Vintage Sweatshirts

[MJF9]

On 3/31/2026 at 8:44 PM, Lorcan said:

Interesting to hear MFJ, I've eyed up the Full Back a few times but worried the sleeve would be too short and they only come in white/ecru and my current obsession is navy-fading-to-purple sweats.

FWIW the Sure Mfg one also feels smaller than the ptp measurement would suggest but has broken in quite nicely, although I might still go up a size if I got another one. Their double face afterhood sweats are much more generous - I got the Red Bird one as well as the Alaska hoody and they are a pretty easy fit, but then they are a bit more like outerwear.

If you need me to measure the ecru one, let me know.  The arms were short.  It must be the pattern but it felt more like a size 40 than the dimensions suggested.  I think I'd need a 48 but sure they'd never do one.

Thanks for your two links above - both look nice.

A few FULL BACK pics from when I got it...

[indigoeagle]

I think I had posted about that before. For a shorter vintage fit with a heavy weight the Colimbo Keystone is very nice.
Also great for shorter fits the Cushman freedom sleeve one and for an economical option the Ground Alls one.

[cultpop 0217]

Vtg Faded Barely Visable Batman '66 Short Sleeved Sweatshirt, unknown maker and year