Yohji Yamamoto for Real Madrid
Design revolutionary Yohji Yamamoto brings his signature aesthetic to a new adidas collaboration, which embodies the spirit of the reigning football champions of Europe, Real Madrid.
For the exclusive product series, Yamamoto has distilled the essence of battle and victory to create a unique garment for Real Madrid’s players. In thinking about the team’s legacy, Yamamoto envisioned a heroic story of the contemporary football players as modern-day heroes, achieving mythical status through continued victory. With this artistic vision in mind, Yamamoto created a visual motif in his signature style. He produced an original canvas painting depicting a fabled creature both dragon and bird. The beast symbolises the dragon’s strength, determination, and power and the bird’s speed, agility, and cunning—all qualities demonstrated by Real Madrid’s star players.
The artwork appears on jerseys that have been redesigned with an elegant Henley-style collar construction and adorned with adidas’ classic three stripes and iconic Performance logo. They are produced solely in black—Yamamoto’s colour of choice.
The jerseys are available in a limited edition of 14,000 jerseys, which bear Yohji Yamamoto’s personal signature and the number three, to represent adidas’ iconic three stripes. Limited-edition jerseys are priced at AUD$355. Traditional jerseys inspired by Yamamoto’s work are also available for men, women, and children at select adidas, Y-3, Yohji Yamamoto, and Real Madrid stores from AUD$100.
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