New Balance x Aries: Duo launch Roma collaboration

The centrepiece of the collaboration are three custom jerseys, two of which will be worn during AS Roma’s upcoming tour of Japan - where the team will play Nagoya Grampus in Aichi Prefecture and Yokohama F Marinos in Tokyo.

Keeping true to the famous Giallorossi colourway, the kits feature a diagonal marbling streak of the yellow and red that have become emblematic of the club, whilst the pre-game jersey also incorporates a wave of black, with a black neck trim.

The pre-game jersey will also be worn by the players on Sunday, during their warm-up at the Stadio Olimpico as they prepare to face their local rivals in the Derby della Capitale.

The goalkeeper jersey is a cosmic fusion of Aries’ infamous dyed colours, inspired by trash culture, outsider art and illustration – core influences to the brand and its Roman founder Sofia Prantera.

“Rome is arguably the most historic city in the world, a city that has shaped culture for thousands of years,” said Kenny McCallum, General Manager of New Balance Football.

“Not only does the collaboration with Aries pay homage to the important role AS Roma has played in this great city’s narrative, it is helping write its future on and off the pitch.”

The collection’s campaign also features exclusive shots of key AS Roma players alongside local Roman-born talent, as it celebrates the historic city with iconic and hidden landscapes, locations and haunts of Rome.

In addition to the Roma jerseys, the collaboration also features a black pre-game jacket, pants and jersey, and a limited-edition silver and gold jersey that portrays some of Rome’s most iconic figures including the capitoline wolf, Lucius Verus and Julius Ceasar.

Aries founder and Creative Director, Sofia Pantera, said: “To collaborate with an institution like AS Roma is the realisation of how sport, fashion and culture have become intertwined.

“Being Roman I understand how important this club is to the millions of fans in this city and around the world, and I wanted to reflect that through designs that celebrated Rome and conveyed its unique expression of football and fashion provenance.”

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The Aries x New Balance x AS Roma training and lifestyle collection is available to purchase on November 4 at AS Roma stores and also across www.newbalance.com/football (US residents) www.newbalance.co.uk/football (UK residents) www.ariesarise.com and in New Balance stores worldwide.

The second part of the collection, which includes the match kits, will go on sale on November 22.