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The Football Team That Finally Got Fashion Right

Vogue-produced campaigns, fashion week events and special relationships with Off-White and Puma have helped Italian giant AC Milan infiltrate the industry where other clubs have fallen short.
AC Milan players model their new jersey
The AC Milan fourth kit, designed in collaboration with LA-based streetwear label Pleasures, is already the club's top-selling jersey of all time. (AC Milan)

When AC Milan took the field this month in its home game against Napoli — a clash of two of Italy’s most historic football clubs — the Milanese team donned blacked-out jerseys designed by Los Angeles streetwear brand Pleasures.

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Can a Football Club Become a Luxury Brand?

French footballing giant Paris Saint-Germain opened a new flagship store in New York last week, signalling its intention to become the sport’s first true fashion brand.

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Daniel-Yaw Miller

Daniel-Yaw Miller is a contributing writer at The Business of Fashion. Miller is a New York based journalist, editor and advisor who specialises in sports, fashion and business.

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