Match Fit
As Glasgow City opens a public pitch for its next kit partner, we look at the designers and grassroots communities finally treating women’s football like the cultural powerhouse it is.
As Glasgow City opens a public pitch for its next kit partner, we look at the designers and grassroots communities finally treating women’s football like the cultural powerhouse it is.
Fashion has finally stopped pretending sport is just a reference. On the Met Gala steps, the crossover looked less like a trend and more like the industry’s new order, as the worlds of fashion and sport moved beyond flirtation and into full commercial, cultural and creative alignment.
I’m a wellness addict and I’m fed up with being told how to better my health. The more I hear, the less I know, and I’m starting to question whether any of it is actually making me healthier or just more obsessed.
Golf: A traditional, boring game? Or the ultimate cool girl activity? An investigation into the game through the eyes of a 29-year-old fashion journalist, who’s traded cocktails for clubs (well, almost).
Lounging on the sofa on Sunday I found myself watching Bend It Like Beckham again. It made me wonder: have things really changed for South Asian women in football? A deep dive into whether Jess Bhamra's fight is still a reality today.
Champagne, fast cars and a world title fight that stopped the room. We go behind the black tie in Monaco for a rare conversation with Matchroom Chairman Eddie Hearn about equality of value, terrifying teenagers and the fight to keep women’s boxing built on substance rather than gimmicks.
Back in the early 2000s, football and skating were all bravado, shell suits and shiny kits straight out of a catalogue. Fast-forward to now, and Palace x Nike have flipped the script. Leah Williamson, Lenna Gunning-Williams and Savannah Stacey Keenan front a remix that redefines who gets to wear the nostalgia.
Fashion and sport have always flirted, trading looks and stealing from each other’s wardrobes, but this season feels different. The flirtation is over. They’ve finally tied the knot, creating a power couple built on ambition, imagination and reach.
Five first dates. Two sweaty, ridiculous, unexpectedly brilliant weeks. I swapped pub chat for river runs and penalty shootouts to see if sport could save my love life.
What if sport wasn’t built around winners and losers? Gabriel Fontana is designing new ways to play that challenge competition, hierarchy, and fixed identity, proving that changing the rules can change the whole game.