Aitor Throup x Umbro
Fourteen years since their last partnership, Umbro and Aitor Throup regroup in 2026 with a cutting-edge collaboration.
Following his announced return to fashion, this third Aitor Throup collaboration with Umbro seeks to challenge and disrupt conventional football training apparel through forward-thinking product innovation. Scheduled for an April 2026 launch, the collection is set to rewrite the design rulebook not only in football, but the world of performance apparel as a category.
Umbro first partnered with Throup on its 2009 England football home kit, where the artist/designer first brought his signature progressive yet minimalist design aesthetic to the ‘Beautiful Game’. Following the success of this collaboration, Umbro developed its partnership with Throup in 2011 through the launch of Archive Research Project, reimagining a capsule of iconic Umbro styles and defining a new football-specific language of apparel design.
The third chapter of Umbro and Aitor Throup will launch in Spring/Summer 2026 in partnership with Italian sports and street wear pioneer, Slam Jam, to spearhead international distribution.
