The end of summer and the beginning of Winter brings the first bit of cold weather, and also the chance to wear a Varsity Jacket, the perfect back-to-school jacket to compliment your sneakers until winter really starts. In this article you’ll find a selection of the best Varsity jackets on StockX, each paired with a sneaker that makes them stand out or adds more value to the outfit.
KAWS x Human Made with Clarks Originals Desert Rock Boot
We just couldn’t help pairing a varsity jacket with a pair of Clarks, especially the Human Made Varsity jacket. Human Made, the brand founded by Nigo in 2010, came from the designer’s expression of his passion for vintage American workwear from the 1960s, combined with a dose of rockabilly and rock’n’roll icons. A fascination for the handmade is evident in the products: recovered vintage translated into contemporary streetwear. In the KAWS x Human Made varsity jacket, Nigo collaborates with KAWS, a modern-day artist who has permanently double-stitched his destiny with that of street culture. What shoe would be better than a Clarks Wallabee or this Clarks Original Desert Rock Boot to interpret street/hipster style?
Revenge Varsity Jacket with Jordan 4 Retro SE
This look is for sporty types who also like to wear distinctive, sometimes dark themes. The Revenge Varsity Jacket looks like a classic College Jacket, however the Revenge logo, which is repeated on the sleeves, echoes a gothic and captivating style. This feeling is emphasized by the immense skull patch sewn on a large part of the back. In line with the mood of the jacket we have paired it with the Jordan 4 Retro SE which are also black, but with suede and canvas upper details on the front. They are black Jordan 4s but more unique and “mean” despite the white and gray sole that highlights the contrast of the sleeves of the jacket.
Jordan x Aleali May Varsity Jacket with Jordan 2 Retro Low SP Off-White Black Blue
In this pairing, we have the “American College” look is at its best. The jacket is from influencer Aleali May’s latest collaboration, the Jordan x Aleali May Varsity Jacket, released alongside the Air Jordan 1 Zoom CMFT Califia and inspired by her past as a Cheerleader at her school in California. It would have been too easy to match the shoe she came out with, so we chose another college-inspired sneaker that was released recently: the Jordan 2 Retro Low SP Off-White in its Black and Blue colorway to match the colors of the jacket.
Louis Vuitton Varsity Leather Jacket with New Balance 550 Aime Leon Dore White Green
Colour and style reign supreme in this Louis Vuitton Leather Jacket: green is the feature that gives most value to this jacket, in addition to the huge patches in Virgil Abloh’s unmistakable style. The obvious perfect pairing is with another brand that often uses green in its designs: the New Balance 550s by Aime Leon Dore. The pairing is suitable for college style but also someone who wants to set the tone and be noticed.
Garment Workshop Varsity Jacket with adidas Gazelle Black White Gum
What better to conclude our roundup of Varsity/sneaker pairings than with the Garment Workshop Varsity Jacket with its brown in true vintage style? With its simple look, featuring only a small logo on the collar and white stripes on the cuffs, it pairs perfectly with a sneaker that is now present in so many back-to-school looks: the adidas Gazelle Black White Gum. This pairing, with a nice pair of blue Levi’s jeans, is the look that nods the most at vintage, without really being so.
