Category Archives: Fashion

YSL Haute Couture and the 1998 World Cup

When I was in Paris this past spring break, my mother and I went to the Yves Saint Laurent exhibition. The Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris Inaugural Display “exhibits the couturier’s body of work on the legendary premises of his former haute couture house.” It focuses on both Yves Saint Laurent’s creative genius and the… Read More »

Cristiano Ronaldo following in the fashion footsteps of David Beckham

David Beckham was the first football star to utilize his stardom to develop a brand off the field. Beckham used the football platform to evolve himself into a fashion mogul. Whether it was Beckham’s new hair style every other month, or his extremely attractive supermodel wife Victoria Spice, Beckham put himself into the social spotlight. David… Read More »

L’histoire du maillot

Selon le joueur Diego Maradona, pendant sa carrière en argentine, il faut « donner tout pour le maillot ».  Le maillot est une des plus grandes représentations de l’équipe.  Soit ses valeurs, soit son histoire, le maillot est beaucoup plus qu’un des vêtements d’un joueur.  Les maillots du sport, et en particulier, pour les équipes, sont très… Read More »

¿Como se fija la moda en el deporte?

Esta es la pregunta planteada por la autora Monica Parga en un articulo escrito para la sección de deportes de la publicación española “El País”. Ella utiliza la reciente decisión de exfutbolista Zinedine Zidane para convertirse en la imagen de Mango (una marca europea de ropa popular) con el fin de explorar la relación entre… Read More »

The End

I’ve been a good fan: sticking with the French through the decade since 1998, through ups and downs and waves of absurdity. I managed to get through the experience and the aftermath of the 2006 World Cup, though it did take writing an entire book about the history of French soccer to do so. I… Read More »