Vintage World Cup Style Returns Through Rugby Shirts, Mascots and Terrace Sportswear
Joshua Boniface and Tom Meacock front Zara’s FIFA Classics collection, photographed by Samuel Bradley in a limited-edition capsule that turns defining World Cup eras into street-ready sportswear.
The collection reaches into football history without treating it like a museum piece. Across 23 limited-edition styles, Zara revisits the visual identities of England 1966, Mexico 1970, Italia 1990, USA 1994, and France 1998, pulling their colors, crests, mascots, and tournament graphics into a casual modern wardrobe.
The strongest looks feel lifted from old stadium terraces and neighborhood pitches: striped rugby shirts, contrast polos, quarter-zips, nylon track jackets, ringer tees, piped shorts, bucket hats, loose trousers, and graphic layers that wear their football history openly.
Samuel Bradley photographs the campaign with the grain and looseness of vintage sports imagery. Brick walls, painted asphalt, parked cars, footballs, and residential streets make the edit feel lived in rather than overly staged, as though Joshua and Tom have stepped out between matches and into a fashion story.
Joshua Boniface and Tom Meacock bring the right easy chemistry to the collection. They kick footballs through the street, lean against cars, stack commemorative balls, and move between playful action shots and cleaner portraits without losing the relaxed mood.
The collection also understands how much World Cup memory exists beyond the final score. It lives in television broadcasts, collectible mascots, tournament logos, replica shirts, neighborhood games, and the colors attached to summers when the whole world seemed to be watching the same pitch.
Zara’s FIFA Classics edit turns those memories into something wearable: part football archive, part streetwear capsule, and part reminder that the best sports graphics rarely stay confined to the stadium.
Joshua Boniface and Tom Meacock in Zara’s FIFA Classics Collection
