And Van Gogh scores! What happens when art, football and fashion collide | Art

It’s not what you’d expect to see housed within the neoclassical architecture of Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery. Ascend its curving staircase, the walls of which are adorned with gold-framed works of art from across the centuries, and at the summit you will see … erm, a zip-up Fila tracksuit top paired with some Lee jeans circa 1983.

This blue trackie sits alongside other prize pieces: Aquascutum scarves . . .