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Photography by Kohei Kawashima Styling by Mitsuru Kurosawa
Hair & Makeup by Misuzu Miyake Coordination by Momoko Ikeda
Special thanks to Naoyasu Mera, Pedro Torres, Raymond Echever

Here’s a look into the sporty side of Harvard University, as styled by the athletes studying there.

Brattle Book Shop
9 West St, Boston
Brattle Book Shop
9 West St, Boston

Jonathan Caron

Climbing

An avid boulderer, Jonathan completed his bachelor of architecture in Canada and interned at such esteemed practices as Herzog & de Meuron in Switzerland before entering the Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 2021. The classic style of the stadium jacket, photographed at Boston’s historic Brattle Book Shop (p.57) suits his rugged character quite nicely.

Max Serrano-Wu

Track & field

Unwinding in a blue colour block fleece that complements his sharp features, Max is a track and field captain who competes as a sprinter. A student of stem cell biology, he spent a gap year during the pandemic working at a Cambridge-based biotech company. “All the students come here to eat. I probably swing by at least once a month,” he says of Pinocchio’s Pizza & Subs, a beloved local pizza joint. Slices start at $4.05, priced to fit a student budget. Don’t miss the legendary buffalo chicken.

Pinocchio's Pizza & Subs
74 Winthrop St, Cambridge

Morgan Melito & Kaitlin Lampson

Softball

Shown here wearing a classic cable sweater, Morgan just graduated in May 2022. Taking over her role as captain of the softball team is Kaitlin, who rocks a baseball cap and Oxford shirt. The two of them stepped out for a stroll among the brick townhouses of Beacon Hill, an iconic example of New England architecture in the Georgian style, which originated in Great Britain in the eighteenth century.

Rasheca Logendran

Soccer

Rasheca paid a visit to DeLuca’s Market, the veritable pantry of Beacon Hill. After graduating college in her home state of North Carolina, she moved to Cambridge to attend Harvard Medical School. These days, she studies medicine while playing intramural soccer. The fresh contrast of biker shorts with this seamlessly knit WHOLEGARMENT® fair isle knit embodies the mood of today.

DeLuca’s Market
239 Newbury St, Boston

Greg Cain, Jake Marlo, Harrison Schofield & Brahm Erdmann (L→R)

Lightweight rowing

Harvard’s lightweight rowing team practices on the Charles River, flowing through Cambridge from Boston. The colourful utility parkas that they each wear almost like a uniform bring out their different personalities while fostering a sporting atmosphere. Holding his jacket is Jake, a recent graduate, while junior Harrison wears orange and sophomore Brahm wears navy. In the words of Greg, the team captain, “Lots of races up until this year were cancelled due to the pandemic, but this gave us all a chance to realise just how precious our time in college, and on the water, really is.”

Grace Allen

Volleyball

An attacker on the volleyball team, Grace is currently a junior at Harvard. Her academic focus is human evolutionary biology. “I’m interested in studying the big picture of our species. Not so much the chemical aspects, but more like where we came from and why, and what effect we have around the world,” says Grace. “I’m also a big fan of theatre and do some acting as well.” Equally comfortable in a flannel shirt or a traditional sweater vest, Grace exemplifies the lifestyle of the scholar-athlete.

Rasheca Logendran

Soccer

Rasheca paid a visit to DeLuca’s Market, the veritable pantry of Beacon Hill. After graduating college in her home state of North Carolina, she moved to Cambridge to attend Harvard Medical School. These days, she studies medicine while playing intramural soccer. The fresh contrast of biker shorts with this seamlessly knit WHOLEGARMENT® fair isle knit embodies the mood of today.

DeLuca’s Market
239 Newbury St, Boston

Grace Allen

Volleyball

An attacker on the volleyball team, Grace is currently a junior at Harvard. Her academic focus is human evolutionary biology. “I’m interested in studying the big picture of our species. Not so much the chemical aspects, but more like where we came from and why, and what effect we have around the world,” says Grace. “I’m also a big fan of theatre and do some acting as well.” Equally comfortable in a flannel shirt or a traditional sweater vest, Grace exemplifies the lifestyle of the scholar-athlete.

Greg Cain, Jake Marlo, Harrison Schofield & Brahm Erdmann
(L→R)

Lightweight rowing

Harvard’s lightweight rowing team practices on the Charles River, flowing through Cambridge from Boston. The colourful utility parkas that they each wear almost like a uniform bring out their different personalities while fostering a sporting atmosphere. Holding his jacket is Jake, a recent graduate, while junior Harrison wears orange and sophomore Brahm wears navy. In the words of Greg, the team captain, “Lots of races up until this year were cancelled due to the pandemic, but this gave us all a chance to realise just how precious our time in college, and on the water, really is.”

Susan Takang & Jaeschel Acheampong

Track & field

Track and field athletes Susan and Jaeschel have a cinematic flair. Sporting a navy sweatshirt and leggings, Susan specialises in the hammer throw and javelin. “In the future, I’d like to help develop healthcare infrastructure in countries in Africa,” she says. Jaeschel, to her right, competes in the long jump and sprints. When not studying biomedical engineering, this multitalented and friendly guy is also a track maker working under the name YoungJae. His white sweatsuit (pictured right) stands out brilliantly from the red bricks of Harvard Square.

Susan Takang & Jaeschel Acheampong

Track & field

Track and field athletes Susan and Jaeschel have a cinematic flair. Sporting a navy sweatshirt and leggings, Susan specialises in the hammer throw and javelin. “In the future, I’d like to help develop healthcare infrastructure in countries in Africa,” she says. Jaeschel, to her right, competes in the long jump and sprints. When not studying biomedical engineering, this multitalented and friendly guy is also a track maker working under the name YoungJae. His white sweatsuit (pictured right) stands out brilliantly from the red bricks of Harvard Square.

A cradle of classic sports

When we visited Cambridge for this feature, Harvard University was in the midst of graduation. The streets were full of people there to attend the magnificent proceedings. Crowds flocked to the Harvard Coop, just outside campus, to purchase branded sweatshirts and other sportswear.

To get to know a place, it’s best to use your feet. And what better place to start than Newbury Street, a mile-long promenade of clothing stores, including UNIQLO, just ten minutes away by car, across the Charles River from Cambridge. Here, the younger crowd favours comfortable, casual sportswear options like hoodies with leggings or shorts. Dressed in these classic, sporty styles, they grab food in one of the fun cafés or enjoy shopping. Sportswear is a natural counterpoint to the historical cityscape of brick buildings. In the handful of days we spent in Boston, we encountered this atmosphere wherever we went.

Everywhere we turned, we saw a real-life application of the notion of Sport Utility Wear. Each of the student athletes that we interviewed looked right at home in these sporty styles.

In the 1960s, the legendary Japanese fashion tome Take Ivy immortalised Ivy league style; demonstrating how sportswear could be a seamless part of everyday style. Here in Cambridge, a modern version of that style endures. Over fifty years since its publication, daily life has changed in countless ways. Yet one thing that hasn’t changed in all this time: the vivacious style so fundamental to the sports traditions that are such a deeply rooted part of life in these two cities.

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