Supreme x Champion Mesh Short
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
Original — Champion
Classic Mesh Short 9" (C Logo)
About the original
Champion's Classic Mesh Short is a 100% polyester poly-eyelet mesh short with a tricot liner, elastic waistband with interior drawcord, side pockets, and a C logo patch at the left hip. Champion was founded in Rochester, New York in 1919 by brothers Abe and Bill Feinbloom and has supplied team-issue athletic mesh to US universities for decades, including the early NBA where Champion was the league's official uniform supplier from 1990 to 2002. The brand patented Reverse Weave fleece in 1938 and has held a continuous role in collegiate athletic outfitting since the 1930s. The Supreme SS24 version uses the same poly mesh construction with a back zip pocket, a tackle-twill logo appliqué and an embroidered logo patch on the thigh; it released June 6, 2024 at $88.
About Champion
Champion is an American sportswear company founded in 1919 by Simon Feinbloom and his sons William and Abraham in Rochester, New York, originally as Knickerbocker Knitting Mills. The company supplied athletic uniforms to the University of Michigan in the 1920s and to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point shortly after. Champion developed the reverse-weave sweatshirt in 1938, a construction that runs the fabric crosswise to limit shrinkage, and produced the first hooded sweatshirts for cold-weather laborers and athletes. HanesBrands has owned the label since 2006. Supreme has collaborated with Champion on co-branded hoodies, crewnecks, and sweatpants since the early 2000s.
