Posts with tag chelsea

Like professional football, baseball or basketball players in the US, pro soccer players in the UK can probably afford all the designer suits they want. But instead of leaving the athletes to make their own fashion choices, one team has teamed up Giorgio Armani so the owners can be certain that their players will always look good.

The new formal outfits for Chelsea Football Club's formal functions includes a single-breasted, two-button navy blue crease resistant lightweight wool gabardine suit, with flat-front, straight-legged trousers and a fitted jacket with pronounced "Roman" shoulder line.

Sounds impressive. And, says Armani, it should be: "Today at a club like Chelsea the players are international role models and need to look the part."

Fortunately for fans of both Armani and the world-famous soccer team, the look will also be made available to the public -- though, I imagine it might be just a tad more expensive than a tracksuit in Chelsea colors.

As Melissa Ryzik reported in the "Style" section of Sunday's New York Times, the Chelsea club is a strange combination of cool and practical.

Before clubbing hours, it's open for full-service meals. Between 4AM and 8AM, however, Pre: Post is the place to go to unwind, refuel, detox and/or get juiced (literally -- they serve full breakfasts!).

The house specialty is a detox beverage called the "Red Eye." Its ingredients? Tomato juice, beef bouillon, wasabi, hearts of palm and olive juice. Will a drink like that make you want to go back out? Or will you call it a night after guzzling one of them? There's only one way to find out, party people ...