NWSL, BWPC, Round21 and Cross Colours release five-piece Black History Month capsule
NWSL, BWPC, Round21 and Cross Colours launched a five-piece Black History Month capsule with a standout 6 oz coaches jacket, tees, scarf and heavyweight hoodie, proceeds support BWPC.
1. Our Colors Coaches Jacket
Round21’s Our Colors Coaches Jacket is the capsule’s centerpiece: a premium, slightly oversized coaches silhouette cut from a 6 oz lightweight construction and billed as unisex on the NWSL Shop. The jacket blends the Pan‑African flag colors with modern iconography and borrows from Cross Colours’ legacy of “Clothing Without Prejudice,” described bluntly as “a classic coaches jacket with a cultural statement.” Round21 frames it as designed to be worn year‑round and to reflect “the belief that personal identity belongs everywhere,” while product listings on NWSL Shop appear under titles such as “Unisex NWSL 2026 BWPC Our Colors Coaches Jacket” and repeat the collaboration credit: NWSL x Round21 x BWPC x Cross Colours.
2. T‑shirts (including the cropped tee)
The capsule includes multiple T‑shirts, one of which is a cropped T‑shirt shown in promotional photography: Denver Summitt forward Ally Brazier (née Watt) is pictured wearing the cropped tee in Just Women’s Sports coverage. The T‑shirts operate as easy, fandom‑forward basics that echo the collection’s intent to honor Black women’s cultural imprint on the game, simple canvases for the Pan‑African palette and the collection’s messaging. Listings and imagery live across Round21 product pages and the NWSL Shop, positioning the tees as everyday pieces you’ll layer under the 6 oz jacket or pair with the heavyweight hoodie.
3. Heavyweight hoodie
JWS and the product copy identify a heavyweight hoodie as a distinct element of the five‑piece set, creating a counterpoint to the jacket’s lightweight 6 oz feel. The hoodie reads like the capsule’s comfort anchor: a loadable, season‑round staple meant for stadium days or off‑duty styling, and a natural layering partner for the slightly oversized coaches jacket. While the fabric weight for the hoodie isn’t specified in the available copy, the capsule intentionally pairs weighty, wearable streetwear with lighter outerwear to cover differing climates and styling moods.
4. Scarf
A scarf rounds out the collection’s accessories, translating the capsule’s graphic language, Pan‑African hues and Cross Colours’ ethic, into a small but symbolic piece you can wear to games, layered over the hoodie or draped with the coaches jacket. The collection’s launch language stresses that it “honors the leadership, creativity, and cultural imprint Black women are making,” and the scarf is the most direct, portable way to carry that statement into everyday outfits. The pieces are presented together on Round21 and NWSL Shop product pages, where the capsule is consistently described as a special/limited five‑piece drop.
5. The unnamed fifth piece, and what the capsule actually means
All public materials describe this as a five‑piece Black History Month capsule, but the supplied product and press copy explicitly list only four item types (scarf, T‑shirts, lightweight coaches jacket, heavyweight hoodie); the identity of the fifth piece is not specified in the available sources. What is clear, however, is the collection’s stated purpose: Round21 writes that the release “recognizes Black influence not as history, but as the future of women’s soccer,” and Jasmine Maietta, Round21’s founder, says, “Sports culture doesn't stop when the game ends. This capsule exists to deepen connection, between players and fans, history and future, sport and self‑expression.” Imani Dorsey, BWPC executive director, emphasizes the platform’s mission: “Our organization was created to build pathways and demonstrate the value a connected ecosystem brings to the culture of soccer. This capsule is a powerful way to showcase the progress each organization has made in growing the game at every level.”
Practical notes woven through the drop: the products are available via the NWSL Shop and Round21 product pages, with NWSL Shop listing the jacket title and retail features such as convenient 30‑day returns and international availability across 28 countries (including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Japan and others). On philanthropy, Round21’s copy states that a “portion of proceeds from every sale go toward advancing the mission of BWPC of advancing opportunities for Black girls in sport,” while NWSL Shop and Just Women’s Sports note that “a portion of wholesale sales from the 2026 Black History Month collection will be donated to the Black Women’s Player Collective.” The materials do not disclose a percentage or dollar amount, and price and some product specifics (fabric beyond the 6 oz jacket weight, exact sizing and care) were not included in the available listings.
Conclusion This capsule stitches design lineage to mission: Cross Colours’ “Clothing Without Prejudice” informs the visuals, Round21 supplies the sports‑lifestyle design, NWSL distributes the drop, and BWPC is both collaborator and beneficiary. Whether you buy it for the coaches jacket’s Pan‑African color story, the cropped tee Ally Brazier models, or to support BWPC’s programming, the collection is positioned as more than merch, it’s a wearable statement that names Black women’s influence as the future of women’s soccer.
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