This full-zip hoodie is another licensed release from The Olympic Museum Collection, commemorating the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy (the XVII Olympiad).
Front Details:
Features "ROMA" arched across the chest in red varsity-style stencil lettering outlined in green.
Displays "60" embroidered in red on the lower left split kangaroo pocket.
Designed with green raglan sleeves, a white center body, green drawstrings, and the signature metallic Olympic Museum shield zipper pull.
Finished with green, white, and red striped ribbed trim along the cuffs and bottom hem, honoring the Italian Tricolore.
Back Details:
Prominently displays a large-scale graphic reproducing the official emblem of the 1960 Rome Games: the legendary Capitoline Wolf (Lupa Capitolina) suckling the mythical founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus.
Sits above the year MCMLX (1960 in Roman numerals) and the iconic Olympic rings.
Colorway & Construction:
Kelly green and off-white color-blocked fleece body, directly pulling from the Italian national flag palette.
Official Licensing:
Includes the official The Olympic Museum Collection hangtag on the hood seam, certifying it as an authorized heritage piece reproducing archival Olympic artwork.
The 1960 Rome Games were a landmark moment in modern sporting and media history:
The Emblem: Designed by Armando Testa, the official emblem seamlessly blended ancient Roman history (the Capitoline Wolf and Roman numerals) with modern Olympic iconography.
Abebe Bikila's Barefoot Gold: Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila ran the entire 26.2 miles barefoot through the historic streets of Rome, winning gold and becoming the first Sub-Saharan African to win an Olympic gold medal.
Muhammad Ali's Breakthrough: Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) captured international attention at just 18 years old, winning the light heavyweight boxing gold medal.
First Global TV Broadcast: Rome 1960 was the first Olympic Games to be broadcast live across Europe and beamed via tape delay to North America and Asia, laying the foundation for modern Olympic sports broadcasting.