Ramping up the street style for an off-centre drop, New Balance and Aries have teamed up on a unique collaboration for Italian football giants, AS Roma. The collection features three custom jerseys, two of which will be worn in AS Roma’s Japanese tour when they play Yokohama F Marinos in Tokyo.
New Balance has been doing the business for AS Roma over the last two seasons, rolling out some of the best looking kits sets in the game for both the 21/22 and 22/23. Now though they recruit British luxury streetwear brand, Aries as they head in an alt direction for a collection that takes the Giallorossi into previously unexplored territory. The main pieces of the collaboration are three custom jerseys, which keep true to the Giallorossi colour way by featuring a diagonal marbling streak of the yellow and red that have become emblematic of the club. Two of these jerseys are set to be worn in AS Roma’s upcoming Japanese tour.
But ahead of that, the pre-match jersey, which incorporates a wave of black, with a black neck trim, will get its debut this Sunday, 6 November when the players wear it on-pitch during their warmup at Stadio Olimpico ahead of the derby against local rivals Lazio.
Then there’s the goalkeeper jersey, which is a cosmic fusion of Aries’ infamous dyed colours, inspired by trash culture, outsider art and illustration – core influences to the brand and its Roman Founder; Sofia Prantera.
In addition to the AS Roma jerseys, the collaboration also features a black pre-game jacket, pants and jersey, a limited-edition silver and gold jersey that portrays some of Rome’s most iconic figures including Lupa Capitolina, Lucius Verus and Julius Ceaser.
The collection’s campaign also features exclusive shots of key AS Roma players alongside local Roman-born talent, as it celebrates the historic city with iconic and hidden landscapes, locations and haunts of Rome.
General Manager of New Balance Football, Kenny McCallum said: “Rome is arguably the most historic city in the world, a city that has shaped culture for thousands of years. Not only does the collaboration with Aries pay homage to the important role AS Roma has played in this great cities narrative, it is helping write its future on and off the pitch.”
Aries Founder and Creative Director, Sofia Pantera said: “To collaborate with an institution like AS Roma is the realisation of how sport, fashion and culture have become intertwined. Being Roman I understand how important this club is to the millions of fans in this city and around the world, and I wanted to reflect that through designs that celebrated Rome and conveyed its unique expression of football and fashion provenance.”
The Aries x New Balance x AS Roma training and lifestyle collection is available at prodirectsoccer.com
