Vertex, Elevation or Stealth Lets Discuss
Walk into any gym, uni, train station, or coffee queue in London on a Saturday morning and you'll see the same silhouette repeated a dozen times: a fitted tracksuit, a clean trainer, maybe a reflective flash catching the light. It's the current trend.
The tracksuit has become the most-worn item in modern menswear not because it's easy, but because the good ones are engineered, not just cut and sewn. There's a reason a £40 jacket from a proper activewear brand fits differently to a £15 one from a supermarket, and it isn't just the logo.
At Elegante London we build three distinct tracksuit ranges this year, the Vertex, Elevation, and Stealth and they're not just different colourways of the same product. Each one is built around a different job: everyday versatility, street-technical detailing, or pure performance stretch. Here's what actually separates them, the fabric science behind why they perform the way they do, and how to style each one so it earns its place in your rotation.
Why Tracksuit Design Isn't as Simple as It Looks
Before getting into the three ranges, it's worth understanding what actually makes a tracksuit "good" in the first place because most of it is invisible until you're wearing it.
Fabric weight and stretch ratio determine whether a tracksuit moves with your body or fights it. A rigid 100% polyester will hold its shape longer but restrict movement during dynamic training; blend in a small percentage of spandex or elastane and you get four-way stretch without losing structure which is exactly why performance-focused ranges (like Stealth) use a stretch-blend fabric while more structured, everyday ranges lean towards pure polyester.
Reflective detailing isn't decorative it's a genuine safety feature for anyone training or commuting after dark, particularly through the darker months in the UK. Panels placed at the ankle, side seam, and shoulder blade catch headlights and streetlights at the angles drivers and cyclists are actually looking from, which is why placement matters as much as the amount of reflective trim used.
Zip and pocket engineering is the detail most people never think about until it fails them. Hidden ankle zips let you adjust the leg opening over different trainers; secure side-zip pockets stop your phone bouncing out mid-run; a rear pocket means you're not digging through a gym bag for your card. None of this shows up in a product photo, but it's the difference between a tracksuit you actually live in and one that sits at the back of the drawer after a fortnight.
With that in mind, here's how our three ranges stack up.
Vertex: The Everyday All-Rounder Tracksuit
Vertex Tracksuit Colours: Baby Blue Grey · Black · Black Silver Grey · Khaki · Mist Light Grey · Navy
Vertex is the range built to do the most jobs. The jacket features an adjustable toggle drawstring hood, laser-cut ventilation holes along the sides for breathability during actual training, and a raised silicone Elegante logo that gives it a premium finish without shouting about it. The joggers mirror that thinking twin zip pockets, an ankle zip for a tailored or relaxed fit depending on your trainer, and drawstring adjustment at the waist.
What makes Vertex the "default" range is its colour spread. Six shades from the safe territory of Black and Navy through to the more distinctive Khaki and Baby Blue Grey means you can build a genuinely varied rotation without repeating a silhouette. It's the range to start with if you're building your first proper tracksuit collection, because it flexes between gym, street, and travel without you having to think about it.
Elevation: Street-Technical Detailing
Elevation Tracksuit Colours: Black · Black Silver Grey · Black Steel Grey · Grey · Royal Navy Blue
Elevation is where the design language shifts from "activewear" to something closer to technical streetwear. The full-zip jacket carries a reflective chest logo, a hidden zip pocket on the left arm, an additional zip detail on the rear of the right arm, and distinctively reflective "Elegante" branding across the back of the hood with three reflective panels for visibility from behind. It's a jacket built to be noticed in low light, which matters more than people think if you're walking home from a late gym session through winter.
The bottoms lean into that same utility identity: cargo pants rather than standard joggers, with two cargo pockets alongside the usual side-zip and rear storage, plus a hidden zip pocket inside the waistband. This is the range for anyone who wants their tracksuit to read as a genuine outfit the kind of set that works with a pair of chunky trainers and holds its own against proper streetwear labels, not just gymwear.
Stealth: Built for Performance
Stealth Tracksuit Colours: Black · Black Steel Grey · Grey · Royal Navy Blue
Stealth is the technical outlier of the three, and the fabric composition tells you why: an 85% polyester, 15% spandex stretch-blend, rather than the heavier polyester construction used elsewhere. That extra spandex percentage is what gives Stealth its genuinely athletic, slim-fit cut this is the range built to move with you through a session, not just look good walking to one.
The half-zip hooded top and matching joggers share the same DNA: reflective logo detailing, two reflective panels on each side for visibility, and on the joggers hidden ankle zips for a tapered fit that still adjusts to your trainer of choice. If Vertex is the all-rounder and Elevation is the street statement, Stealth is the one built specifically for people who train hard and want their kit to keep up, without giving up the slim, put-together look that makes it wearable outside the gym too.
Styling All Three Tracksuits with the Vertex T-Shirt
Vertex T-shirt Colours: Baby Blue Grey · Black · Khaki · Mist Light Grey · Navy
One of the easiest wins in building a wardrobe around any of these three ranges is knowing you don't need to buy full matching sets every time.
The Vertex T-Shirt made from stretch polyester with moisture-wicking performance and reflective detailing on the reverse is designed to sit underneath any tracksuit jacket, meaning it becomes the connective piece across your whole rotation:
- With Vertex - match tonally. A Navy Vertex Tee under the Navy Vertex Jacket, worn open, gives you a coordinated look without going "full matching set."
- With Elevation - contrast instead of match. A Black Vertex Tee under the Grey or Black Silver Grey Elevation Jacket keeps the streetwear edge sharp without attention seeking.
- With Stealth - go tonal-neutral. A Mist Light Grey or Baby Blue Grey Vertex Tee works cleanly with the Black Steel Grey or Royal Navy Blue Stealth set, letting the performance fabric of the tracksuit do the talking.
Because the Vertex Tee is made for training (not just looks), it holds up whether you're actually wearing the tracksuit to the gym or just wearing the aesthetic on the street which, if you're using your tracksuit set the way most people actually do, is the whole point.
Which One Should You Buy First?
If you only own one tracksuit right now, start with Vertex it's the most versatile across contexts and colourways. If you're already building a streetwear wardrobe and want something with more visual detail, Elevation is the one that reads as a genuine fashion piece. And if training performance is the priority HIIT, running, anything that actually needs stretch Stealth is built specifically for that job.
The honest answer, though, is that most men who take this seriously end up owning at least one of each because each range is solving a slightly different problem, and a proper rotation means never being stuck wearing the wrong kit for the day ahead.
