Buzz Rickson's
Set-In Sleeve, Four-Needle
1930's - 1940's Sweatshirt
Price: $135.00
Shipping Costs: $15.00
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Now, you may ask, what is a four-needle sweatshirt? Four-needle loop-wheeling looms are special machines that are able to weave a perfect tube but they can only weave one set diameter per loom. This means the factory needs a different loom for each size - very expensive - which is why you hardly ever see perfect tube construction in modern-day garments. Even the most expensive designer sweats will usually have a side seam - sometimes two seams! Tube construction ensures true shape is maintained not only during its construction, but during its life of wear. This is the proper way to make a sweatshirt; in the good old days, the proper way was the only way. It's cheap and easy to make shirts from a flat piece of cloth and most customers would never notice the difference and wonder why their not-so-cheap sweatshirt seemed to lose its shape after only a few washes - but now you know. Traditional vintage-style sweatshirts of this caliber are not available even from the fashion high street. With shrewd foresight of the oncoming vintage clothing market, much of the old, U.S.-made 1920s machinery and looms were bought up by the Japanese in the 1970s when they were otherwise deemed obsolete. These old looms, although much slower than modern machinery, are able to produce much higher-quality fabric - fabric that perfectly matches the quality of those garments made from the good old days. For those who can appreciate such quality, these sweatshirts are sure to please.
Buzz Rickson's Premium 1930's & 1940's all-cotton athletic sweatshirts are going to save you from contemporary sweatshirt hell! Made from 13-ounce 100% cotton fabricated on 1920's-vintage loop-wheeling machines, styled with all the correct features found on the old sweatshirts and cut to hug the body in a flattering form without bulk just as the vintage originals did. This is the real deal, folks, meant for those who crave a slice of the good old days to perfectly compliment a pair of premium Sugar Cane or Buzz Rickson's selvage denim dungarees. Its time to discard those sweatshirts that are cut like a lifeless, droop-shoulder sack, the type typically worn by soccer moms and teens that are so full of blouse that one needs to go up a size in a jacket in order to accommodate the sweatshirt. A Buzz Rickson's sweatshirt is for real men, not hip-hop kids or those with a build they want to hide. Take a bite of old-time machismo and see how true sweatshirts used to look and feel. Limited quantities available. Take note of these authentic 1940s styling features:
Custom manufacturing of the heavy, 13-ounce all-cotton fleece fabricated on a vintage loop-wheeling loom
Four-needle, TUBE-Body construction and no side seams with lock stitch throughout
Vee-placket neck detail
Set-in sleeves
Four-inch cuff and waistband
Exact copy of the original-style rayon-on-cotton labels
True vintage fit for flattering appearance, not the current-era sloppy, relaxed fit with droopy shoulder seams
Sizes: Medium comfortably fits up to 40" chest, Lg. comfortably fits up to 42" chest, XL comfortably fits up to 46" chest, XXL comfortably fits up to 48" chest