Sport & Fashion Month

Join us in celebrating the Heritage of Sportswear throughout June 2026!

Following the success of our first Sport and Fashion month last year, and the interest shown since, we're delighted to return to the theme again in 2026 with so much material still to uncover! This is your opportunity to help us shine a light on sporting fashion, and specifically the sportswear in your collections, archives and research, and consider its place in the story of UK sport.

Just as likely to be at risk as any other sporting heritage object, sportswear can evoke memories of our favourite teams, athletes, and sporting moments. It can inspire passion and wonder in sporting enthusiasts and heritage professionals alike, is deeply treasured and sought after within and by the sporting communities it helps identify. The heritage of sportswear can help map the evolution and development of our sports, being central to advances in performance, inclusion, representation, and belonging. From the field of sport to the catwalk, and as everyday fashion, sportswear and it’s changing designs, whether its divisive or iconic, has always been part of the fabric of our sporting lives.

How to get involved

You can get involved throughout June by sharing your collections, stories, and events with us on social media using #SportAndFashion. Follow us to keep across our planned activity and resources.

If you have any articles, research, upcoming activity, or ideas you’d like to discuss further then please contact [email protected]