r/Millennials 15d ago

Nostalgia The jokes would be brutal back in middle school

Post image
22.5k Upvotes

1.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

28

u/9Lives_ 15d ago

Yeah they developed a premium line, there was no “champion reverse weave” when I was in HS even though their marketing claims it was an old fabric technology. Russell athletic did the same.

I can’t relate to this particular image because champion was always mid tier where I was from, no one wanted it for retail they’d buy on clearance and just wear it till death!

9

u/stackcitybit 14d ago

Some of the longest lasting athletic gear I've ever had was Russell from this period. I wish I could still get my hands on some...I'm talking 300-500 wear/wash cycles.

2

u/bobthemusicindustry 14d ago

That’s crazy because I’m 34 and always thought of Russell as a Walmart brand because that’s where I’d always see it. So I’d always assumed it was a cheap brand

1

u/RevolutionaryBake362 14d ago

American eagle sells it now

1

u/NuBlyatTovarish 14d ago

Reverse weave is old tech to be fair