The collaboration between AMI and rugby player Antoine Dupont

The Rugby World Cup is just around the corner, one of the sporting events of the year, to be held in France from 8 September to 28 October. The Parisian brand AMI has decided to celebrate this event with an exclusive limited edition collection designed in collaboration with Antoine Dupont, the rugby player and AMI ambassador. Dupont, who was voted the best rugby player in the world, is also a big fan of fashion that reflects the values of the sport. "Rugby is above all team spirit: With your team and your fans you share everything, victories as well as defeats. It connects people, teaches and promotes solidarity, integrity and loyalty. These principles are as important to me as they are to Alexandre Mattiussi and his team: just like in a rugby team, they put me at the heart of the project and give the word collaboration its full meaning," explains Antoine Dupont.

"Rugby is a sport that fully reflects the values of AMI: It promotes friendship and integration, respect and team spirit. After a series of successful collaborations with various artists, it was a wonderful experience to create this capsule collection with a distinctly sporty touch and to work with our ambassador and friend Antoine Dupont - whose jersey number on the rugby field is 9, my lucky number! We at AMI share Antoine's enthusiasm for the World Cup and will be cheering him on," says Alexandre Mattiussi, Founder and Creative Director of AMI.

The sporty and stylish unisex rugby collection from AMI consists of nine pieces, including hoodies, t-shirts and polo shirts with a boxy fit, as well as jackets and caps in ivory and navy blue. The Antoine Dupont x AMI Capsule Collection will be available from 28 August in AMI shops and exclusively in France, the UK and Japan, and in the rest of the world via the online shop of AMI.