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Has Fashion’s Convergence With Sports Gone Too Far?

The deluge of sports-inspired product releases and collaborations between brands and sports teams or athletes has saturated the market and started to spur a backlash. But insiders say there is still room for tie-ups which go beyond simple logo swaps or licensing deals.
Kyle Kuzma tunnel walk.
Last month, the Washington Wizards' Kyle Kuzma said he would no longer be flexing his high fashion looks in the NBA's pre-game tunnel walks. (Getty Images)
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In just the past few days, Jerry Lorenzo’s Fear of God Essentials label announced a partnership with the NBA and the WNBA; F1 driver Lewis Hamilton and rapper Tyler, The Creator released a collaboration between their respective fashion lines; and Lanvin kicked off a deal as the new off-court fashion partner of French basketball team AS Monaco.

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Daniel-Yaw Miller

Daniel-Yaw Miller is a contributing writer at The Business of Fashion. Miller is a New York based journalist, editor and advisor who specialises in sports, fashion and business.

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