Latest news with #Umbro
Times
09-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Crochet! Bandanas! Bloomers! How summer 2025 are you?
Umbro with everything, a new take on the bucket hat and boots to be worn all summer long, whatever the weather. Your 2025 wardrobe is teetering close to the cliché zone — but if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Forget Brat, it's Labubu's summer with the Chinese toy firm Pop Mart (the company behind those creepy little dolls) predicting a 350 per cent increase in profits. That's if you can get your hands on one, of course — although luckily (?), the bag accessories have spawned a thousand copy cats. Inspired by Nordic folklore, the pastel shades of Labubu's fluffy body combined with the gently weird expressions are said to be the perfect blend of cute and ugly. Perhaps it's a generational thing.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
'Kick in the teeth' - Carlisle United probe leaked kit images
Images like this were shared on social media ahead of United's official kit launch events (Image: Submitted) Carlisle United say they are 'pulling out all the stops' to get to the bottom of the leaking of their new kits. Images of the 2025/26 home and away strips were widely shared on social media before the Blues' official launches. Advertisement The News & Star has already reported that an internal investigation has been under way into the source of the leaks. And chief executive Nigel Clibbens has now confirmed that Carlisle are looking seriously at the situation, which he described as 'a real kick in the teeth' for the club and its retail team. Numerous fans saw pictures of the home and away designs in advance of the launches, with the home shirt being a blue, red and white striped homage to 1994/95's 'deckchair' away kit, and the new away shirt a black, green, white and grey number. The leaked images corresponded to the actual kits and Clibbens said: 'It [the kit launch] is the biggest commercial event for the club. Advertisement 'Lenor Unstoppables!' Fans snap up Carlisle United's new away kit 'So it's extraordinarily disappointing for the people in the retail team who have worked so hard on the designs when things like that come out. United's home kits were officially unveiled in the last two weeks (Image: Umbro / CUFC) 'It's a real kick in the teeth, absolutely. The little things really hurt. 'When you see it [the leaks] on social media, you think, 'Jeez…' And then when the kits come out live, you get people saying, 'Oh, the kit looks great. It's a lot better than those horrible leaked pictures…' Advertisement 'I've seen those comments. And that's the damage that it does. 'So no doubt you'd expect us to be pulling out all the stops to find out.' Fans have their say on Carlisle United's new away kit Clibbens declined to say whether an investigation had come to a conclusion. 'It's something we take very seriously,' he added. 'I just can't say any more at this time.' United launched their home and away kits on different dates, with the home strip officially unveiled on Wednesday, June 25 and the away strip revealed on Wednesday, July 2. FLASH SALE: Get unlimited access to every Carlisle United article by subscribing to the News & Star for £6 for 6 months or a full year at half price - click HERE for details
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ipswich Town reveal new kits for the 2025/26 season
Ipswich Town stars Sammie Szmodics and Sophie Peskett model the club's new kits for the 2025/26 season. (Image: Matchday Images/ITFC) Ipswich Town have revealed their new kits for the 2025/26 season. For the first time since 2017/18, Town have an all-red away shirt. Both home and away shirts will be available to buy as long-sleeve. Manufactured by Umbro for a fourth season, there is a new front of shirt sponsor in the form of Suffolk IT firm Halo, with the logo for Ed Sheeran's 'Tingly Ted's' hot sauce appearing on the sleeve. Advertisement Ipswich Town's new away shirt for the 2025/26 season. (Image: Matchday Images/ITFC) The home shirt will be paired with white shorts and blue socks, while the away kit will be all red. A press release reads: "The two shirts are connected by a 'Blue Through & Through' theme, with the traditional blue home shirts joined by a red away shirt, featuring blue detailing. "The pattern running through both shirts – the body of the home and in the sleeves of the away – is a deconstruction of the modern version of the club crest, marking the 30th anniversary of its introduction in 1995. Advertisement "Supporters should note shirts will fit slightly bigger than in previous seasons – please check size guidelines online before ordering." The kits are available to purchase in Planet Blue or online. Ipswich Town's new shirts for the 2025/26 will be available to buy as long-sleeve. (Image: Matchday Images/ITFC) Ipswich Town star Sophie Peskett models the new away shirt for 2025/26. (Image: Matchday Images/ITFC)
