Women’s Football Styling: The Nike x Martine Rose Collection

In her latest Nike collection, designer Martine Rose shatters the borders of men’s and women’s football styling. This gender-free range introduces tailored pieces that not only redefine player suiting but also pave the way for the future of sport culture.

This groundbreaking collection, created specifically for the world’s top footballers, marks a new era in women’s football. Anticipating the excitement of this summer’s prime sporting event, the collection features a player’s suit jacket, trousers, a trench coat, and a shirt. Accessories include stockings, gloves, sunglasses, and the latest Nike x Martine Rose Shox Mule MR 4.

Fashion and sport occasionally experience distinctively bold moments so transformative they establish a clear “before” and “after.” In her newest collaboration with Nike, Martine Rose has grasped such a moment for fashion and sport, propelling us into an “after” world that’s more inclusive, egalitarian, empowering, and inspiring.

Norms of men’s and women’s football styling

The Nike x Martine Rose Collection transcends the norms of men’s and women’s football styling, presenting gender-free player suits that not only advance sport style but also extend sport culture to future generations. The collection thoughtfully merges the moments from “getting off the plane” to “arriving on the pitch”, elevating the image of elite women’s games while narrowing the gender gap in thoughtful, crafted tailoring for women’s sport.

Martine comments, “When a woman wears a suit, it expresses strength, resilience, and beauty. I want women to feel as powerful in their suits as men do. But beyond that, even though I’m using women to tell the story, there’s no gender attached to the suit. Anyone can wear it. I hope one day we’ll discuss the sport and not the gender. Once everything is stripped back, it’s just the game that’s left.”

As the collection ushers in a new era of women’s football, it’s intended to meet the moment of this summer’s prime sporting event and be worn in nuanced, meaningful ways by those involved.

“I love the mash-up that sports, fashion, and culture have become, and as an athlete, I’ve always wanted what we wear to stand for more,”

says Megan Rapinoe, a Nike athlete, member of the United States Women’s National Team, and muse for the Nike x Martine Rose Collection. “Martine, as a designer inspired by sports culture, can inject so much meaning into her work. Expressing herself through this moment so special to us is truly cool – and obviously, the pieces are just dope.”

Included in the Nike x Martine Rose Collection are a player’s suit jacket, trousers, a trench coat, and a shirt. Accessories consist of stockings, gloves, sunglasses, and the latest iteration of the Nike x Martine Rose Shox Mule MR 4. The shoe’s striking blue and purple colorway pays tribute to the famously vibrant goalkeeper jerseys of the 1990s. The silhouette stands as a beacon for equity in football, the ever-expanding culture of sport, and a hint at what’s to come from Nike and Martine later in the year.