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2 unusual facts about Sportswear


Internationale Fachmesse für Sportartikel und Sportmode

Since its inception in 1970, the ISPO takes place once a year (end of January or early February) at Neue Messe München where the following categories are being displayed: Outdoor, Skiing, Boarding, Running, Fitness, Sportswear, Beachwear, Teamsports, Soccer, Nordic Sports, Biking, Racket, Triathlon, and Kids.

Lafuma

They also offer a wide variety of other equipment, earning comparisons to United States based companies such as Patagonia and Columbia Sportswear.


Adolf Dassler

Adolf "Adi" Dassler (born 3 November 1900 in Herzogenaurach, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire; died 6 September 1978 in Herzogenaurach, West Germany) was the founder of the German sportswear company Adidas.

Akinori Iwamura

Likewise, his bat, made by the North American sportswear company Nike, also has quite a unique design.

Anthony Veranis

During his professional boxing career he was sponsored by the boxing equipment and sportswear company Ben Lee.

Barry John

Appleton claims that before an international match he gave both players envelopes containing money from sportswear manufacturer Adidas.

Carbrini Sportswear

Carbrini Sportswear were also the shirt sponsors for Scottish Premier League side and 2009–10 Scottish Cup Winners Dundee United, until the end of the 2009–10 season.

Chinese clothing

For the 2012 Hong Kong Sevens tournament, sportswear brand Kukri Sports teamed up with Hong Kong lifestyle retail store G.O.D. to produce merchandising, which included traditional Chinese jackets and Cheongsam-inspired ladies polo shirts.

Christian Eriksen

In 2012, Eriksen signed a sponsorship kit deal with American sportswear and equipment supplier, Nike.

Coach, Inc.

In 1961, Cahn hired Bonnie Cashin, a sportswear pioneer, to design handbags for Coach.

Compression garment

Common and popular brands are Lurbe, Skins, Supacore, CoovyWear, BV Sport, CEP, 2XU, IXS, SIX30, Compressport, Nike, Under Armour, BSc Body Science, McDavid, Easton, Zensah, EC3D, PT Gear, Reebok, Stromgren and Adidas.

Da kine

DaKine, founded in 1979, is an outdoor apparel company specializing in sportswear and equipment for alternative sports.

Earth City, Missouri

Earth City is home to Rams Park (now the Russell Athletic Training Center named after sportswear manufacturer Russell Athletic), the St. Louis Rams' training facility and offices.

Elverys Sports

Their own brand sportswear (Rival) is used by a number of teams, including association football teams Galway United and Castlebar Celtic.

Gaël Clichy

In 2012, Gaël Clichy signed a sponsorship deal with German sportswear and footwear supplier, Puma SE.

Grey rhebok

The Afrikaans/Dutch spelling, reebok, is responsible for the name of the British sportswear manufacturing company Reebok.

Izod Lacoste

Izod Lacoste was a brand name of sportswear licensed to Izod by Lacoste from 1952-1993.

Jennifer Lopez Collection

The Jennifer Lopez Collection includes contemporary sportswear, dresses, handbags, jewelry, shoes and sleepwear along with a home collection of bedding and towels, while the Marc Anthony Collection consists of sportswear, dress shirts, neckwear, accessories, suit separates, sport coats and shoes.

Knitted fabric

In the 1980s, knitwear emerged from the realm of sportswear to dominate high fashion; notable designs included Romeo Gigli's "haute-bohemian cocoon coats" and Ralph Lauren's floor-length cashmere turtlenecks.

Mario Götze

In 2012, Götze signed a sponsorship deal with American sportswear and equipment supplier, Nike.

Mary Ellen Matthews

She took promotional photographs of the 2009 fall/winter collection by Theory, a New York-based sportswear label, as well as photos for the movies What Happens in Vegas and Baby Mama.

Mary Ping

In 2007, Ping's work was selected along with designs by Zac Posen, Proenza Schouler, Derek Lam, and Behnaz Sarafpour to represent contemporary sportswear in the Victoria and Albert Museum's New York Fashion Now exhibition.

Michael Crocker

Crocker is sponsored by American sportswear giant Under Armour and is one of the brand's key ambassadors in Australia, wearing Under Armour football boots and training apparel.

Mizuno

Mizuno Corporation, a Japanese sportswear and sports equipment manufacturer

Mizuno Classic

Its current title sponsor is Mizuno, a Japanese sports equipment and sportswear company.

Peter Kenyon

Kenyon was a director and chief executive of sportswear firm Umbro.

Peter Speliopoulos

He then worked briefly at the French couture house of Christian Dior and later for New York sportswear designer Gloria Sachs whose label went out of business in 1992.

Sacramento Republic FC

The kit manufacturer will be Italian sportswear company Lotto, with UC Davis Children’s Hospital as the shirt sponsor through the 2016 season.

Simeon Jackson

On 1 June 2011, it was announced by Umbro that Jackson had signed an endorsement deal following the new partnership between the English sportswear company and the Canadian Soccer Association, making Jackson one of the few Canadian players to have an endorsement deal.

Sports Authority

The company also sells products under its own private labels, including Alpine Design (seasonal clothing and outdoor goods), Sims (seasonal clothing and snowboards), Aspire (women's sportswear), SA Gear (men's sportswear and fitness equipment), Tommy Armour and Ram (Golf), Parkside (outdoor games and trampolines), and Bodyfit by Sports Authority (fitness accessories).

Stephan El Shaarawy

In 2012, El Shaarawy signed a sponsorship deal with American sportswear and equipment supplier, Nike.

Tecnica Group

Tecnica Group is a sportswear manufacturer from Trevignano, Treviso, Italy.

Vera Maxwell

Vera Huppe Maxwell (April 22, 1901, New York City – January 15, 1995, Rincón, Puerto Rico) was a sportswear and fashion designer until her retirement in 1985.


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