All the football inspirations behind the adidas Originals x Alexander Wang third drop
From the Platini jersey iconic silhouette to the legendary German shirts of 1988
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March 29th, 2017
March 29th, 2017
In the last years some of the most important and influent fashion and streetwear brands followed the trend of the great comeback of football jerseys in our wardrobe. From Gosha to Palace, passing thought the little revolution by Le Ballon, the football jersey become a must have for the fashion hunters. We’ve tried to tell you everyday about this revolution, starting from the work of Neal Heard until the most recent Kappa Kontroll release and the Gosha and Kappa collabo.
But, when talking about football shirt it is impossible to not cite the brand that made of football shirt a true religion: adidas. The German brand “ferried” the football jerseys from the 80s terrace culture to the 90s casual style and the new football era. It all started with the 1988 West Germany shirt, first and still best example of design applied to a football shirt. Then it came the "stranges" pattern in Premier League and the iconic silhouette of France National Team with Platini. Now, adidas is a pioneer in style and aesthetics, but they still look at their infinite repertory.
It’s happened also in the occasion of the third adidas Originals x Alexander Wang drop, a revolutionary release under many points of view, but always anchored to the German tradition. We’ve listed all the inspirations behind the collaboration.
Argentina
Even if they made history with a Le Coq Sportif jersey, the stylistic history of Argentinian National Team is full of adidas partnership. One of these, that comes directly from the Italian World Cup of 1990, eventually inspired some shirt and shorts of Wang drop.
France
The jersey adidas made for France are always been a benchmark in terms of elegance and essentiality. They bring the “pinstripe” into football field, wonderfully wore by Platini. The neckband and the lines of two of these jerseys are reproduced in this collection.
Germany
It is with German Football brand that adidas experiences models that then are imposed as icons in the football world. In the picture below there is the black edition of the historic 1988 jersey, recently re-stocked by adidas, together with the black jacket.
Holland
Behind the last inspirations there is a particolar story: the one of Joahn Cruyff and his “rebellion” against adidas, that saw him playing with a particular jersey without a stripe. This was due to his strong partnership with Puma, a rival company of the three stripes.
