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The beating heart of any football club is its fans. Now, the biggest sports club in the world is celebrating that lifeblood with a capsule that unites as it invites in a new generation: the Nike FC Barcelona x Patta collection, which includes select apparel pieces and a limited-edition Air Max Plus.
As an innovative leader in streetwear, Patta was a natural collaborative partner for the capsule, working with Nike and FC Barcelona to bring its bold graphic philosophy from the streets to the pitch. The Dutch brand furthers the 50-year coach and player exchange between the Netherlands and Barcelona. Patta also highlights FCB’s Dutch-Suriname player connection through its founders, Guillaume Schmidt and Edson Sabajo, both of whom are Dutch-Surinamese.
“Patta has a long-standing history with football and football jerseys, and if you know us, you know that we only do things that are true to who we are,” says Schmidt. “Amsterdam and Barcelona have been connected for generations, and modern football is still dominated by adaptations of the Dutch School. A long line of Dutch players transferred to FC Barcelona in their career, with many of these players sharing our Surinamese roots. All of this makes working with Nike on this collection a dream come true.”
The ultimate expression of FC Barcelona passion is the idea of shared Barça blood — no matter where you’re from, being a Culer runs through your veins. To capture and visualize this visceral idea, Patta creative director Vincent van de Waal says the label worked with Nike and FCB on an inspired creative filter: the human heart and circulatory system pumping that blood through veins (blau) and arteries (grana), representing the Blaugrana pulse of Culers everywhere.
This expression is represented in graphics across the collection’s apparel — which includes jerseys (available in men, women and kids fits), an anthem jacket and pant, hoodies, T-shirts, and a cap — and through the Barça-inspired colorways of the capsule’s limited-edition Air Max Plus shoe. The Air Max Plus x FC Barcelona x Patta has a fluid gradient of Deep Royal Blue and Noble Red painting the upper and midfoot plate. The Barça club crest graces the special-edition dubraes, while lace tips evoke the stripes of the Senyera, the national Catalan flag.
From the 50-year fan to the newly anointed, the Nike FC Barcelona x Patta collection connects everyone to their shared Blaugrana blood.
