Retro Sportswear: Step into Sporting History
Retro sports labels are particularly hot this season, with the eighties and nineties the decades of choice
We like nothing more than when sportswear hits the style pages. And so it’s come to pass this spring with 80s tennis wear and 90s active wear and labels (hello again, Fila, long time no wear) getting the nod. We’ve curated some of the finest examples of this trend – jackets, T-shirts, polos, trainers and sweatshirts – from brands such as Ellesse, K-Way, K-Swiss, Champion and Adidas. Don the garb and think of happier times when you were younger (applies to all except the Euro ’96 England Away “strip” – we had to throw our original version away… couldn’t get the tear stains out).
Ellesse Xaviero jacket
£55, buy on ellesse.com
K-Way 1990 remake 126 jacket
£90, buy on k-way.co.uk
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Adidas Originals Superstar ’80s track top
£55, buy on urbanoutfitters.com
Timberland classic boots
£160, buy on urbanoutfitters.com
Ellesse Sasso track pants
£45, buy on ellesse.com
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Umbro Pro training Euro ’96 Away top
£40, buy on umbro.co.uk
Fila Blackline Dalton navy crew-neck sweatshirt
£45, buy on fila.co.uk
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Saucony Shadow OG navy sneakers
£80, buy on size.co.uk
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Lacoste polo top
£110, buy on lacoste.com
K-Swiss Classic 88 sneakers
£88, buy on kswiss.com
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Fila BB1 polo top
£40, buy on fila.co.uk
Farah Dorell grey marl holdall
£55, buy on urbanoutfitters.com
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Champion red sweatshirt
£70, champion-eu.com
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Gary Kingsnorth was the fashion editor for Coach as well as Men’s Fitness.