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The Best Crewneck Sweatshirt Is a Wardrobe Essential

Written by Jerry Calisi

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Posted on November 22 2020

It goes with everything, and every guy looks good wearing one. Here are the best of 'em to buy right now.  

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The phrase "wardrobe essential" is almost as overused as "streetwear" right now in the menswear universe, but there's still one style that deserves the label: a gray crewneck sweatshirt. It's basic in the best way: cozy as a camp fire on the beach, never not wearable, and an integral part of menswear history. The humble gray crew neck sweatshirt helped Steve McQueen escape in The Great Escape, cemented John Travolta’s heartthrob status in Grease, and made Eddie Murphy a badass in Beverly Hills Cop. Paul Newman, the patron saint of laid-back menswear, wore one. Today, a roster of famous stylish dudes trust in the gray crewneck sweatshirt (see: Ryans Gosling and Reynolds, Justin Theroux, Kanye West, A$AP Rocky, Michael B. Jordan). The allure is equal parts form and function, rugged vibes housed in a fitted cotton knit (like a perfect baguette, hard on the outside and soft as a cloud within). Right now, the market is flooded with spins on the athletic-inspired classic. 

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Chief among Todd Snyder’s talents is that he knows how garments should fit—and fit well—on actual humans, not stick-thin male models named Sven. This sweatshirt hugs in the right places (biceps, back) and is relaxed where you want it to be (neck, belly). Snyder also isn't the type to phone it in if he's designing the best version of an iconic piece of menswear. Every detail on this crewneck, from the wider cuffs to the thicker waistband hem to the chest pocket to the "V" stitch under the collar to the raglan sleeve (the kind that's attached on an angle to the neck rather than the shoulder) is culled from the kinds of standard-issue sweats guys wore in gymnasiums and on the weekend 50-plus years ago, just reimagined the right way for today's tastes. Like most of our favorite sweatshirts, it's crafted from a cotton-and-polyester blend (in this case 80/20) that provides the right mix of structure and softness (as nice to the touch on the outside as it spongy on the inside). All of that—coupled with a perfect shade of heather gray—makes for a sweatshirt that looks good in every situation imaginable, whether you’re hanging out in jeans and Chucks on the weekend or pairing it with an oxford and tweed blazer at the office. 

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Let's say you don't actually care how that much about your sweatshirt looks. Instead, all that really matters to you is that it's soft. Criminally soft. So soft that every time you slip it on, you immediately feel ready for a nap.  

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