{"product_id":"mister-freedom-the-medalist-sweatshirt-heather-grey","title":"The Medalist Sweatshirt - Heather Grey","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Mister Freedom® MEDALIST is our take on the iconic American SWEATSHIRT.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWe’ve been working on this one for a while, as plenty of contemporary options already exist and we wanted to make sure that our version be classic yet special.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePair it with blue jeans, khaki chinos, piques… for the gym, the beach or to lounge around at home, our MEDALIST is versatile, comfortable, functional, ethically-produced… and just ridiculously good looking!\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSPECS\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMilled in Japan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSPECS:* An original mfsc pattern inspired by vintage 1940s-50s classic American sweatshirts and period athletic wear.* Tubular body (no side seams).* “Drop shoulder” pattern.* Fancy all-cotton 1×5 needle-out ribbing waistband, cuffs, neckband and gussets.* Double “V” neck inserts, dual layers of stretchy ribbed knit.* Vintage-style extra-long waistband and cuffs.* Underarm expansion gussets.* Rear panel smartphone or bidon pocket.* Four-needle flat lock stitching construction.* Original mfsc “PODIUM” rayon woven label.*\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSIZING\/FIT\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe MF® MEDALIST Sweatshirt comes pre-rinsed (i.e. pre-shrunk), and is ready-to-wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNo need for any initial soaking process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAll different color options fit the same.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDepending on your own personal style, preference of silhouette, body type, and whether you’re going old-school vintage or contemporary streetwear, the size that will work for you is subjective.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCL's Advice: I opted for a size SMALL in all color options, for a shorter “period” look, matching one’s natural waist rather than covering the back pockets of jeans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eJust a personal preference for the vintage vibe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eI am 5’7 \/ 145 lbs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCARE\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLow maintenance garment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLaunder when needed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSTORY\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Mister Freedom® MEDALIST is our take on the iconic American SWEATSHIRT.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWe’ve been working on this one for a while, as plenty of contemporary options already exist and we wanted to make sure that our version be classic yet special.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFirst, if you get asked on Jeopardy and your friend Bob can’t get to the phone, sweatshirt material consists of a single knit fabric, with a flat texture jersey on the face (outside), and a French Terry reverse with loops mechanically shredded\/brushed into a soft fleece pile (inside).\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIt has been the fabric of choice for warm-up athletic gear for about a century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eClassic vintage sweatshirts (~ pre-1970s) are usually cut from tubular fleeced jersey, meaning the sock-like cylinder body has no side seams.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWith roots in the 1920s, modern tubular fleece has been produced since the 1950s on elaborate single-jersey circular knitting machines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMeaning, the body of a size Small tubular sweatshirt is knitted on a different machine than the Medium.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThis doesn’t help with cost of production, but vintage clothing purists will appreciate the seamless tube body.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTo add to the challenge of milling this special fleece fabric, we also insisted that our waistband ribbing be tubular, without the joining side seam typical of modern fashion sweatshirts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWe also were set on a special “5×1 needle-out” type of ribbing, a cool feature of certain rare and desirable vintage 1940s-50s specimen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWith this tall order, we sent our friends at Toyo Enterprise on a double wild-goose chase, and, as always, they sourced-out not only the perfect tubular fleece, but managed to mill the special needle-out tubular ribbing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFor the design and construction of our MEDALIST, we wanted to stay away from anything contemporary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSo we scrutinized and dissected several vintage specimen collected over the years, studied classic proportions and cuts, found inspiration in period silhouettes from old photos and athletic goods 1930s-1960s catalogs, tested prototypes with traditional stitching options… and basically came up with a very old-school looking winner, the MF® MEDALIST!\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePattern-wise, one of the key point for us was the “drop shoulder” look.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eModern sweatshirts and even contemporary vintage replicas tend to prefer an updated non-slouching shoulder seam, for a “more tailored” look.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe drop shoulder cut may be an acquired taste, like the leg twist on a pair of old Levi’s for instance, but we went for the “anti-fit” cut of authentic 1940s-50s vintage sweatshirts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eInitially intended as a stretch gusset on the neck band so that the pull-over warm-up shirt (made of wool in the early days) would fit over, say, a football helmet, the “V” was a good substitute to a ½ zipper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOur MEDALIST 40s-style double Vs are of the “functioning” type, as they actually are double-layer stretchy ribbing inserts, and not just the decorative V-shaped flat lock stitching typical of later productions of sweatshirts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMany “V”s on contemporary sweats are also purely decorative.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAnother feature of our MEDALIST is the underarm expansion gusset, a detail and intricate construction challenge lifted from a rare 1950s vintage sweat from our archives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLike the double Vs, these arms gussets are also double-layer inserts of needle-out rib.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAs a touch of modern practicability, we mounted a back pocket to the MEDALIST rear panel, with an original flat-lock construction “sandwiched” in the waistband.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThis discreet storage will come handy when cycling, to carry a smart phone or small bidon without obstructing the front of the shirt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eJust avoid using it for your phone or wallet while riding the metro in Paris…\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWe are introducing the MEDALIST in six original yet classic color options.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe heather grey is yarn-dyed, a much darker shade than the traditional “silver” heather grey of Champion® sweats, a fleece color characteristic of some older athletic collectibles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePair it with blue jeans, khaki chinos, piques… for the gym, the beach or to lounge around at home, our MEDALIST is versatile, comfortable, functional, ethically-produced… and just ridiculously good looking!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mister Freedom","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":52956502032663,"sku":"MFSC-790HG-S","price":259.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":52956502065431,"sku":"MFSC-790HG-M","price":259.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X 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