Football v Fashion: inspired by the Yohji Yamamoto RM kit collabortaion, here is a new take on fashion walking out onto the football field. For the last decade we have seen street trends influencing designs on the pitch. This project takes two of my favourite designers, Rick Owens and Missoni and use them to shape a football kit.
Rick Owens' signature silhouette is instantly recognisable, and given his collaboration with Adidas, it's only right to use the two brands together. The collar is totally inspired by the first sneaker realeased with Adidas. The rest designs itself, with the long torso jersey, and drop crotch shorts. With boots becoming socks, the tights act as the pockets for shin guards, sliding into them. This also helps retain the look we often see associated to Owens, with leggings often worn beneath longer shorts.
In order to maintain the Adidas stripes I liked the way the Rick Owens label is often found on the back of the garment as two stripes, here a third stripe is added, a great way to show the signature stripes of the German brand.
Missoni are one of Italy's most iconic fashion houses (and they're football fans too), their distinctive zig-zag pattern is instantly recognisable, and has established the fashion house as one of the most important in the countries history.
The Azzurri have always looked best when the strips were simple, so it was an interesting challenge to give the strip the hallmarks of the Missoni brand.The zig-zag pattern had to be a focal point, therefore it was a case of using layers of blue to make up the design, this particular pattern has been built up with many of the shades of blue Italy has worn since the thirties. From the pale blue of the 1930s to the deep blue of 1990.
In keeping with a classic and elegant Italian look a return to the traditional shield on the chest as opposed to the bulky and less refined FIGC logo – ultimately the idea here is to inject Italian style onto the football field.
