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The Logic Behind C.P. Company’s Manchester City Partnership

The Italian brand will dress the reigning Premier League champions in a bid to underscore its links to England’s 1980s football “casuals” subculture and leverage the team’s clout with fans in Asia, where the label aims to grow sales.
C.P. Company has a long-running connection to English football fans after its clothing was adopted by fans on the terraces in the 1980s and '90s.
C.P. Company has a long-running connection to English football after its clothing was adopted by fans on the terraces in the 1980s and '90s. (CP Company)

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Case Study | Fashion’s New Rules For Sports Marketing

Capitalising on sport’s soaring commercial and cultural relevance is becoming a primary focus for fashion brands. Winning sports-marketing strategies today hinge on building long-term, collaborative partnerships with athletes and organisations that resonate with a brand’s target consumers, as experts in BoF’s latest case study explain.

The Football Team That Finally Got Fashion Right

Vogue-produced campaigns, streetwear tie-ups, fashion week events and special relationships with Off-White and Puma have helped Italian giant AC Milan infiltrate the industry where other teams have fallen short.

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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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