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Harlequins appoints Castore as technical and retail partner

Premium sportswear brand Castore has signed a multi-year partnership with rugby club Harlequins to supply all training and playing wear and take over its retail operations. As Harlequins technical and retail partner, Castore will supply the men’s and women’s home playing kits and travel and training wear ranges, along with kitting out the rugby...

5 Jul 2022

Business

Boss strikes Formula One deal with Aston Martin

German fashion brand Boss has revealed a new partnership with Aston Martin’s Aramco Cognizant Formula One team, seeing it become the official fashion partner. Beginning next year, the premium label will design and develop looks for AMF1, including a range of formal apparel for its drivers and race and travel wear for the entire team. The...

4 Jul 2022

FashionFeatured

Puma returning to New York Fashion Week in September

Sportswear giant Puma to present an immersive catwalk show during New York Fashion Week in September. Entitled ‘Futrograde,’ the catwalk showcase is being described as a “game-changing brand experience,” which will fuse physical and digital, while looking back at the brand’s heritage and ahead to the future. Taking place on September 13, the...

29 Jun 2022

Business

Private Sport Shop and SportPursuit agree on merger

Private equity firm Bd-capital and growth-focused Bridgepoint Development Capital have announced they will be merging their portfolio companies, SportPursuit and Private Sport Shop to form Sportscape Group. According to a release, the combination will create a business operating more than 200 million euros of sales across the UK, France, Germany...

28 Jun 2022

Business

BSN Sports acquires Eastbay Team Sales from Foot Locker Retail

Sporting goods distributor BSN Sports has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire potentially all of the assets of the Eastbay Team Sales business from Foot Locker Retail, a subsidiary of Foot Locker. Founded in 1980, Eastbay Team Sales has established itself as a prominent player in the supply of athletic apparel and sports...

28 Jun 2022

Fashion |In Pictures Featured

Polo Ralph Lauren unveils 2022 Wimbledon uniforms

Polo Ralph Lauren, which has been dressing Wimbledon’s on-court officials including chair umpires, line umpires, ball boys and girls for the past 17 years, has unveiled the 2022 uniforms. For this year’s tennis tournament, which runs from June 27 to July 10, Polo Ralph Lauren has combined the brand's heritage with modern fabrications and...

24 Jun 2022

Fashion |In Pictures

Maaree launches collaboration with Skipping With Sarah

Sports bra and performance apparel brand Maaree has launched a limited-edition collaboration with jump rope content creator Skipping With Sarah. The Maaree x SkippingWithSarah collection features “stylish, functional and solution-focused leggings and cycle shorts” to support women of all shapes and sizes to confidently jump rope and keep active....

23 Jun 2022

Fashion |In Pictures

AMC and Andy Murray unveil Wimbledon collection

AMC, the tennis apparel label from Andy Murray and Castore, the sportswear brand he has a stake in, has unveiled a new performance-focused ‘Championship Collection,’ ahead of this year’s Wimbledon. The AMC Championship Collection features the brand’s latest premium range of training gear, alongside the kit that Murray will wear throughout the...

23 Jun 2022

Fashion

Wimbledon launches new fashion collection

The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), which hosts the tennis championships Wimbledon, has unveiled its latest collection of tennis-inspired athleisurewear. The 2022 Wimbledon collection, available at shop.wimbledon.com, is split between performance wear and lifestyle wear and includes polo shirts, training tops, tennis skirts, and bomber...

8 Jun 2022

FashionFeatured

Fall/Winter 2023 Design Inspiration: Athletic wear

When Run DMC rapped about 'My Adidas' in 1986, the intersection between athletic wear, fashion and music reached its zenith and has not abated since. In the 1990s Laura Whitcomb was the first designer to collaborate with the Adidas brand, creating a stretch jersey v-neck dress worn by Madonna, Mariah Carey and Tyra Banks among others. Alessandro...

1 Jun 2022

Business

Castore signs multi-year partnership deal with Aston Villa

Sportswear brand Castore has revealed that it has signed a multi-year deal to be the principal partner of Aston Villa Football Club. The agreement will see the premium label supply kits across the club’s men’s, women’s and academy teams from the start of the 2022/23 season. Additionally, the brand will be launching exclusive Villa branded match...

31 May 2022

Business

Arklyz acquires sportswear retailers Shoe City and YCMC

Arklyz has announced the acquisition of US sneaker and streetwear retail chain Shoe City together with its e-commerce counterpart, Your City My City (YCMC). The Baltimore-based retailer will be joining the brand management group through The Athlete's Foot (TAF), its most recent acquisition in the sports footwear arena. Arklyz said its goal is to...

30 May 2022