Understanding the past, creating new value. Russell Athletic, born from Berberjin’s aesthetic sensibility.

Russell Athletic, which created the world’s first sweatshirt in the 1920s and has been crafting athletic wear for decades, has once again teamed up with BerBerJin, a brand renowned for its expertise in vintage fashion. For this second collaboration, the two brands have gone a step beyond faithful reproductions of archival pieces, reimagining workwear items—such as track jackets and double-knee pants—as sweatshirts. Let’s explore this new “form of athletic wear,” born from the intersection of both brands’ aesthetic sensibilities.