Put Gucci in, coach. The Italian brand has partnered with Major League Baseball (MLB) for a new menswear collaboration this spring — and it’s packed with both sport and color.
The $690 to $13,500 line features an array of Gucci signatures, including vintage-inspired paneled cardigans and knitwear, denim separates and printed bowling shirts in a punchy palette of pink, green, red, blue and orange hues — as well as versatile tones of black, tan and white.
Giving the range an athletic punch are details from letterman-style patches to embroidered logos and metal charms — all hailing from numerous baseball teams, including the Houston Astros, New York Yankes, Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates.
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On the shoe front, the brand has also given its staple shoes and even greater logomanic touch courtesy of the aforementioned teams. One such piece is its staple leather slip-on loafers, complete with faintly rounded stitch-paneled toes and preppy upper penny straps.
For the collaboration, the $1,750 style is reimagined in a variety of palettes — interlocking Pirates and Gucci logos atop an emerald green base is a standout, as are the similar classic black style adorned with Yankees charms on their straps. Meanwhile, a bright pink version receives two makeovers: one printed in interlocking navy White Sox and green Gucci logos, and the other coated in a splattered animal print with Yankees charms.
For a casual twist, two versions of Gucci’s leather high-top $1,390 Basket sneakers are also reimagined. The lace-up style, which features paneled uppers with rounded toes, rubber soles and bohemian stitched leather fringe detailing, is cast in black and white with metal Yankees logos. However, it also comes in a second colorway: bright white with pops of blue and orange, in homage to the Astros.
Rounding out the range is another Yankees style: a side-buttoned suede ankle boot with rounded toes, complete with curved rubber midsoles and ridged outsoles in various shades of warm tan. The $2,500 set is embroidered with interlocking cream Yankees and Gucci monograms, completing the style with a logo-coated twist.
Gucci’s MLB collaboration marks its latest for 2023. The Italian luxury brand has also launched co-branded capsule collections and products with Vans, Connor McKnight, Judith Leiber, Rowing Blazers, Husbands, Maison Michel, Prounis Jewelry and Agua by Agua Bendita so far this year.
