Adidas x Arte Antwerp - North African Football Style

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Adidas x Arte Antwerp SS26
*Football Culture through the People of Marrakech

written MARK ASHKINS

The new adidas x Arte Antwerp capsule turns toward North African football culture with a clarity that feels grounded in the everyday. Marrakech becomes the setting, not as a backdrop but as a place with its own tempo, its own logic, its own way of holding people together around the game.

Photographer Ilyes Griyeb moves through this environment with a steady eye, meeting the neighbourhood at its own pace and letting the surroundings speak through surfaces, faces and small movements that occur without performance.

Arte Antwerp, shaped by the perspective of founder Bertony Da Silva, has always carried a sensitivity toward cultural intersections, and that undercurrent aligns naturally with adidas and its long engagement with football. The capsule reflects this shared ground. Red, green, white and black run through the pieces with a quiet confidence. Embroidery and lace trims bring texture without leaning into decoration.

Tracksuits, knit jerseys, loose trousers and graphic tops take their place within a vocabulary that feels purposeful. Arabic lettering translating to Sport Unites Africa appears on select garments and extends the conversation toward the communities that inspired the collection. Moving through the neighbourhood, Griyeb meets people whose presence gives the work its orientation. Groups gather near open fields, children pass through the frame as part of their routine, and moments of pause unfold in streets that hold the light in a particular way. The clothing settles into these scenes without seeking attention, becoming part of the environment. There is an ease in how bodies and garments share space, and that ease shapes the tone of the entire series.

Brahim Díaz appears in the extended visual material and quietly expands the field of reference. His Moroccan and European background reflects the cultural paths that define much of contemporary football, and his presence adds a subtle resonance. The project treats these layers with restraint, allowing them to take shape through observation, no explanation needed.
Footwear sits within the same framework. The Lightblaze POD ZIP, slides and upcoming sneaker silhouettes enter the visual rhythm without shifting its balance. Their forms respond to movement, dust, and the physicality of the setting, echoing the way the apparel interacts with the landscape. The progression of images feels continuous, guided by the structures, streets and open areas that hold the community together.

What remains is a capsule that finds its place within a lived environment where football is part of the day.

The collaboration between adidas and Arte Antwerp gains its strength from this proximity to real spaces and real routines, and the campaign keeps its focus there, letting the neighbourhood shape the story with a steady and unforced presence.

Campaign photography by Ilyes Griyeb, featuring members of the Marrakech community
all images courtesy of Adidas and Arte Antwerp, PR

KVRT STVFF - New Jeans Line

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KVRT STVFF’s Debut Denim
*Denim as Body Frame

written AMANDA MORTENSON

When a label born from the intimacy of underwear begins to work in denim, the move feels instinctive. KVRT STVFF’s debut jeans collection expands its vocabulary without changing tone. The body remains center stage, form and movement leading the design.

From its Barcelona STVDIO, KVRT STVFF introduces three silhouettes: Loose, Loose Bootcut, and Straight. Each with its own tempo, each holding quiet confidence. The Loose falls in measured flow, the Bootcut releases a soft curve, the Straight keeps a disciplined verticality. In all three, the human shape commands the rhythm.

The palette is deliberate, Ecru, Espresso, washed Black, Indigo. Shades that refuse drama, relying instead on balance. Fabric becomes language and texture becomes punctuation. Logos stay nearly invisible; patches share the same denim, edges left raw, it all feels like a whisper of craftsmanship.

Inside, a concealed closure—signature to the brand’s design logic—invites openness. The jeans can be worn unfastened, undone, or sealed close. It’s a structural intimacy translated from the brand’s history with skin, nothing ornamental. Each detail exists because the body demands it.

The Straight model rests low, fits close at the seat, falls evenly through the leg. The Loose shape offers volume without weight. The Bootcut lets the hem drift outward in a controlled release. Across all cuts, the same raw-edged waistband patch and tonal restraint maintain unity. Everything begins and ends in the STVDIO. Patterns drawn, prototypes tested, adjustments repeated until balance arrives. Every seam tells of method, not machine, and luxury appears here as precision.
Since its founding in 2018, KVRT STVFF has moved through categories—underwear, swimwear, sportswear—without hesitation. Each step carries the same message: confidence as material. Every garment affirms the wearer’s shape, every proportion aligns with the body’s truth. Boldness is quiet here and strength wears minimalism like second skin.

The denim line follows that same current, clean cuts, technical clarity, human form as blueprint. The jeans sit at the intersection of discipline and sensuality, where structure becomes gesture. A wardrobe piece stripped of everything unnecessary. Sustainability, though never labeled, breathes through the process. Thoughtful sourcing, measured production, slow release. For KVRT STVFF, longevity exists in design that resists the noise of time. The future is already embedded in the present garment. There’s something meditative in how these jeans meet the body. Movement activates them; light changes them. The raw edges begin to fray, the denim softens, the skin writes its own pattern. The fabric records life, one crease at a time.

KVRT STVFF’s denim arrives without fanfare, it rests on the body with certainty, aware of its quiet power. The collection expands the brand’s language, but the tone remains unmistakable—precise, restrained, enduring. Denim becomes another surface for confidence. A continuation of what KVRT STVFF began years ago: redefining how clothing interacts with skin. A conversation between material and anatomy, designed not to cover, but to frame.

KVRT STVFF Jeans are available for Men and Women, priced at €290, via kvrtstvff.com and selected retailers.