16-Inch Softball Shirt Size:XXXXL from a certain Midwestern town

from a certain Midwestern town

Taking inspiration from old Chicago travel advertisements and pennants

we wanted to experiment with the positive and negative space of the good 'ol stars and bars

and we thought it deserved to be made into a chenille patch and added to a lightweight windbreaker

it’s an incredible way to see the city

16-Inch Softball Shirt Size:XXXXL from a certain Midwestern townTHE STORY 16 inch softball's roots in Chicago are older than Old Style. Also called clincher, cabbageball, blooperball or Chicago ball, this sport goes all the way back to the 19th century. The earliest known game was played at the Farragut Boat Club on the south side of Chicago on Thanksgiving Day in 1887 where the ball was a wrapped up boxing glove and the bat was a broom. One advantage of the 16 inch ball was that it allowed everyone to play