1930s/1940s reproduction sweatshirts in the UK?

March 11, 2008 5:24 PM

Where can I get 1930s/1940s reproduction sweatshirts in the UK?

This Buzz Rickson sweatshirt is the type I'm after - heavy weight, v-placket neck, long cuffs and waistband, relatively tight-fitting, grey marl or white, absolutely no logos or graphics.

I would order from the site linked above, but I don't have a credit card, which they require, and they haven't responded to repeat enquiries about international shipping - ordering from a different US shop would be fine, especially given the exchange rate, though due to being stung by customs charges in the past, I'd prefer UK stockists if possible.

(I might be interested in vintage rather than repro, too, but assume sweatshirts over half a century old tend to be a bit manky!)

posted by jack_mo to clothing, beauty, & fashion (7 comments total)

Look for Champion Reverse Weave sweatshirts on eBay for vintage, but they still sell new ones. They usually have a small C logo on the cuff that can easily be removed.
posted by Frank Grimes at 5:44 PM on March 11, 2008

Eastman Leathers (scroll down) stock some Buzz Rickson's sweat shirts. The one linked in your question doesn't seem to be a stocked by them but they do special orders.
posted by Dr.Pill at 6:03 PM on March 11, 2008

Well, here's one on Ebay. Seems to be in OK shape, and they will take a money order.
posted by oneirodynia at 6:07 PM on March 11, 2008

Oops, meant to say a vintage one on Ebay- not a Rickson's .
posted by oneirodynia at 6:08 PM on March 11, 2008

Thanks for the tips everyone.

Dr.Pill: "Eastman Leathers (scroll down) stock some Buzz Rickson's sweat shirts. The one linked in your question doesn't seem to be a stocked by them but they do special orders."

Yeah, I've emailed them three times in the past year - no reply as yet, but worth another try, I suppose!
posted by jack_mo at 6:31 PM on March 11, 2008

I don't think they've got over the shock of having a telephone installed yet. American Classics, 20 Endell Street, London WC2H 9BD tel: [phone] used to do Rickson's gear.
posted by Dr.Pill at 1:55 PM on March 12, 2008

Thanks again Dr. Pill - funnily enough I'm working just around the corner from American Classics next week, so will pop in and have a look.

Answering my own question, for future AskMe sweatshirt searchers: Blue in Green, a shop in New York, has limited stocks the Buzz Rickson sweatshirt I linked above, and similar ones by other Japanese repro brands, all without logos or graphics. (Great customer service, too.)

Also, Super Denim, a UK shop, is expecting plain sweatshirts of this type by Studio D'Artisan this coming Autumn/Winter.
posted by jack_mo at 4:50 AM on March 16, 2008