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.
Fékk þeir að halda peysunni?
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.
Fótboltaliðið í Harvard er sagt hafa fylgt eftir með því að taka upp letraðar peysur 10 árum síðar. Peysur náðu vinsældum fram yfir peysur og þurfti því að færa stafinn yfir frá miðju bringu til vinstri.
Today's Varsity Jacket
Fljótlega höfðu mismunandi teymi frá mismunandi skólum, alls staðar að af þjóðinni, letrað peysur og að lokum fóru framhaldsskólar að ganga í sporum forvera háskólanna.
By 1930, the varsity jacket finally took on the form we're so familiar with – wool jackets, leather sleeves and chenille lettering.
Nútímalegir háskólajakkar, eins og þeir sem United Sport Apparel býður upp á, eru jafnvel með farsímavasa.
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.
Hágæða, sérsniðnir Varsity jakkar framleiddir í Bandaríkjunum
Eins og þú hefur United lagt sig 110 prósent til að fullkomna leik okkar. Við leggjum jafnmikinn metnað í að framleiða íþróttajakkana okkar í framhaldsskóla og íþróttamennirnir og nemendurnir sem klæðast þeim. Með yfir 65 ára reynslu, bjóðum við upp á hágæða handsmíðaðan-sportfatnað fyrir lið, fyrirtæki og fagfólk.
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.
