The varsity jacket or rather as some of you would prefer the term college jackets is fast making a huge comeback and is fast becoming a one of those essential item to wear this winter season . Whatever you want to call them point is they are back and we vow that they will be here for at least three seasons to come, yes we know spring/summer is approaching but you can even rock these on a cool summer night. We have also seen international stars such as Kanye West, Jay-Z and T.I wearing these jackets and local hip hop stars AKA, Khuli Chana, Proverb and etc. Strangely enough these jacket have been around for many decades but these were made commercially famous by American teen movies such as American Pie and where only worn by the popular ‘’football jock’’ and movies that featured the hip hop culture. 
Now what is outstanding about these jackets is their retro classic feel making you feel like a varsity ‘’football jock’’. Over the years sports brands such as Nike, Adidas and etc have come up with their own designs and most recently South African street wear labels such as Headhoncho, Strussbob, Cloudnine and etc have created their hopped onto to create some classics too. The great thing about these is that they’re very versatile whether you choose to wear them with your slim fit jeans and a chunky knit and your military boots (DO NOT TUCK IN THE JEANS PLEASE GENTS) or maybe go for a preppy hip hop look with a pair of straight leg jeans( NOT TOO BAGGY), a check shirt and a pair of timberlands or sneakers then you good to go. Plus with summer fast approaching we would advise you to rock this jacket in a navy and white combination, pair it with a white plain v neck, a pair of slim fitted jeans in indigo and finish off the look with a pair of bright colored boat shoes or just plain white boat shoes.
These come in an array of colors so you are spoiled for choice however our favorite is the burgundy and bubblegum blue Nike jackets with all the cartoons and playful patches.
We also recommend local street wear labels such as:
CLOUD NINE available via www.cloudnine.blogspot.com
RED BAT which is available at SPORTSCENE nationwide
HEADHONCHO available at Shesha store
STRUSSBOB available at DOPE STORE (www.iamdope.blogspot.com)
By Tshepang Sebulela
Edited by Nhlanhla Molepo
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