Brooks Brothers has reached an agreement with IMG Worldwide Inc., the owner of The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), to sell college-licensed apparel for the first time in its almost 200-year history.
The agreement allows for the sale of merchandise, beginning Aug. 15, from 15 schools, including Alabama, Auburn, Boston College, Cornell University , Georgetown, Georgia, Harvard, the U.S. Naval Academy, New York University, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Princeton , Stanford, Vanderbilt and Virginia, according to a report by Bloomberg. Items were be available depending on the proximity of each school’s campus to Brooks stores.
The lines, for men only, will comprise sweaters, dress and polo shirts and ties. Eventually a children’s and women’s line is expected to be added as well.
