What is a Letterman jacket? The Varsity Jacket is also famous as the Letterman or Letter Jacket. Indeed, it is sports outerwear with buttons from top to bottom. Jackets are so-called because of the ...

This story starts all the way back in 1865, when Harvard baseball players started sewing big crimson Hs onto the centers of their sweaters. The demarcation meant they were a star player — and, as such ...

Earlier this year Polo Ralph Lauren released a varsity jacket with striking similarities to a January 2014 design by Kapital’s Kountry sub-label. Dubbed the Snap-Front Baseball Sweater, the garment ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Varsity jackets are no longer just for jocks. Sure, the ...