Is it obnoxious when an adult wears an Ivy league college sweatshirt?

[Anonymous]

I know a guy who works at Nike who basically only wears Nike and Jordan gear. It usually looks better than my big tech stuff due to the added logo but way more of mine was free. Paying to wear corporate gear seems strange to me. Some companies sell a lot of stuff.
I played a sport at a top school and still have a lot of school clothes. The school shirt can be a good conversation starter. People will ask about it in a coffee shop or library and it can be nice to have a quick shared memory.

[Anonymous]

I’m donating to my Alma mater so your kid can have whatever it is they spend donations on. Yes I’m still wearing the shirt, the hat and the joggers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Couldn’t care less what tshirts people choose to wear. Unless it’s an “I’m with Stupid” one with an arrow and they’re standing next to me...

Usually shirts with schools, destinations, home cities are fun to wear and good conversation starters. (GASP!).

But to bully people into not wearing something? It's PC-ness overkill.

To not be able to wear a college logo shirt because it might hurt someone's feelings? Or hurt their view of you (ivy? you are bragging. Non-ivy I have no idea what programs are strong? pity you)
Only one generation ago, it was school spirit and pride. Now you are all wusses.

Meanwhile, it is expected that you wear your social politics view on your sleeve 24/7 and be in-your-face about it to everyone. BTW, anyone NOT doing the walk-out and march this week is a total loser. And don't forget to dress appropriately.

+1google!!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m fond of the sweatshirt that says, “Your College Sucks”.

I still have my Duck Fuke shirt. I should break that out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m fond of the sweatshirt that says, “Your College Sucks”.

I still have my Duck Fuke shirt. I should break that out.

Winner of this thread!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure why this thread is back but okay, I actually enjoy this argument.

I previously thought I didn't have any issue with this at all but then recently I went to a school function (public elementary) and was volunteering with the PTA. A kid of one of the other PTA parents showed up wearing an oversized Yale sweatshirt and I had a *visceral* negative reaction. Like I was suprised by how obnoxious it felt to me. Contributing factors:

- School has a very high at risk population with a lot of families whose parents did not go to college at all and some without high school degrees

- Kid who was wearing the sweatshirt is in a bit of a braggy/arrogant phase in general so this felt compounding

- Because the sweatshirt was oversized, the "Yale" was just freaking huge -- the letters were like 20 inches high and being worn by a small-for-their-age 2nd grader

I don't actually even know if either of the parents went to Yale! But that was a hard no for me and I filed away my reaction for the future so I don't make this mistake because I couldn't believe how gross this wound up coming off to me. Hard no.

More reason to wear it around them. Poor people need successful role models and positive externalities

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband wears Penn gear because he has it from college and it still fits. He played a sport, so he has a ton of sweats, jackets, etc. and we toss them as they wear out.

I don’t understand people who wear vacation gear for a ski resort or beach town they went to once. College makes sense to me - you spent 4 years there. Vacation gear makes sense to me if you have a house there or have been going to the same place every year forever and it is part of your family’s culture / collective memories.

My kids always want to buy souvenir hats and sweatshirts from any random beach town we might spend a weekend at. I get why it seems strange, but they view that stuff as souvenirs to remind them of a fun weekend. It's usually only about $10-15, and more useful than a snowglobe or refrigerator magnet, so I don't fight it. Maybe that will help you understand.

You know darn well teens (and adults) want vacay sweatshirts and hats to post snaps and insta photos wearing it as a low-key way to signal class. Nobody needs another baseball cap or cheap sweatshirt — you want to display you have a second home in ___ or ski in ___.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just ordered a Harvard sweatshirt online. I’m a high school dropout. Thanks DCUM.

That’s sure to impress all the other shoppers at your local Walmart and gas station.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it is ok to wear the clothes of your Alma mater.

+1
This.
Case closed.

[Anonymous]

It is nearly as cringy as Disney wear.

[Anonymous]

Sometimes it connects more to sports. I don’t wear Georgetown stuff much, but DH wears Michigan hoodies and hats.

I do have a UChicago hoodie from grad school that I wear sometimes.

Wearing stuff from a school you didn’t go to is weird, IMO.

[Anonymous]

lol Duke grad here. Stopped wearing Duke stuff within a year of graduation because random strangers would comment 'duke sucks!'

the joys of a basketball school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh please. Everyone here thinks I must be ashamed of myself for only going to Cornell. Hell if I care if they also think I'm a try hard loser for wearing a Cornell sweatshirt when I'm cold. I wear what I want. Got a problem with it? Go pound sand.

Cornell sucks tho.

[Anonymous]

The Irish discount store Primark sells Harvard and Yale stuff. It looks good and is cheap! Those were the only two schools I saw at their MD location.

[Anonymous]

Everyone will soon be required to dress like this