All Designer Football Shirt Collaborations So Far
Over the last 5 years or so, fashion designers and streetwear brands have been popping up more and more frequently on the football pitch. Let's take a look back at all of the football x fashion collaborations we've seen so far.
All Designer Football Kits
Just as football's influence has been seeping into the fashion and streetwear scene, these two domains have also been leaving their mark on the beautiful game. Fashion houses like Balenciaga and Dolce & Gabbana have come up with their own takes on jerseys, Hector Bellerin walked in Louis Vuitton's Paris Fashion Week show a few years ago, while plenty of brands have actually teamed up with football clubs and their kit suppliers to produce special co-branded gear.
PSG alone are almost into the dozens of streetwear collabs and all the major clubs now have official fashion partners that kit them out with formal wear, but below we have listed the link-ups which have actually produced shirts that have appeared on the pitch.
Real Madrid x Adidas x Yohji Yamamoto - 14-15
The Japanese designer was the first name from the fashion scene to design a football shirt, coming up with this dragon-themed number for Real.
PSG x Jordan 2018- present
Jordan is of course a sportswear brand but it was their first time straying from basketball. Their shirts and lifestyle collections for PSG have been extremely popular since their inception, although in terms of designs they don't stray too far from those of parent company, Nike.
Juventus x Adidas x Palace - 19-20
Skate brand Palace have launched football pieces under their own name before, and in the 19-20 season they created a special shirt in collaboration with Adidas and Juve featuring fading disjointed stripes and touches of neon green, as well as a wider clothing range.
Adidas x Pharell x Human Race - 20-21
This trio combined to reimagine one iconic shirt from each of Adidas elite clubs at the time, with a hand-painted aesthetic. Bayern, Juve and Real Madrid wore theirs in matches but the two English clubs did not.
Napoli x Kappa x Marcelo Burlon - 20-21
The Argentinian-born designer combined his trademark feathered graphic with Kappa's infamously tight-fitting shirts and changed up the colourway for his Partenopei kits.
AC Milan x Puma x Nemen - 21-22
Part of Milanese brand Nemen's manifesto is "redirecting styles, techniques and materials from their typical manifestations towards new aesthetics and applications". Their AC Milan shirt was probably the most criticised of this genre but at least they stuck to their guns.
Real Madrid x Y-3 - 21-22
Y-3 is the long-running collaborative line from Adidas and Yohji Yamamoto, who was responsible for the first item on this list. For his return, he stuck to monochrome and the shirt bore the Y-3 logo instead of Adidas'.
Bari x Kappa x LC23 - 21-22
Designer Leo Colacicco wasn't trying to be revolutionary here, instead choosing to represent the city of Bari and the club with a brilliant octopus print and reference to the club's historical nickname "La Bari", all while borrowing from Kappa's archive of 90s kit elements. This one will be hard to beat from a purely aesthetic point of view.
Vicenza x Lotto x Diesel - 21-22
Renzo Rosso is the owner of both Diesel and Vicenza, and created this kit himself, breaking up and rotating some of the traditional stripes. This one proved very controversial with the fans and even led to them confronting Rosso in the stadium carpark. A provocative design, in the literal sense of the word.
Anderlecht x Joma x ARTE - 22-23
Antwerp-based ARTE gave Joma a hand in coming up with this blue to purple gradient shirt which was worn in a pre-season friendly. Quite the low-key occasion in comparison to most of the other collaborative launches.
Ajax x Adidas x Daily Paper - 22-23
Another instance of a club partnering with a brand from their hometown, Daily Paper are responsible for Ajax's gold third kit and a more interestingly patterned training range.
Monaco x Kappa x Drole de Monsieur
The French brand managed to really encapsulate the style of Monte Carlo with this one, using a luxurious colour palette and diamond motif on both the tracksuit and the match shirt. The Drole de Monsieur text underneath the Kappa omini logo looks the part too.
Roma x New Balance x Aries
Relatively subtle tie dye effects combined with Roma's famous colours, gold detailing and references to the history and culture of the city all play their part in this collaboration that is really well tailored to the club in question. Aries stamped their own style on the range but put the club's identity at the centre of everything.
