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American Vintage Crew Sweatshirt
About American Giant’s sweatshirts: American Giant built its name on heavyweight cotton fleece grown, knit, and sewn in the USA, and its crewneck range reflects that: midweight and french terry crews around $65-98, topped by the 16 oz vintage-washed American Vintage line at $135-150.
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The American Vintage Crew is a unisex crewneck cut from the heavyweight fleece American Giant built its reputation on, garment-washed for a faded, broken-in look and sewn in the USA. Owners and testers praise how substantial the fabric feels and how well the brand's fleece survives repeated washing. The caveats are real: the cut is deliberately oversized, the thick cotton runs warm indoors, and at $135 it costs several times what a mass-market crew does.
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- Material
- American Giant makes it from a substantial 16 oz fleece — knit from what the brand states is 100% USA-grown cotton — with a garment wash that gives it a faded, broken-in finish.
- Fit
- It is a gender-neutral piece with a deliberately oversized, relaxed silhouette, so buyers wanting a conventional fit should consider sizing down. Sizing is not uniform across the brand's sweatshirt line — one independent tester found some pieces ran small — so checking the size chart is worth the minute.
- Quality
- An independent months-long test of the brand's clothes found no color fading, loose threads, or shrinkage despite near-daily wear, which matches the multi-year service reports that follow its heavyweight fleece.
- Best for
- Right for someone who wants one heavy, US-made crewneck to wear hard for years and prefers a roomy, broken-in look over a trim cut.
- Care
- Machine wash cold and tumble dry low; the heavy cotton fleece handles frequent washing well, but high dryer heat risks shrinking it.
How American Giant sweatshirts hold up overall
The sweatshirt line is the brand's flagship and draws detailed reviews. Reviewers report heavy 13-oz-per-square-yard combed ringspun cotton fleece, reinforced double-needle stitching, elbow patches, double-lined hoods, and metal zippers, sewn in North Carolina. Long-term owners report no fraying, seam failures, or zipper problems after months to years of regular wear. The recurring gripes are practical: the fabric is heavier and less breathable than buyers expect, it shrinks somewhat in the dryer, and the price is well above mass-market hoodies.
- Strengths
- Owners consistently report the heavyweight construction holds up — no fraying, warped zippers, or seam failures over extended wear.
- Watch out for
- The most repeated complaints are heat and heft — the thick cotton is not very breathable — plus some dryer shrinkage and a price several times that of a basic mass-market hoodie.
- Sizing
- The Classic fit is tapered at the waist and long in the body with an athletic cut, and the fleece shrinks a bit in the dryer — reviewers point buyers who want more room to the roomier Relaxed fit rather than relying on the taper relaxing.
About American Giant's sweatshirts line as a whole. Sources: American Giant Hoodie Review: Really the World's Greatest? — Stridewise · American Giant Review: Are Premium Basics Worth It? — The Adult Man · What is the best hoodie? American Giant Classic Full Zip Hoodie — Mike Gorman
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