| ear has been around for decades now and as its | | | | were the only celebrities wearing Fila Vintage clothing, |
| name is a bit of a giveaway it was clothing designed | | | | the iconic and desirable Wham were very big fans of |
| to be worn for playing sport with original garments | | | | it and George Michael wore a Fila Vintage Tracksuit |
| including tracksuits, whether it be a full tracksuit or | | | | Top on Top Of The Pops and for many photo |
| just a tracksuit top, t shirts, polo shirts, shorts, | | | | shoots. |
| trainers etc. A wide variety of sports soon adopted | | | | Although Fila Clothing was massive in the 80s it had |
| this clothing as their attire. | | | | died off by the 90s and fashions had moved. |
| Over the years sportswear became more popular | | | | Towards the late 90s people were starting to want |
| and many sports stars were famous for the clothing | | | | vintage sportswear this was due to the explosion of |
| they wore. Tennis was one of the most renowned | | | | Britpop music and the likes of Blur and Oasis |
| sports for the players looking good in their sports | | | | favouring the retro look. This look grew into |
| clothing with John Mcenroe and Bjorn Borg being the | | | | 2000’s and Fila was a sought after label by |
| two players leading the way. Mcenroes brand was | | | | the cool kids but you could only by second hand |
| Italian Sergio Tacchini and he was always looking | | | | vintage versions of the original tracksuit tops and |
| smart and cool in his white but slightly jazzed up polo | | | | prices soared and the BJ Tracksuit Tops were |
| shirt and shorts. Borgs brand was again Italian but his | | | | changing hands for in excess of £300. |
| choice was Fila, again he would be more of a fashion | | | | Fila eventually rel-aunched their original styles in the |
| icon than a sportsman with his BJ tracksuit top over | | | | Fila Vintage range which is basically a fashion brand |
| his striped polo shirt and tennis shorts. | | | | made of the original classic design tracksuit tops, polo |
| Im sure the two brands rivalry off the tennis court | | | | shirts, shorts and other clothing from the 80s. |
| was as big as the two players was on the court as | | | | Film director Nick Love’s passion for Fila |
| both brands were battling to be the number one | | | | Vintage clothing has been seen in two of his flicks |
| sports fashion clothing brand. | | | | firstly The Business in 2005 were Danny Dyer and |
| Away from tennis this sports clothing look was | | | | Tamer Hassan would be strutting round Marbella |
| become a very big fashion thing and casuals from all | | | | kitted out in Vintage Fila tracksuit tops, polo shirts |
| over the country had adopted it and lads would wear | | | | and shorts. In 2009 Love remade thee 80s cult |
| Fila Vintage Tracksuit Tops on Saturday afternoon | | | | football hooligan the firm and again Vintage Fila |
| for the match with their jeans or cords and choice | | | | sportswear was everywhere, im sure never as much |
| footwear which was normally a pair of European | | | | has been seen together than the 80s and im sure |
| three stripe trainers. | | | | casuals of all ages when to see this. |
| It wasn’t just famous tennis players who | | | | |