What's your take on these collaborations? Are you dead set against them or do you reserve judgement until you've seen the results? Which ones have worked well in your opinion? Comment below.
Oliver Baumann Slams FIFA Over World Cup Jersey Badge
Germany goalkeeper Oliver Baumann has publicly spoken out against FIFA's commercialization, pointing to a controversial practice involving temporary kit badges at the 2026 World Cup. In a recent interview with BILD, the goalkeeper criticized what German media have dubbed "Trikot Gate," shedding light on how players' match jerseys were handled for profit behind the scenes.
According to Baumann, FIFA applied special commemorative patches to player shirts before matches, labeling players with titles like "Legacy" or "Debutant." However, immediately after matches, staff entered the dressing room to peel those badges off the jerseys. Frustrated by the process, Baumann stated that players just wanted to keep their authentic kits intact rather than having them stripped.
Baumann did not play a match in the 2026 World Cup. Those badges are removed from the kits to be later part of trading cards, as part of a deal with Topps. However, it remains to be seen if badges of players who finally did not make a debut will be made into cards, or if it was just removed because of the streamlined process.
The goalkeeper appealed to governing bodies to prioritize the sport itself over endless commercial initiatives. Baumann warned that excessive commercialization, from stripped kit patches to unnecessary breaks, threatens to alienate fans and players who care about the tradition and passion of football.
Mohamed Salah Takes Number 10 Shirt at Trabzonspor
Mohamed Salah has officially completed his move to Turkish side Trabzonspor after leaving Liverpool. Following his arrival, the Egyptian superstar has been assigned the club's number 10 shirt for the 26-27 season. The Turkish club had initially prepared the number 11 jersey, the same squad number Salah wore during his iconic stint at Anfield, but the winger requested number 10 instead to match his shirt number with the Egypt national team.
To accommodate the request, Trabzonspor player Ernest Muçi, who previously held the number 10 jersey, agreed to give up the squad number out of respect for his new teammate. During his arrival flight to Turkey, Salah was seen wearing a presentation kit featuring number 61. The number 61 holds special cultural significance in Trabzon, representing the province's vehicle code and a tradition celebrated by supporters in the 61st minute of matches.
Salah has signed a two-year deal with Trabzonspor, and his official number 10 kit is now available as the club prepares for the upcoming season.
Lommel SK 26-27 Home Kit Released
Belgian Challenger Pro League club Lommel SK and Puma have officially revealed the team's new home kit for the 26-27 season. The jersey presents a rich green base adorned with thin white vertical pinstripes, complemented by a white polo collar and white sleeve cuffs. City Football Group partner Etihad Airways is featured prominently across the front in white, while the full kit is completed with white shorts and green socks.
Swansea City 26-27 Away Kit Released
Swansea City and Joma have officially unveiled the club's new away kit for the 26-27 Championship season. Paying tribute to the iconic red and blue shirt worn between 1996 and 1998, the new design brings a distinctive 1990s retro aesthetic into the modern era.
The Joma Swansea City 26-27 away jersey features bold red and blue vertical stripes trimmed with thin white pinstripe accents. A standout element is the retro-style crossover V-neck collar in red with blue and white detailing, complemented by matching sleeve cuffs. New front-of-shirt sponsor AG1 is printed in white across the chest, alongside the white Joma logo and Swansea swan crest.
Welsh identity features prominently throughout the jersey, with Abertawe printed on the upper back neck and a custom inner collar label featuring the Welsh flag alongside the club slogan Ein Hanes, Ein Dyfodol, Ein Ffordd. The new Swansea 26-27 away strip goes on sale August 7.
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Al Wahda FC 26-27 Home and Away Kits Released
UAE Pro League club Al Wahda FC and Adidas have officially unveiled the team's new home and away kits for the 26-27 season.
The home jersey is built around the club's signature rich maroon main body, detailed with a subtle tonal checkerboard pattern across the front. Gold raglan sleeves with maroon Three Stripes create a strong contrast, finished with gold accents on the collar trim and sleeve cuffs.
The 26-27 away shirt introduces a white base paired with contrasting maroon sleeves that carry white Adidas shoulder stripes. Gold trims frame the crew collar and cuffs to maintain a cohesive look across both designs.