NSS are back with another blast of bespoke beauty in football shirt form, with the NSS Metrostars jersey celebrating the football jersey as a true fashion item. The jersey takes inspiration from New York Metrostars aesthetics, mixing New York touch and feel with Naples’ soul.
It’s a little known fact outside of the cities themselves, that Naples and New York share something in common: San Gennaro is Naples’ protector, and celebrated by a huge parade in the city on 19 September when his infamous miracle happened. Outside Naples, New York – and in particular Mulberry Street – also hosts huge celebrations in the saint’s honour. As such, San Gennaro references can be found all over the NSS Metrostars jersey, which is limited to only 50 pieces.
First up in the crest – which received a huge twist from the original one – where the yellow hat of the saint stands out, and also in the number 19 placed on the bottom of the shirt. The colours of the jersey which match the original versions, brings to mind San Gennaro’s blood. The jersey is also enriched with an all over pattern of an apple as an homage to ‘the city that never sleeps’. As a shared symbol and passion between both cities, nss Metrostars jerseys will be packaged in a specially created pizza box, customised with vintage MLS references.
The project is supported by two editorials which tell the story behind the link between the two cities - in New York, Daniele Paudice is the neapolitan who landed in New York City, among Soprano’s references, a new kind of pizza and San Gennaro devotion, andin Naples, J Lord is the young guy grown up in east coast rap culture, but absorbed in Neapolitan tradition and love.
The NSS Metrostars jersey is available exclusively on stockx.com from 29 April.
