Italian Style Meets French Motorsport in Kappa’s 24 Hours of Le Mans Collection
Featuring classic racing silhouettes with tailored lines and premium materials.
by Angelee Kholia · HypebeastIn the run-up to the iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans, sportswear label Kappa returns with the race’s official clothing collection. Made in partnership with Automobile Club de l’Ouest – the association behind the race – the latest line-up delivers three sub-ranges which individually focus on performance, fan style and lifestyle wear.
For the performance-ready Team Kit range, which serves as the uniform for event staff, the brand presents an array of T-shirts, hoodies and caps as well as a striking zip-up fleece with its trademark Banda taping. These pieces are crafted from the technical materials that Kappa has developed over the years, including the highly stretchy Kombat™, to ensure a durable yet lightweight feel while beside the track.
Elsewhere in the collection, the brand dips into its football archives from the 2000s to reimagine the EROI concept – meaning heroes in Italian. Featuring in the Fanwear sub-range, the block-toned aesthetic associated with EROI collections comes to life in three T-shirts referencing participating countries: UK, France and Italy.
The retro theme continues to feed into the Heritage sub-range where classic motorsport silhouettes – such as polo shirts and collared bomber jackets – are sleekly tailored to match Italian suiting, then finished with embroidered patches of checkered flags and the 24 Hours of Le Mans logo.
Take a closer look at the collection in the gallery above.
To shop the official 24 Hours of Le Mans collection, head to Kappa’s website now.