CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN

Slow Ageing, is a brand that focuses on empowering its customers to embrace more ritualistic self-care moment’s using only the finest, purest, and most active distilled essential oils and botanicals, ideal for busy dads to slow down and de-stress this Father’s Day, hint, hint.

After all that has gone on over the last two, or so, years, it’s important for us to give ourselves some well-deserved time to slow down and invest in ourselves and a relaxing grooming routine. Slow Ageing has us covered with a deep dive into self-care, de-stressing and relaxation.

According to Cosmetic Business, a new wave of wellness and beauty brands are being fronted by male celebrities who are aiming to normalise the use of skincare or cosmetics as self-care, and by doing so, highlighting the benefits that they can bring self-confidence and how a person feels. Celebrities such as Idris Elba and Pharrel are among the male celebrities aiming to rebrand personal care as a form of self-care and bring self-care for men further into the public consciousness.

Slow Ageing celebrates the importance of self-care by slowing down and resetting – especially with life returning to normal and many of us neglecting the routines we adopted in lockdown. With a philosophy of ‘start your morning slow before you get fast’, the Slow Ageing face and body range is an award-winning capsule collection of natural skincare essentials consisting of seven products formulated to bring out the best in each other – because less is more.

Slow Ageing guides us how to de-stress and slow down:

For the face: The Slow Ageing Facial Essence works as the perfect product to add to your self-care ritual in the morning to honour some quality time for yourself. The Facial Essence has the purest steam-distilled essential oils, including ylang-ylang, rosemary, nutrient-rich hazelnut carrier oil, and as well as chamomile, working to calm and soothe the skin.

For the body: Slow Ageing enables you to unwind and relieve stress with the aid of the Essential Bath & Shower Essence and Essential Firming Body Essence . Both products have soothing pure essential oils to help harmonious balance to the mind and body for the ultimate self-care treat. A bath is one of the best ways to unwind for a good night’s sleep so take a moment to submerge into your bath, or slip into the shower, with the Bath Essence – a mood restoring botanical essence.

Slow Ageing understand you can’t stop the ageing process but with the right rituals, you can slow it down. 100% clean, 100% authentic, 100% sustainably sourced and 100% effective.

Slow Ageing face and body collection, offers natural skincare essentials consisting of seven products formulated to bring out the best in each other – because less is more.

Made in the UK and powered by plants, Slow Ageing aims to create a ‘clean beauty’ movement one glass bottle or jar (100% recyclable) at a time, using no outer packaging for products and instead wrapping them in beautiful reusable cloth bags instead.

Yeezy Foam Runner Stone Sage

Once about a trip into the future to see what Kanye, or whatever he’d like to be known as this week, believes is the future of footwear. A brilliant example of forward thinking and truly looks like nothing seen before, really.

A-COLD-WALL x Converse Aeon Active CX Grey Teal

One of the coolest and most understated  brands of the moment, Sam Ross’s A COLD WALL have collaborated with Converse to bring something totally unexpected from Converse. Can’t what to see more.

Kawasaki Ninja x adidas ZX 8000 White Green

Get your motors running, Adidas have interpreted their classic ZX 8000 for this partnership with Kawasaki and their unstoppable Ninja super bikes.

SMILEY x Reebok Classic Leather Pump 50th Anniversary

Jeez if you wanna feel old look at these beauties. 50 years since their original launch and a true sign of a timeless classic. These sneakers have totally stood the test of time and stand up against anything on the market, particularly in the demand and aspirations stakes.

Levi’s x New Balance 990v3 Blue Levi’s and New Balance have teamed up once more, dropping a denim-clad duo of the iconic 990v3 silhouette. Both sport a matching construction of denim with smooth leather and shag suede overlays hued in blue and grey. Which are you choosing?

The CLOT x sacai x Nike LDWaffle Net Orange Blaze dropped sporting sacai’s synonymous doubled-up design. Taking hues from its Air Max predecessors, this slick sneaker sports a combination of contrasting colours and textures, elevating the iconic runner silhouette. Its red hot, shop now on KLEKT

With the football season coming to an end and we start to, already start thinking of next season, when we think of football, luxury fashion houses might not be the first thing that comes to mind, but what football player wouldn’t want to walk out on the pitch decked out in the latest designer kit?

Well the team over at SuperBettingSites have been thinking the same. Their graphics team have created 10 football kits featuring collaborations with leading designer brands, from Gucci to Chanel. Let’s think about what we think Jack Grealish will look like in his new Prada kit ! Check them out here

FC Barcelona x Gucci

Whenever you think about football, FC Barcelona will always come to mind. This team was founded in 1899 and has won three times in the FIFA World Cup (2009, 2011, and 2015). Some of the best players of this team are Lionel Messi, Xavi, and Andrés Iniesta.

