CLLCT: Turn back the clock: Fanatics Real Vintage delves into throwback market

At Fanatics Fest this summer, fans saw celebrities and athletes move quickly from station to station on the floor of the Javits Center in midtown Manhattan.

What they didn’t see behind the scenes is what stopped even A-listers such as Kevin Durant and Travis Scott in their tracks.

There, on rack after rack, were more than 1,000 vintage sports items from shirts to jerseys to jackets with tags on them that read “Fanatics Vintage.”

After a quiet couple months, the world’s licensed sports apparel maker is officially announcing the Fanatics Real Vintage line as the next segment of its growing retail business.