Two days before they defended their home territory against the LA Galaxy in the Bronx (a 1-0 win that kept them atop the standings, BTW), NYCFC got a heavy dose of downtown cool. On Thursday night in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, an invitation-only crowd of street art and street wear aficionados gathered for the club’s first capsule collection collabo to date, with ONLY NY.
Photo by Rachel Thalia Fisher
Photo by Rachel Thalia Fisher
Photo by Rachel Thalia Fisher
ONLY NY x NYCFC presents a carefully curated handful of items designed by ONLY NY, an LES staple that draws on a minimalist, but fully New York-inspired aesthetic. Think clean lines, with the almost-preppy vibe that pervaded late-1990s and early-2000s hip-hop fashion – but in skate-friendly cuts.
The NYCFC collection completely took over the ONLY NY boutique on Thursday night, and will still enjoy a full takeover on Friday. If you’re in the New York City area, you can go see it at their brick-and-mortar shop at 176 Stanton St. Everyone else can scoop it up starting now on MLSstore.com.
So what did the party reveal? Let’s take a look….
There were two crowd-favorite standouts from the beginning. First, there are these five-panel hats, bedecked with the club’s subway token-style badge (that badge is originally designed by Rafael Esquer at Alfalfa Studio, by the way).
Photo by Rachel Thalia Fisher
Then, there are these rugby shirts, drawing on different tones of blue. (Note: These are only available on the ONLY NY site and they're selling super-fast!)
Photo by Rachel Thalia Fisher
It might be hard to think about warmth in the current summer heat wave, but fall is fast approaching, and this is a solid addition to a classic hoodie collection.
Photo by Arielle Castillo
In the meantime, there are these crisp white tees.
Photo by Rachel Thalia Fisher
Photo by Rachel Thalia Fisher
Tote bags work in any weather.
Photo by Rachel Thalia Fisher
All in all, the tote, hats, and hoodies are pretty gender-neutral; the T-shirts and rugby shirts will suit people who like a larger/looser fit. All of it points to great possibilities in the near future for similar MLS club and streetwear-company joint projects.
You can scoop it all up before it sells out by checking out MLSstore.com right now.
Photo by Rachel Thalia Fisher
Photo by Rachel Thalia Fisher
