![]() ![]() Jesse Buccafusco, who as you can see will soon be bringing a new uni-watcher into the world, wore what she described as “the only thing that still fits.” The New Girl wore that awesome Chester R&R Tavern jersey that I wrote about back in April. Here’s a better look at it, along with the nifty Brooklyn Americans cap he donned.īrad Eckensberger wore a Left Field Cards knuckleball T-shirt.ĭaniel Shank Cruz wore my favorite item of the entire gathering: a Harry M. Marc Rivlin wore a Uni Watch charter member T-shirt - a very nice move. Here’s a quick rundown on who they are and what they were wearing, starting with the people kneeling in the front row, from left to right:ĭan Bollerman had the guts to wear “normal people clothes” to a Uni Watch party. About two-thirds of the people who attended are shown in the photo you see above. It took a bit longer than I expected, but I finally got some photos from last week’s Uni Watch 15th anniversary party. There’s no tagging on this one, unfortunately, so I don’t have any clues about where it was made or worn. ![]() Little did either of us realize that I’d end up making a living from geeky observations like that one. One day I said to a buddy of mine, “Look, there’s the KFC, and there’s the K of C.” He looked at me like I was nuts. Reminds me of when I was in college and my favorite bar was right next door to a Knights of Columbus, which in turn was across the street from a Kentucky Fried Chicken. The “K of C” lettering is in tackle twill (and, as you can see, the “O” is a little bigger than the “F” - an endearing glitch). And what team was this for? A Knights of Columbus squad: Is that gorgeous or what? The blue and red tones are super-saturated, and the braid outlining the shoulder yoke and zipper are off-white. Check out this 1960s Durene beauty, which I scored for a mere 14 bucks: ![]() No worries either way on this jacket, because it’s blank on the back:Īnd how does it fit? Like it was made for me, as you can see in this photo taken on the day after the Kentucky Derby in May (the pooches are Ross and Eulee, who belong to our Derby Day hostess, Penny):Ībout the only kind of sportswear I like better than varsity jackets are basketball warm-up tops, and I just got one of those too. Lettering on the back of a jacket is always a crapshoot - sometimes it really enhances the jacket, sometimes it’s poorly executed or ruins the whole effect. That’s definitely where the jacket is from. And sure enough, their school colors are green and gold. I’m thinking it was probably James Buchanan High School of Merersburg, which is located just three miles from Buchanan’s hometown of Cove Gap. Why? Because James Buchanan was born and buried in the Keystone State, so the jacket was probably issued by a Pennsylvania high school. ![]() Makes sense that the jacket was made in Pennsylvania. Pretty amazing that they’re still around, given that this is precisely the kind of manufacturing business that, for the most part, no longer exists in America: The tagging shows that the jacket was made by a Pennsylvania operation called the Standard Pennant Co., which is still in business today (although it looks like they no longer make varsity jackets). True, James Buchanan was a terrible, terrible president, but I decided not to let that be a dealbreaker either: FIFA 09 UNTUCKED SHIRT PATCH PATCHThe chest patch is a nice, thick chenille. Might have preferred gold buttons instead of white, but it’s not a dealbreaker. I love the leather UCLA-style shoulder stripes and the two-color pocket outlining. I got this beauty on eBay for $37.50 - including shipping! For some reason the green tone of the body looks a bit gray-ish in these photos (I tried various settings, lighting conditions, etc.), but trust me - it’s a really nice forest green. Oddly enough, though, I’ve never owned a green/gold varsity jacket - until now. For all of today’s photos, you can click to enlargeĪs most of you know by now, I love varsity jackets and I love the color scheme of green and gold. ![]()
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