What do you think of when you hear “Varsity”? I mean Varsity sports, of course, and not this newspaper, which I know must occupy first place in all your minds.
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Matches, mouthguards, and men dressing like they’re right out of Polo Ralph Lauren ads? Definitely. Stripes, sweat, and surging testosterone? Uh huh. Locker room talk, laps around the field and Lola’s? Unfortunately.
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Too many sports place a dominant, violent, aggressive, macho male at its centre. Others emphasise the civility and grace of the modern gentleman, who don blazers and Rolexes on crisp green lawns. The body - its physique, strength, and how it is sculpted and dressed - have been at the heart of masculine ideals.
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Varsity takes Varsity throws away these uniforms, ideals, and stereotypes, stripping sports back to what it once was - a method of play - and taking sportswear where it has rarely ever been - a campy, clashing, impractical, incoherent explosion of costumes.
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Creative director: Anna Chan
Associate director: Kasia Truscott
Photography: Beth Baljak, Tobia Nava
Assistant photography: Arianna Muñoz
Styling: Arianna Muñoz, Beatrice Coulter, Freya Beard, Izzy Scott, Sarah Abbas, Sophie Campbell, Yen Min Ting
Set design: Phoebe Crofts
Modelling: Ghazal Seidi, Henry Rocha, Josh Osman, Olunibe Morgan, Niamh Gregg, Sanah Kashyap
Makeup: Ruweyda Sheik-Ali
Bags: Lara Bibiana Bazzoui @bibi.bazz