The Thom Browne x FC Barcelona 2021 collection

The last time Thom Browne and FC Barcelona had collaborated was in October 2020, when the collection also served to assist children in need for Covid-19. Eight months later, the New York brand and Barça are back to work together to launch the Thom Browne x FC Barcelona SS21. The capsule collection includes a short-sleeved polo shirt with ribbed cuffs, a cashmere pique cardigan, cotton twill rugby shorts and a heritage canvas sneaker.

For the launch of the collection, the blaugrana club and the brand have chosen Marc Andre ter-Stegen, Samuel Umtiti, Frenkie De Jong, Miralem Pjanic, Ricard Puig e Konrad de la Fuente as symbolic faces of a collaboration that has continued uninterrupted for years. The relationship between the New York brand and Barça began in 2018 with the supply of off-the-pitch garments for players and technical staff.

Thom Browne is not new to collaborations with big brands in the sport industry - just think of the formal suit made for LeBron James' Cleveland Cavaliers - and the sporty aesthetic has always had a great impact on the creativity of the brand's designs. A month after the launch of the 2020 Barcelona collection, the brand owned (85%) by Ermenegildo Zegna launched a ootball collection that saw the collective participation of several friends of the American designer such as the London designer Maximillian, the artist Faye Wei Wei, footballer Ashlyn Harris and film maker Jordan Firstman.