Champion has been knitting sweatshirts in Rochester, New York since 1919. Reverse Weave, cut across the grain so the body does not shrink in length, is their patent from the 1930s, and the C logo went from gym kit to streetwear in the 1990s. The women's crop tees with the small logo are 2010s pieces and sit in the same wardrobe as the Y2K revival.
Do Champion tees run small? The women's cropped cuts do. Pit-to-pit and length are listed on each one, and a bleached or acid-washed tee will have shrunk a touch more.
How do you check a Champion label? Woven C logo, the neck label generation and the printed care tag, shown in the photos along with any distressing that was done on purpose.
Champion: what our pieces tell us
none in stock right now · 2 sold. Champion, started in 1919 in Rochester, New York, was sold by Hanesbrands to Authentic Brands Group in 2024.
About the Champion labelmade in · 2 label photos · sizes · sources
Read from the 2 Champion pieces we have handled: our own tape, our own label photos. Nothing here comes from the brand.
- Made in, from the labels
- Indonesia ×1 · Vietnam ×1
- Composition on the labels
- 100% cotton ×2
- Eras on our pieces
- Y2K ×2
- Sizes handled, as listed
- UK 6 ×1 · UK 8 ×2 · UK 10 ×1 · S ×1
Labels through the years, from our photos
Champion, started in 1919 in Rochester, New York, was sold by Hanesbrands to Authentic Brands Group in 2024. Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked 21 Oct 2026.
Is Champion still made? Yes, as far as public records show (checked October 2026). Champion, started in 1919 in Rochester, New York, was sold by Hanesbrands to Authentic Brands Group in 2024. Source: en.wikipedia.org. What we sell is second-hand, from earlier seasons.
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Pieces from Champion that have already found a home. Each is one of a kind, so none can be bought again.
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