Varsity Takes Varsity
CREATIVE DIRECTION Anna Chan
PHOTOGRAPHY Beth Baljak and Tobia Nava
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.
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.
