Who doesn’t love a good sweatshirt? They’re a piece you can wear all year round, they come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and there truly is one out there for everyone. In case you’re on the hunt for YOUR perfect sweatshirt, we thought we’d put them into five specific groups to narrow down how you can find them second-hand online. Or, if you are a sweatshirt lover, you could get one of each and build on your collection!
If you like a sweatshirt with a bit of individuality, history and that has a few quirks, the vintage 90s sweatshirt is for you. The 90s were great for producing super cool sweatshirts with big prints.
The classic prints were wild animals, rural settings or college/university names. 90s sweatshirts sometimes come with a few extra features that they don’t tend to make nowadays.
They can come with a double-crew neck, a collar and even sometimes pockets! Not only does this give them a unique look, the pockets make them a little more practical too!
Online Keyword Search Terms; “collared”, “90s”, “animal”, “graphic”, “USA”, “college”, “university”, “crew neck”, “sweatshirt”, “print”.
For those of you who prefer super bright and graphic sweatshirts, an American Sports sweatshirt is definitely the way to go. They always have really big, stand-out graphics of team logos along with cool looking text, which always makes for a great staple piece to build an outfit around. If you do like sweatshirts from a particular decade, you can most likely get this type of sweatshirt from any decade you like going back to the 70s. Also, if you find there’s a particular American sports team you like or even just like the aesthetic of, use that team’s name in your search and you’re sure to find plenty of results!
Online Keyword Search Terms; “USA sports”, “American Sports”, “NFL”, “MLB”, “NBA”, “NCAA”, “NHL”, “college sports”, “sweatshirt”, “graphic”, “sports”.
The Nylon Sweatshirt is such a cool twist on your average sweatshirt. Usually made from nylon (obviously) or materials that replicate the nylon feel/look such as a polyester blend, they are a cool hybrid between a sweatshirt and track jacket. A lot of them are made for American sports teams as they are a great item to wear to games as the nylon material acts as a windbreaker when you’re outside.
You can also find nylon sweatshirts from brands such as this one we have from Polo Ralph Lauren which tend to be from the 90s, as this is when they were really in fashion! Sweatshirts like this give you a really cool 90s vibe along with a unique twist on a classic piece if you already have a few sweatshirts in your wardrobe and fancy something a little different.
Online Keyword Search Terms; “nylon”,“sports”, “90s”, “crew neck”, “*brand*”, “*sports Team*”, “sweatshirt”.
If there’s one type of sweatshirt everyone should have in their wardrobe, it’s a branded, small embroidered logo sweatshirt. Firstly, as the only real design on these sweatshirts are the small branded logo, it makes them a very versatile and wearable piece within a wardrobe - you can throw them on with anything! Secondly, as the branding on them is minimal, it’s a great way of getting a branded piece at a really affordable and fair price. They always tend to be a really nice quality along with a lovely fit to pair with anything from jeans to joggers.
Whether you like vintage or modern pieces, brands always have and always will make these classic embroidered logo sweatshirts, so you should be able to find one from whichever brand you want from any decade going back to the 80s. It’s a great way to rep the brands you love without being too in your face about it!
Online Keyword Search Terms; “small logo”, “embroidered logo” “*brand*”, “sweatshirt”, “crew neck”, “branded sweatshirt”, “*preferred decade*”.
A branded, big logo sweatshirt is a great investment if you love sweatshirts and/or you love a certain brand and want everyone to know about it! As they have such big branding they can be a little more expensive than normal, but it also tends to mean that they have been made to a really high standard. The best big logo sweatshirts to get are ones that have the branding embroidered onto them - it just means there’s less change of the branding coming off/ fading when washed which can happen to printed logos. However, if you’re looking to spend less, then a sweatshirt with a big printed logo is a way to save a bit of money.
If you can get your hands on a vintage big logo sweatshirt, there’s less chance you’re going to bump into someone wearing the same piece as you, making it even more special and personal to you.
Online Keyword Search Terms: “big logo”, “branded”, “embroidered logo”, “printed logo”, “*preferred brand*”, “*preferred decade*”, “vintage”, “logo”, “sweatshirt”.
