When we read about Japanese label R. Newbold, we often see the name attached to London’s Goodhood, this time around, another UK name is affixed to Paul Smith’s collection with Umbro. The two got together to put forth a unique camo piece with this down jacket. The pattern is one that is employed by the British Army, so it fittingly makes its way to this piece.

Take a closer look after the jump.

Umbro has launched a limited edition lifestyle capsule collection to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its iconic football boot, the Speciali.

The Speciali has stayed true to Umbro’s football boot ethos throughout its 20 years with style, fit and comfort being at the very core of its design. These attributes that the Speciali has built its status upon, including the premium soft leather, have gone into creating the five-piece limited edition Speciali 92 range.

Speciali 92 is a crafted, premium leather range, which celebrates the iconic past of the Speciali boot through Umbro’s contemporary English football tailoring lens.

The hero piece within the range is Umbro’s classic silhouette, the Anthem Jacket, which has been put through a Speciali filter, offering a fusion of two iconic pieces of sportswear. The jacket is crafted from soft leather and the lining features a digital print, which details key Speciali moments. The Anthem Jacket is available in limited numbers of only 92.

Furthermore the collection includes the Milton lifestyle shoe, limited to 1992 pairs. The Speciali ’92 Pro Boot is aesthetically inspired by the original 1992 Speciali and has been brought up to date with modern innovations for today’s game. A soft leather weekend bag and a leather ball, both made in limited numbers of 92, make up the five-piece collection.

After giving you a glimpse at the Umbro Archive Research Project Collection the other day, we can present today a great video, highlighting the collection and especially the thought of movement behind it, something designer Throup is best known for.

“Umbro dipped into their archives of English football tailoring heritage to build a seven piece lifestyle collection designed by Aitor Throup. Throup used the shape of a body in motion as his inspiration for the collection, creating each style on a bust form in a running position. All of the performance elements the brand is known for are kept firmly intact. There are seven pieces: the 1966 Jacket, Aztex Jersey, Diamond Tape Track Jacket, 1970 World Cup Jersey, Drill Top, Drill Pant and ‘Barcelona’ Short.”

The full collection is now also available from END. Check it out after the jump.

With the Umbro x Aitor Throup ‘Archive Research Project’ Collection coming to stores soon, we can finally give you a first look at some items from the collaboration.

“The A.R.P. sees Umbro team up once again with revered designer Aitor Throup, following on from their ground-breaking work on the 2009 England Home Kit and 2010 Away Kit. For the project Throup has reworked seven iconic archive pieces, including the legendary Ramsey Jacket and Aztec football shirt, focussing on ergonomics and anatomy to add new dimensions to these classic designs. Every piece has been thoroughly researched, starting with what made the original so popular, then designing each item around casts of footballers in a number of poses to look at the points at which articulation was most important.

The result is a collection that truly does justice to these iconic silhouettes, updated using the finest modern fabrics and forward-thinking design processes in true Aitor Throup Fashion.”

END will launch the collection on August 10th, 2011.

A further look follows after the jump.

Famous New York Cosmos player Carlos Alberto Torres narrates this animated short for Umbro.

Credits follow.

For Spring/Summer 2011, Umbro introduces the Diamond Icons tailored sportswear collection, a series of goods that showcase the iconic ‘taping’ featured on the classic Umbro kits of the ’70s. Key pieces in this drop include the track jacket, ringer tee and polo shirt, all of which feature the aforementioned Umbro double-diamond taping. The colors were inspired by the Scotland versus Holland match during the 1978 World Cup, where Scotland won 3-2 thanks to two goals scored by Archie Gemmill. The range is now available at select retailers.

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To mark the rebirth of the New York Cosmos, Umbro has applied it’s celebrated football tailoring ethos to the club’s brand new Spring/Summer 2011 collection. A bit of background on the NY Cosmos:

The Cosmos were an on-pitch manifestation of all things New York – aspiration, hard work, glamour and success. A potent formula generated by the cosmopolitan mixture within the team, which included footballing greats such as Pelé and Giorgio Chinaglio.

The Cosmos of 1977 shaped themselves into as much of a New York icon as the Empire State building. Not only were they iconic for their performances, but also for their on pitch uniform.

Never shy about making a statement, The Cosmos were ahead of their time in the design of the uniform that they chose to wear. The attention to detail they put into their on-pitch style was shown through numerous kit changes over the course of a season. Truly unique and never since replicated by a professional team, the Cosmos uniform of 1977 remains the stuff of legends.

The spring collection is blends modern day New York with attributes of the original 70s Cosmos uniforms – including references to Pelé’s famous number 10 – adapting a number of classic Umbro styles for off-field wear. Available now at select accounts.

More images follow after the click.

The much anticipated collaboration by Umbro and designer Aitor Throup on the A.R.P. (Archive Research Project) Collection will see its first release this coming summer. Today we can give you a little more background on the project and show a first preview image.

“Umbro, in collaboration with the critically acclaimed conceptual designer Aitor Throup, has delved into its extensive archive to launch the Archive Research Project (A.R.P.). Taking inspiration from iconic Umbro football garments, spanning the last 87 years, A.R.P. represents design innovation and style, whilst maintaining Umbroʼs English football tailoring heritage.

Since 2008 Umbro and Aitor Throup have collaborated together, specifically on the re- launch of the England Home kit in 2009 and more recently the England Away kit in 2010. It was during the 2009 kit project that Umbro and Aitor delved into the heritage of the brand and created an England football shirt that redefined replica by fusing football performance and tailoring.

The new Umbro A.R.P. collection is an innovative collection engineered for football performance and curated for lifestyle. Itʼs about the coming together of the past and the future; reinterpreting classic Umbro designs, such as the 1966 ʻRamseyʼ jacket and the brandʼs iconic ʻAztecʼ football shirt as worn by England in ʻ66, in a way that shatters the mould of previous construction methods of such garments.

The collection of seven unique garments really come into their own when examined from the inside out, mirroring the ʻinside-outʼ design and construction philosophy pioneered by Aitor Throup. This concept is the foundation of the way Throup approaches his work.”

With an official release of the collection set for August 2011, we can hopefully soon show you more!

Todd James (a/k/a Reas) points us towards his new “Manchester vs Sao Paulo” campaign for Umbro.

“Earlier this year I got a call from Kevin Lyons to designed these cartoon characters for Umbro representing Two little league soccer teams one from Manchester the other from Brazil. I animated them with Devin Flynn and they came out pretty cool.”

You can watch the videos here, and check out Umbro’s interview with Todd here.

More still shots of the characters follow.

The Alife Rivington Club aligns with Umbro to create a “World Champions” pop-up shop for the duration of the World Cup. The pop-up shop will showcase the Umbro World Champions collection as well as an outdoor viewing space outfitted with multiple flat screens to broadcast live games from South Africa. The Umbro A.R.C. pop-up shop is located at 157 Rivington Street in New York City’s Lower East Side. The Umbro Champions Collection and other Umbro goods – such as the collaborative A.R.C. bottles and coozies seen above – are available at rivingtonclub.com.

More A.R.C. x Umbro “World Champions” Pop-Up Shop looks follow.