Supreme x Champion Track Jacket
Supreme vs. Original
About the original
Champion's Tricot Track Jacket is a full-zip nylon athletic jacket with ribbed cuffs and hem, slash side pockets, and Champion's script logo and C emblem, a silhouette the brand has produced since its founding by the Feinbloom brothers in Rochester, New York in 1919 as the Knickerbocker Knitting Company. Champion supplied jerseys to the U.S. Military Academy in the 1930s, patented the reverse-weave sweatshirt in 1938, and outfitted the U.S. Olympic basketball team from 1992 onward. The SS18 Supreme collab produces the jacket in five colorways (Black, Dark Red, White, Lime, and Light Purple) with the Supreme name printed at the chest and Champion's large script across the back. It retailed for $188 and released March 22, 2018.
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.
