Supreme x Champion Sweatshort
Supreme vs. Original
Original — Champion
Champion Reverse Weave Sweatshorts
About the original
The Champion Reverse Weave Sweatshort uses the brand's patented fabric construction, cut on the cross-grain so fleece fibers run horizontally rather than vertically to resist vertical shrinkage and maintain length after repeated washing. Champion was founded in Rochester, New York in 1919 as Knickerbocker Knitting Mills by the Feinbloom brothers. Their Reverse Weave technique was invented in 1934 and granted US Patent 2,613,375 in 1952 after years of use by American collegiate athletic programs. The SS18 collab was built on heavyweight cotton fleece in the standard Reverse Weave pattern, carrying co-branded embroidered Champion C and Supreme box logo patches, and retailed for $118.
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.
