Girls' Tracksuits and Sets

Girls' tracksuit sets: which styles are there?

A Champion girls' tracksuit set is a top and a matching pair of bottoms. The range covers full-zip hooded tracksuits, crew-neck tracksuits with flared trousers and coordinated sweatshirt and jogger sets, plus junior unisex pieces that work for back to school.

Against buying separates, a set answers the outfit in one move. They are still two independent garments, though, and each one works with the rest of the wardrobe. To look beyond tracksuits, girls' clothing 3-16 gathers sweatshirts, T-shirts, joggers, jackets and accessories.

A matching set or separates?

When is a coordinated set the better buy?

A coordinated set starts from two pieces designed to be worn together: same colour, same details, no decision to make in the morning. That is why it stays the most-worn thing in the drawer during term time and on sports afternoons.

The two halves do not have to stay together. The top goes with other trousers, the joggers go with a different T-shirt, and one set produces several combinations across the week.

When do separates make more sense?

Choosing top and bottom separately builds something more personal. Start from a girls' hoodie and pair it with something from girls' joggers and leggings.

A tonal set creates one continuous line, while two contrasting colours split top from bottom and change the proportions of the look.

Hooded, crew-neck or full-zip: which changes the set most?

The top sets the character. A crew-neck sweatshirt leaves the neck clear, keeps the silhouette simple and slides easily under a jacket in colder months.

A hood adds volume at the top and pushes the set further towards everyday sportswear. Full-zip styles open all the way down, which makes layers easy to manage through the day without pulling anything over the head.

Both hooded full-zip and crew-neck versions are in the range. Contrast side tape, embroidered logos and printed graphics also vary from one set to the next, so some read as plain and others as immediately recognisable.

Brushed inside or not?

Selected models are brushed inside, stated on the individual product page, and that is what makes a set right for cold months. The rest are built lighter, which suits mid-season and indoor wear.

How do you choose the bottoms?

The trousers are the other half of the set. There are joggers with ribbed, elasticated cuffs, which hold the volume high and keep the trainers in view, and flared trousers, which stay close at the top and open out towards the hem.

The flare tends to suit older girls who want a sports set without the gathered ankle of a classic jogger. To compare more shapes, browse girls' joggers and leggings.

Which set for school, and which for PE?

What works for the school day?

A full-zip set is the most manageable: open in a warm classroom, closed on the way out. A plain girls' T-shirt underneath completes the outfit and lets the top be used as a layer that comes off.

What works for PE?

For PE the tracksuit covers the before and after, over a T-shirt and leggings or shorts. Styles without a brushed lining are the ones to reach for when the session is indoors.

And at the weekend?

Out of school the set is worn whole or broken up. A hooded sweatshirt over jeans, or the tracksuit bottoms with a graphic T-shirt, give two different looks from the same purchase.

How do you wear a tracksuit through the year?

What about autumn and winter?

As temperatures fall the set joins a layering system: T-shirt as the base, sweatshirt in the middle, a jacket outside. The outerwear sits in girls' jackets and gilets.

And in milder months?

Lighter constructions keep the coordinated logic while taking weight out of the outfit. The top still earns its place in the cooler hours at either end of the day.

Which trainers go with a tracksuit?

Trainers are the natural finish to an outfit built around a sweatshirt and joggers. Cuffed bottoms leave the shoe more visible, while the flared leg creates a longer, more continuous line into it.

Browse kids' trainers for the styles to pair with a set for school and weekends, and kids' accessories for the backpacks, hats and socks that finish it.

Which colours does the collection come in?

Black, cream, pink, dark blue, military green and wine red all appear across the range. Neutral sets repeat easily through the week, while pink and wine red work better as the piece the rest of the outfit is built around.

Where does the tracksuit come from?

Champion was founded in 1919 in sportswear, and the tracksuit is one of the pieces that tells that story best. In the girls' range it becomes a set built around movement, as suited to the school day as to the afternoon that follows.