One of the reasons why FC Barcelona has become one of the best football teams worldwide is because of its likeability. Almost all of the players of this team act as strong ambassadors because they’re well-liked by everyone. Not every football team has this impact on the public.

It won’t be long before we’ll see Gucci-branded kits worn by the players of FC Barcelona. This kit will surely make waves because of the use of Gucci’s iconic pattern in the front and back of the uniform with shades of red and blue all over. This collaboration is a nice upgrade to the team’s uniform without completely changing their branding!

Real Madrid x Chanel

Originally known as Madrid Football Club, Real Madrid was actually founded by a group of fans on March 6, 1902. Fast forward to the 20th century, and Real Madrid has become one of the world’s most successful European football franchises. 

Unlike other football teams out there, Real Madrid is known for its dynamic goals. The team maximizes several tools — in the form of experts and experience — in order to produce the best show-stoppers in the field. 

Real Madrid and Chanel have worked together to create a stylish and trendy football kit. This kit showcases apparel in white with the pattern of Chanel as accents. This kit uses shades of blue to break the monotony of white. 

Bayern Munich x Hermes

Bayern Munich was founded in 1900 and has become one of Germany’s most successful football clubs since then. This team has won 18 DFB-Pokal cups, five UEFA Champions League titles, and countless domestic and international honors. 

Some of the greatest players of Bayern Munich include Franz Beckenbauer, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, and Gerd Muller. Oliver Kahn also played for Bayern Munich and was known as one of the best goalkeepers in history. 

The collaboration between Bayern Munich and Hermes is expected to make the team more popular. This football kit comes in dark shades of red that feature the ever-famous horse of Hermes. This collaboration is a subtle update to the team’s red-colored uniforms.  

Manchester United x Dior

Manchester United has been operating for more than140 years and has won the most trophies in the English football club. Since it was founded in 1878, Manchester United has won countless awards, including the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Super Cup.

Aside from the skills of the players on the field, Manchester United has gained popularity worldwide because of Alex Ferguson, the club’s most successful and longest-serving manager. Under Ferguson, the club won 38 trophies between 1986 and 2013.

Fans will surely look forward to the team’s collaboration with Dior. These names are prominent in their respective industries, which means their collaboration will be out of this world. Their football kits use ombre red as their background with the iconic logo of Dior printed all over. 

Liverpool FC x Louis Vuitton

Liverpool FC was founded in 1892 and has won 19 league titles, 15 FA Community Shields, seven FA Cups, and eight League Cups. The club also won six European Cups, three UEFA Cups, and one FIFA Club World Club. 

There are many reasons why people love Liverpool FC — and the club’s collaboration with Louis Vuitton is sure to be one. This football kit uses red as its base color with the trademarked pattern of the fashion brand printed all over. The logo of the football club and the fashion brand is visible on the front of the apparel. 

Manchester City x Prada

Manchester City is often recognized as one of the best and most successful clubs in football — and it’s easy to see why. For one, Manchester City has been giving opportunities for youngsters to play in the team. David Beckham is an excellent example of this philosophy. He debuted in 1992 at the age of 17 and has won six Premier League titles since then. 

Once again, Manchester City will make big waves as it collaborates with Prada for its football kit. With this collaboration, fans can expect to see a blue-colored uniform with lighter streaks of blue seen in the front and back. The mix of different shades of blue makes the uniform very pleasing to the eyes. 

Paris Saint-Germain x Balenciaga

After it was founded in 1970, Paris Saint-Germain has won countless awards. Paris Saint-Germain has nine Ligue 1 championships, 14 Coupe de France, and 10 Trophée des Champions. Dubbed as France’s most successful club, Paris Saint-Germain also has 40 official honors. 

For Paris Saint-Germain, collaborating with fashion brands is no longer new. In 2017, the club collaborated with Christelle Kocher to create runway-ready jerseys. Paris Saint-Germain also collaborated with other fashion designers through the years, including Manish Arora.

Perhaps one of the biggest collaborations Paris Saint-Germain will have is with Balenciaga. This football kit is unique because it features a diagonal on one side with shades of red and blue, an upgrade to the team’s uniform that shows vertical lines in the center. 

Chelsea FC x Armani

Chelsea FC was founded by Henry Augustus Mears in 1905 and has become one of the five clubs to win all three of UEFA’s main club competitions. Chelsea FC is also the only London club to have won the Club World Cup and Champions League. 

