Sweat Shirts a Man’s Bestfriend

If you ever come to me in a night casual stroll more than once, you may begin to understand why everyone needs a sweatshirt (or even more than one). I don’t know why people think it’s a dress down outfit or a sloppy outing piece. I take the sweats quite seriously, maybe a bit too seriously for my line of work (trends on Instagram and Twitter seem to suggest the opposite).

The story of the sweatshirt is an example of why you should be open to your kid’s suggestion for your workplace. Benjamin Russell as far back as 1902, due to suggestion from his son Benjamin Jr., started designing and making American football sweats with cotton in his company, Russell Manufacturing Co. The aim was to have a shirt more absorbent and comfortable, yet strong for the game as opposed to the former heavy woolen uniforms in use at the time, and the piece soon caught on.

Much like many other pieces of our contemporary style that emanated from the sports sphere, the sweatshirt soon became adapted into ordinary style. Some people argue that it was due to Steve McQueen’s shirt in The Great Escape, but I think if baseball caps could make it, why won’t the sweatshirts.

The most significant thing about it is the simplicity it portrays, besides, you can easily translate it from casual wear with jeans or matching sweat pants to wearing it as a sub jacket; if your office peers like their A.C setting to “Moscow High”. It’s more for cold seasons than hot seasons but there are some made with light texture materials or even loose enough for ‘airiness’. If you are looking for some more outfits to wear with your denim or chinos collection, the sweatshirt is an adequate addition. And for all those jacket junkies, who can’t go out without one (especially during weekends), sweatshirts are a good companion and can substitute but I am guessing it can’t replace them.