college sweatshirts and reworks the original lettering to create a new word or phrase - which is how Drake's Tennessee became "Finesse".

Drake Finesse College Sweatshirt Double Double Vintage


Like Will Smith and Chris Paul, rap duo Kris Kross is also rocking hoodies from an HBCU - Howard University. Together with baggy pants and white sneakers it hardly can get any more 90s.

Kris Kross Howard University Hoodie Double Double Vintage

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