Mitchell and Ness Retro Apparel and More

The Mitchell and Ness company has become renowned over the last decade for their work producing high quality, authentic throwback jerseys. However, the company itself has been around for over 100 years and now produces a wide variety of sports apparel and clothing beyond vintage throwbacks. The Mitchell and Ness brand is one of the market leaders and most respected brands and manufactureres in the world.

History of Mitchell and Ness

Mitchell and Ness, with the official company title being the Mitchell and Ness Nostalgia Co was founded in 1904 in Philadelphia. From its original origins of a small sporting goods store, it wouldn't take long for Mitchell and Ness to be supplying local leagues and teams for their actual jerseys.

From the 30's through to the 60's, Mitchell and Ness produced the game day jerseys for the Philadelphia Eagles. In the latter stage of the 30's Mitchell and Ness started making uniforms for the Phiadelphia Athletics and not long after that the Philadelphia Eagles. The local stores and high schools has enabled the business to expand.

The organization transformed itself in a retail business. With a perhaps too quick and too vast expansion, the company almost collapsed in the early 80s. All of the M&N stores closed except for the world famous location in downtown Philadelphia.

The entire world of retro jerseys would be chanaged forever when a chance encounter resulted in someone needing a classic flanner and wool baseball jersey repaired. Few would realize at the time that this encounter would change the entire sports apparel segment. Jumping on the untapped marketplace they saw, Mitchell and Ness began to produce vintage baseball jerseys in the late 80s. They painstakingly researched and recreated jerseys from decades past to produce top quality, vintage throwback jerseys.

It was a new concept, and not even the company could expect the rapid rise to the fame the business would head towards a decade later. From there, the rest is history, with the company producing throwback jerseys with licenses from Major League Baseball, the NBA, the NFL and the NHL as well as the NCAA.

Mitchell and Ness moved to the forefront of the sports clothing world with the soaring popularity of throwback jerseys. In the mid to late 90s vintage jerseys that were no longer being used by teams became highly popular. They were popular both for showcasing the great athletes of past generations, but also some of the great styles. For example, the San Diego Chargers "baby blue" football jerseys and the Houston Astros jerseys with the huge orange and brown striping on the front are two examples of jerseys that are popular just for the way they look.

Throwback jerseys were being purchased by the dozens by popular singers, performers and athletes. They didn't have to support a particular ball club or team to wear a throwback, you just had to enjoy a particular style or like a player. This added to the popularity and widespread range of the throwback, versus a current jersey which is typically only purchased by fans of that particular team.

For the older generation, these throwback pieces are away for them to never forget the greats of yesterday. For younger fans, they are a way to show respect to those past generations and flaunt a unique style. Mitchell and Ness, their throwback jerseys and now their full line of sports apparel is a force to be reckoned with.