Vintage 2nd Edition Numberless 1920 Varsity Sweater

The Original 1920 Sweater stands as a foundational garment within The Brooklyn Circus lexicon—an early piece that helped usher in what would become the brand’s enduring relationship with the year 1920. More than a date, 1920 represents a hinge moment in modern history: the formal beginning of the Roaring Twenties, the ratification of women’s suffrage in the United States, and the cultural ignition of the Harlem Renaissance. It was a period marked by self-determination, creative explosion, and newly claimed visibility—particularly within Black American life. This sweater draws from that spirit of emergence. Its structure, weight, and restraint reference an era when clothing signaled dignity, ambition, and collective arrival. At The Brooklyn Circus, 1920 became a shorthand for honoring that moment—where culture, politics, and style converged to shape a new modern identity. This piece does not merely commemorate the past; it establishes a lineage, grounding the brand’s future-facing work