A varsity jacket is one of the few pieces of outerwear that looks just as right on a three-year-old as it does on a high school senior. PatPat's kids varsity jackets keep the details that make the style easy to spot, like ribbed collars, cuffs, and hems and bold contrast sleeves, all cut to fit toddlers and growing kids in sizes 2T through 14Y. Instead of school letters, they carry embroidered patches and prints of the characters your child already loves, which gives them a letterman-style look made for the playground.
What Is a Varsity Jacket?
A varsity jacket is a short jacket that ends at the waist or hip, with ribbed trim at the collar, cuffs, and hem and sleeves in a contrasting color. It started on American college campuses and has since become an everyday casual jacket for every age. The short cut is a big part of why it works for kids: nothing hangs low enough to catch on a slide, and the ribbed cuffs and hem stay put through recess and the ride home.
Officially Licensed Disney and Character Varsity Jackets
Every character jacket in this collection is officially licensed, so the artwork comes straight from the brands kids know, with accurate colors and character details. Some styles are a printed varsity jacket with allover tie-dye or bold lettering; others are a cartoon character varsity jacket with an embroidered patch on the chest or character patchwork on the front and back.
- Disney and Mickey: Our Mickey Mouse varsity jacket pairs a red colorblock body with Mickey and Friends lettering, and the Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck versions come in pink. The embroidered Mickey and Minnie styles are made in velvet with character patchwork on the front and back, and the Minnie and Daisy jacket adds shimmering sequin sleeves. Any Mickey varsity jacket here works for theme park days and the walk to preschool.
- Disney Princess: Belle, Rapunzel, Moana, Cinderella, and Ariel styles, each with a princess name detail on the chest and white contrast trim. Frozen fans can choose an Elsa jacket in tie-dye, allover blue sequins with embroidered accents, or soft fleece.
- Disney Pixar Cars and Toy Story: Lightning McQueen and Cruz Ramirez designs with checkered and colorblock details, plus a Buzz Lightyear style in stretchy cotton-blend knit.
- Marvel Spider-Man and more: A graphic varsity jacket with the Spider-Man emblem in red or deep blue, plus Hulk and Captain America styles. With its striped sleeves, the red Spider-Man design is our most classic graphic baseball jacket.
- More licensed favorites: Hot Wheels, Barbie, PAW Patrol, Stitch, and Star Wars.
Colorblock Varsity Jackets in Every Color
Colorblocking is the signature of our collection. Contrast sleeves, striped rib trim, and two-tone panels give each jacket the classic varsity look even from across the playground.
- Red and black varsity jacket: The Hot Wheels jacket with embroidered logo patches, and Spider-Man in a black and red varsity jacket design. The Spider-Man sleeves also add red and white stripes, which makes it a red and white varsity jacket too.
- Blue and white varsity jacket: The Stitch fleece style with white sleeves and white-bordered collar.
- Red varsity jacket: Mickey Mouse, Lightning McQueen, and PAW Patrol.
- Pink varsity jacket: Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, polka-dot Mickey and Friends, Barbie, Disney Princess, and PAW Patrol.
- Blue and light blue varsity jacket: The blue and beige Hot Wheels jacket, Elsa, Captain America, Buzz Lightyear, Cruz Ramirez, Star Wars, Stitch, and PAW Patrol.
- Green, purple, orange, and yellow varsity jacket: Hulk and embroidered Mickey and Minnie (green), Rapunzel, Stitch, and PAW Patrol (purple), Moana with white contrast sleeves (orange), and Belle (yellow).
Zip-Up, Snap-Button, and Fleece Varsity Jackets
- Snap-button styles: Hot Wheels, Moana, Belle, Rapunzel, Elsa, Buzz Lightyear, and Cruz Ramirez. Snaps follow the traditional varsity design and are easy for toddlers to manage on their own.
- Zip-up styles: The Moana tie-dye jacket zips on and off in seconds, which helps on busy mornings and in between-season weather.
- Fleece: Hot Wheels, Spider-Man, Stitch, Star Wars, Barbie, and Elsa styles are lined with plush brushed fleece that feels cozy the moment kids put them on. Elsa's ThermalHug™ fleece adds lightweight warmth without bulk. For a snap front fleece varsity jacket, choose Hot Wheels, which pairs a snap front with a plush brushed lining. The Barbie jacket is a fleece button up jacket with a four-button front. The Stitch fleece style mixes streetwear details with a retro look, which makes it our most streetwear varsity jacket.
- Other fabrics: The embroidered Mickey and Minnie styles have a velvet face with a brushed interior. Most other jackets use a midweight sweatshirt knit with a little stretch, so they keep their shape through active play.
Casual Kids Outerwear for Spring, Fall, and Winter
Spring casual kids outerwear has to be light enough to pull off by lunchtime. The Barbie jackets made with Naia™ fiber have a smooth, fluid drape that feels cool against the skin, and the stretchy sweatshirt-knit styles make an easy spring jacket for breezy mornings.
Fall is varsity season. Snap-front knits and fleece-lined styles are dependable fall casual kids outerwear for weekend games, pumpkin patch trips, and school pickup.
As winter casual kids outerwear, the fleece and velvet jackets cover cold but mild days. They aren't a heavy winter jacket, so on freezing days use one as a warm middle layer under a coat.
Kids Varsity Jackets for Boys, Girls, and Toddlers
- Toddler varsity jacket picks start at size 2T, including Disney Princess, Frozen, Cars, Toy Story, and PAW Patrol styles made especially for little ones.
- Boys varsity jacket favorites include Hot Wheels, Spider-Man, Hulk, Captain America, Star Wars, and Mickey Mouse. Most kids varsity jacket boys styles run up to size 9–10Y.
- Girls: Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, Barbie, and Elsa designs come with letter prints, sequins, and velvet. Stitch styles go up to size 13–14Y.
Back to School Varsity Jacket Outfits
A back to school varsity jacket handles the classic classroom problem: it's warm enough for the bus stop and easy to hang on a hook once class starts. Knowing how to style a varsity jacket comes down to keeping the layers underneath simple, so the colorblock sleeves and patches stand out.
- Elementary school boy outfit: Pair a Hot Wheels or Spider-Man jacket with a plain tee, jeans or joggers, and white sneakers. On colder mornings, add a hoodie underneath and pull the hood out over the collar.
- Elementary school girl outfit: Pair a Minnie Mouse or Barbie jacket with a pleated skirt and leggings for a cheerleader-inspired varsity jacket outfit, or with jeans and high-tops for gym days.