Besides the dominance of Chelsea FC in the football industry, fans will also look forward to the club’s collaboration with Armani. This football kit uses blue as its primary color and accentuates the uniform with a yellow-colored streak on one side. The collaboration between these two big names is a great upgrade to the club’s heavily blue-colored uniform.  

Tottenham Hotspur x Valentino

Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur is the first club in the 20th century to win the League and FA Cup Double. Through the years, this football club has won eight FA cups, seven FA Community Shields, and four League Cups. 

Some of the best players Tottenham Hotspur ever produced are Christina Gabriel Romero, Harry Kane, and Heuing min San. But aside from the prowess of its players, fans can expect more from Tottenham Hotspur — and that is its collaboration with Valentino. 

The football kit designed by Valentino for Tottenham Hotspur primarily uses white and has the pattern of Valentino printed in the front and back. This collaboration still uses blue-colored shorts with white accents. 

Juventus Turin x Versace

The Juventus Turin has had many names since it was founded in 1897. This team was first named as Sport-Club Juventus and then became the Foot-Ball Club Juventus two years after it was founded. The club joined the Football Championship in 1900 and changed its name to Juventus Turin in 1904.

The club’s players received countless awards, including four FIFA World Player of the Year, eight Ballon d’Or, and 12 Serie A Footballer of the Year. 

The players of the Juventus Turin will stand out in their next competitions not only because of their skills but also because of the football kits they’ve designed with Versace. This football kit combines the iconic Versace Medusa pattern with the club’s white uniform. The kit also shows the same pattern on the socks and shorts.

So, what do you think? Some may be sceptical about introducing the fashion industry to sport, especially to such a loved sport like football. In spite of that, merging such differing industries is important in progression and offers a fresh perspective for fashion brands and sport supporters. Not only does it give the opportunity for brands to bring forward their new visions, but also players can look stylish and chic when bringing it home for their team!

Unless you’ve been living with your phone, computer, SMART TV, tablet etc switched off, and I currently don’t blame you, you won’t know what a NFT is, but STEPN, a move-to-earn Web3 running app, has recently joined forces with ASICS to release a limited edition “STEPN x ASICS NFT Sneaker” Mystery Box Collection. The NFT sneakers were hosted and minted on the BNB Chain, and the collection was launched exclusively on the Binance NFTMarketplace. 

STEPN is a Web3 lifestyle app that rewards users with crypto for moving (walking, jogging, or running) outside. To participate, users have to download the STEPN app, purchase an NFT, and then move outdoors to earn tokens. Users are able to spend their earnings within the STEPN ecosystem or swap it out to an external account and cash out for profit. 

The collection, co-branded by STEPN and ASICS, a trusted brand founded more than 70 years ago by Kihachiro Onitsuka and is now a leading designer and manufacturer of performance athletic footwear, apparel and accessories. They have garnered significant interest from the community, with over 195,000 participants and subscribed tickets. The total trading volume exceeded $10M USD with the floor price being maintained at over $3,000, exemplifying the success of this Initial Game Offering (IGO) launch. 

Joe Pace, Head of Business Development at ASICS, commented: “ASICS is committed to inspiring people to have a sound mind in a sound body and we aspire to apply technology in thoughtful ways to advance that mission. Our partnership with STEPN and their world-class team is designed to encourage the Web3 community to step away from their screens and get walking, jogging, and running outdoors. The STEPN app is an incredible feat of technological innovation and we believe that ASICS’ immediate and long-term collaborations with them will help millions across the world achieve a sound mind in a sound body.”

Additionally, $100,000 from the sale proceeds of these NFT Sneakers will be donated towards a charitable cause jointly by STEPN, Binance and ASICS. 

The positive results further highlight the support from the Binance ecosystem, including the good design of the Binance NFT Subscription Mechanism as a fair and square opportunity for a large number of users to participate in Binance NFT primary sales, and enjoy an elevated NFT experience. 

So what is Binance ? Well, Binance NFT, the official NFT marketplace of Binance, offers an open market for artists, creators, crypto enthusiasts, NFT collectors and creative fans around the world with the best liquidity and minimal fees. Consisting of three product lines: Premium Events, Mystery Box and a marketplace. Now, Binance NFT aims to build the first and largest GameFi NFT trading platform for gaming projects via IGO (Initial Game Offering) – featuring core in-game assets from top gaming projects.

If you needed any more convincing since launching its public beta in December 2021, STEPN has skyrocketed in popularity and crossed the $1 billion dollar market cap. User growth and engagement has also steadily increased, with total app downloads exceeding 1 million.