The euphoria surrounding retro fashion at the World Cup: when soccer becomes a luxury
24 April 2026 at 14:05
Wearing a football shirt is an act of rebellion. Itโs going against the grain of the drab, the ordinary, the formal. Wearing a club shirt, sometimes plastered with brand logos, or a national team shirt, sometimes one you donโt even support, is a way of expressing happiness through clothing. And football is all about joy. But this romanticized idea shatters when the market exploits nostalgia to build a business that seems to have no end.