Rugby represents successful sports style in fashion (part 04)

In the 1950s within the US, rugby appeared to be gaining popularity on the campuses of Ivy League schools (including top American universities) – again, a testament to social station. attached thereto – while these shirts became more popular within the UK and reached masses. University-affiliated stores sell casual versions of shirts worn by different teams, while J.Press, the American tailor, imports rugby shirts directly from the united kingdom. It remained a distinct segment market until the mid 60s. In 1963, This gambling, a rugby film, debuted within theaters with huge fanfare in the us and helped popularize the game and therefore the thick cotton of the jersey. Shōsuke Ishizu’s 1965 book Take Ivy, featuring students walking through campus wearing rugby shirts; Take Ivy isn’t widely read in America, but it does tell the rugby shirt’s relationship to the prep within the ’60s. The two Britons actually chose rugby as a symbol of sophistication struggles within the 60s and 70s. Jagger, a star, but not born into an upper-class family, famously loved. this shirt and help to popularize it. So does David Hockney, a working-class artist who is usually photographed wearing a rugby shirt.

As the popularity of rugby grew, more brands started to produce casual clothing based on the rugby shirt and more people started wearing it. Gant, a Connecticut-based men’s clothing brand, often credited as a clothing maker that popularizes buttoned shirts, launched a new line of sportswear in 1974 and called it “Rugger”, a nod to one of rugby’s nicknames.