Popsugar Fashion Fashion Trends The Best College Sweatshirts to Shop Now College Sweatshirts Are Making a Comeback and We're Not Mad About It 5 February 2021 by Claire Stern View this post on Instagram A post shared by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you'll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. Is it just me, or have you been seeing college sweatshirts everywhere lately? They say fashion repeats itself and what's old will ultimately be new again but, call me crazy, I never thought my raggy Barnard crewneck would become winter's most unexpected It item. Comfortable yet polished — especially when paired with a skirt suit or striped palazzo pants — the look is synonymous with ivy-covered campuses and academia. Throw on a college sweatshirt and you're instantly transported to a crowded lecture hall, waiting for a professor to wax philosophic about midcentury poets. It doesn't matter how many years have passed since you were an undergrad, whether you haven't yet applied, or if you skipped the college experience altogether; wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with an alma mater has always been and will forever be classic, and the best trends are always resurrected. A number of brands are adopting collegiate designs, sometimes putting their own spin on them with flat-out made-up institutions. Australia e-tailer Princess Polly offers a whole range of UCLA sweatshirts, including one with a funky tie-dye print. Rowing Blazers, which has become a cult-favourite among millennials such as Timothée Chalamet and Cazzie David, teamed up with vintage collector Firstport on a capsule collection of collegiate-inspired sweats. Even Zara is selling a Yale sweatshirt. Celebrities from Hailey Bieber to Pete Davidson, who recently wore a Syracuse University sweatshirt during a skit on Saturday Night Live, have also been seen sporting the trend (both notably repping schools they themselves did not attend). The first sign of the college sweatshirt's triumphant return came from Martha Stewart's Instagram of all places. The domestic goddess and Barnard alumna wore a navy sweatshirt from the women's liberal arts college before delivering a virtual commencement address to students this past spring. The sweatshirt, currently available for purchase online, is still constantly selling out. Another way to approach the trend is to take a cue from Davidson and seek out a well-worn vintage find on eBay or Etsy. Whichever avenue you choose, you may be surprised when a perfect stranger stops you on the street to ask about a place you never visited, much less matriculated from. (Cue the Mean Girls line: "She doesn't even go here!") See more stars tackle the old-school trend, then embrace the timeless look for yourself with our favourite collegiate picks below. 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