Fashion Network
27-06-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Umbro: NewAge and Bolivox ink Italy distribution deal, first monobrand store planned for 2026
Umbro has ambitious plans for Italy. NewAge, the exclusive licensee for Italy of the long-established British sportswear brand founded in 1924, has signed a deal with Bolivox, a local distribution agency active in fashion, which operates the Wivian's Factory, Voxa Group and Showroom Libenzi companies. The Umbro name is associated with some of the most memorable events in the history of football, and the brand is now expanding into the lifestyle segment, with collections appealing to a cross-sectional audience, blending functionality with streetwear, performance and design. The relaunch plans very much involve Italy where, thanks to the new agreement, the brand intends to boost its commercial position not only in sportswear, but also in the urban lifestyle segment. 'Umbro is currently distributed via approximately 300 Italian multibrand retailers and about 100 concessions in leading chains,' said Pino Magno, CEO of Umbro Italia, speaking to 'The strategies we're implementing aim to expand our retail footprint as extensively as possible, especially in the lifestyle segment, at all levels of the distribution matrix. We're keen to establish a partnership that will actively involve both [NewAge and Bolivox] on all collection development aspects, from creativity and style to production and distribution. Our short-term goals are to target multibrand lifestyle stores, which will make our online positioning easier too, and subsequently to plan the development of monobrand stores, the first of which could open in 2026,' said Magno. 'The work we've done to build this partnership is the result of a common vision and a highly practical approach. We're convinced that Umbro's potential on the Italian market still needs to be fully exploited, and we're happy to contribute with our organisation and experience,' said Mattia Bodini of Wivian's Factory. Umbro currently generates in Italy just under 10% of its total revenue. The brand's main markets are South America, where it has a long-standing presence, and central and northern Europe.
Fashion Network
25-06-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Umbro loses court appeal against Dream Pairs in logo IP case
Umbro parent Iconix is on the losing side of a UK Supreme Court appeal in a what's seen as a landmark fashion intellectual property (IP) case. The UK sportswear brand's owner sued Dream Pairs in 2021 for selling shoes featuring a double-diamond logo (the DP sign) that it said was confusingly similar to Umbro trademarks. But the Court unanimously dismissed Iconix's claim, finding that there was a very low degree of similarity between the signs and no likelihood of confusion. But while the ruling went against Iconix/Umbro, the result affirmed that post-sale circumstances can be taken into account when assessing similarity in a case where Iconix had accused fashion footwear brand Dream Pairs of trademark infringement. This is the first time the court has addressed the issue of post-sale confusion in trademark infringement, and reports said the decision has important ramifications for anyone managing IP and brand strategy, particularly in consumer-facing sectors like retail, fashion and sport. The initial case found that there was a 'moderately high level of similarity' between the logos in the post-sale context, particularly when the DP sign was viewed on a football boot by a viewer standing nearby and looking down at it. But the higher court called the earlier ruling 'irrational'. Despite losing the case, Andy Lee, partner and head of IP at Brandsmiths representing Iconix said: 'This judgment is positive for brand owners. The court confirmed that trademarks have an important ongoing role and existence after sale and should be appropriately protected recognising the value of brands and the work that goes into establishing them.' Lee added that the judgment reiterates that when considering such multi-factorial assessments, 'appeal courts should be slow to interfere on the basis of their own views if the first instance judge has carried out a proper assessment. This may lead to less appeals being heard in certain cases and therefore the first instance trial result becomes even more important'. The Umbro trademarks have been widely used on football boots in the UK since 1987. The DP sign was designed and created in 2015 and used as a US trademark by Dream Pairs in relation to footwear. Since 2018, Dream Pairs has, via the Amazon UK website and to a lesser extent the eBay UK website, sold a variety of footwear branded with the DP sign in the UK.
