Embracing the crossover that finds football rooted in a fashion world, Neal Heard has curated an exhibition with the good people at Jacket Required entitled 'The Art of the Football Shirt'. A celebration where two worlds creatively collide it's a two day event that'll look strong in London.
Football shirts have a huge global resonance which has the ability to transcend place and time. A savvy mind and an eye for designed football detail, Neal Heard is a popular culture historian who has worked in the fashion industry since the mid 90s. He wrote the first book on sneaker culture back in 2003 and has since published the first book to look at football shirts from a design and popular culture perspective; A Lover’s Guide to Football Shirts. This homage to football shirts explores over 150 original and super rare shirts from the iconic, to the sartorial and the obscure.
This July, Jacket Required has teamed up with Neal Heard to showcase an exhibition of over 100 iconic football shirts detailed within Neal’s book. Curated by Neal, the exhibition will take place as part of the Jacket Required trade show and will include design led shirts from Neal Heard and a famous collectors archive. The jerseys are not only iconic but have been chosen with design, fashion and streetwear in mind with pieces from Palace, Patta and YMC on display. The exhibition will explain and explore the links between team kits and how they fuse with the worlds of music, fashion and politics – a must see for anyone with an interest in football but also those with a keen interest in history, design and popular culture.
Where:
The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL
When:
26th July - 10am-7pm
27th July - 10am - 5pm
A feast on the eye that'll having you gawping at shapes from decades gone by through to today's game - add a football shirt to your daily get up and get involved. You can find more info here and follow Neal here.
