A College Student Founded the Vintage HBCU Line Everyone’s Wearing
Amechi Ugwu, an alumni of two Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU), understands the importance of paying homage to these institutions’ fashion contribution, so much so that he created Torch Sportswear, an apparel brand dedicated to selling and preserving vintage HBCU memorabilia.
Torch Sportswear is the first online retail store to exclusively sell vintage HBCU apparel and accessories.
Its product line consists of colorful unisex sweatshirts, bomber jackets, baseball hats, and graphic tee shirts, each featuring the name or logo of one of the 121 HBCUs that have existed since the first HBCU, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, was established in 1837.