Versace gets real for Real Madrid

The players and staff at Real Madrid Club de Futbol have had a fashionable new surprise: a new formalwear wardrobe designed exclusively for them by Italian luxury brand Versace. 

The outfit includes a two-button wool suit jacket with matching trousers, a white stretch poplin shirt, lace up derby shoes and a matching black belt, and a silk tie sporting the Real Madrid and Versace logos. For the club’s colder winter trips there is also a two-button single-breasted overcoat. 

The agreement also includes the Real Madrid Castilla and Real Madrid Basketball (part of the wider sports club), alongside the football squad, who wore the designs for their trip yesterday to play Juventus in Turin, Italy. 

British designer Paul Smith dresses the players of Manchester United, while Milan-based fashion duo Dolce & Gabbana have created the formal wardrobe for the famed ‘Rossoneri’ of A.C. Milan for a number of years.