The Best Stores to Buy Cute College Apparel

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By Carolin Lehmann, Marenah Dobin Aug 28, 2021 5:00 PMTags
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Whether you're learning from home, heading back to campus, or if you're an alum that just wants to show some school spirit, college apparel never goes out of style. And, thankfully, the on-campus stores aren't the only places where you can shop for some cute stuff.

If you're ready to restock your collegiate apparel, keep on scrolling to see some of our favorite sites with fan gear to rep the Penn State Nittany Lions, Alabama Crimson Tide, and more. 

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Princess Polly

Princess Polly has the cutest vintage-inspired collegiate capsule collection. They have tops, shorts, and pants representing several colleges, including, Harvard, Michigan, Michigan State, Berkeley, UCLA, UNC, Georgetown, and more.

Take it Personal

You can get tie dye sweatpants from any school at this Etsy shop. You can also get customized crop tops, tie dye t-shirts, and bandeaus to support your favorite schools.

American Eagle Tailgate Collegiate Apparel

American Eagle stocks Tailgate gear for not only colleges, but also for MLB, NBA and NFL teams. Among the many colleges to choose from, American Eagle has men's and women's gear from Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Howard, Georgia, Notre Dame, Purdue, Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan, South Carolina, and more.

'47

'47 has college apparel from so many schools, including Illinois, Boston College, Kentucky, Villanova, Syracuse, Gonzaga, and Maryland.

Amanda Lynn Creative

The Amanda Lynn Creative Etsy shop has everything you could possibly want if you're looking for college apparel. There are sweater vests, shorts, crop tops, sweatshirts, skirts, and more. 

Custom University

Cutom University is another must-shop Etsy store. You can get plaid long-sleeve shirts, tube tops, halter tops, and cut-out tops for any college.

Fanatics

Fanatics is a one-stop shop for tons of college apparel, home items, accessories, and more, including this adorable LSU skirt. There are more than 500 college teams to choose from. They have a seemingly endless selection with items from Duke, Temple, Nebraska, Stanford, UCONN, Rutgers, and many others.

Chicka-d

Chicka-d's college apparel is available on Amazon. There are cardigans, tie dye sweatshirts, t-shirts, hoodies, tanks, and even dresses that are all perfect to showcase your school spirit.

The Original Retro Brand

Shop The Original Retro Brand at Tillys, which has all kinds of cute vintage-inspired t-shirts. We love their 100% cotton cropped styles with raw edges on t-shirts repping TCU, USC, Tulane, Northwestern, Yale, and more schools.

Granted Wish Design Co.

Granted Wish Design Co. has so many stylish t-shirts, including this animal print Alabama shirt.

Trendingnowllc

Trendingnowllc is an Etsy shop with unique, personalized college apparel including crop tops and sweatshirts so you can cheer for the school of your choice.

Kohl's

Kohl's carries several college merch, like these cute Penn State leggings. Check out the Kohl's collegiate products page here to see their selections from Ohio State, Iowa, UNC, Michigan, James Madison, and UCLA among others.

Colosseum, Adidas & Russell

Walmart carries a bunch of collegiate brands like Colosseum, Adidas, Russell and more. This Kansas Jayhawks V-neck long-sleeve from Colosseum is perfect for fall. 

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—Originally published Sept. 16, 2020, at 1:34 p.m. PT