"ellesse," developed by GOLDWIN Inc., will release a collaboration collection with artist "Tondabayashi Ran," "ellesse x TONDABAYASHI RAN," at its direct store "ellesse TOKYO," which will have its grand opening on July 28th. The collection will also be released sequentially on the online store.
The theme of this collaboration is "tennis wear that can be worn around town," and the collection incorporates tennis wear into everyday wear, reflecting the theme of Tondabayashi Ran's expression, "the feeling between the everyday and the extraordinary." Tonda Hayashi Ran is a Tokyo-based artist who creates artwork combining various motifs using a wide range of techniques, including collage, illustration, painting, and video. As a former tennis player, Tonda Hayashi Ran shared ellesse's tagline, "FUN AND PLAY: Live freely and with a playful spirit," which led to the realization of this collaboration. The collaboration model, the "TR Top Guard Shirts," is based on ellesse's popular tennis item, the "Hybrid Top Guard," and is ellesse's most iconic item, retaining its excellent functionality while adapting it for everyday wear. Developed as UV-CUT underwear, the Hybrid Top Guard combines 2-way fabric with stretch mesh to provide high UV-CUT protection (UPF50+), and is available in new colorways that reflect Tonda Hayashi Ran's unique sensibility.
In addition, an unprecedented collection has been completed that is a crossover between Tonda Hayashi Ran's worldview and ellesse's functional items, including a pleated skirt with a wide range of colors, based on a tennis wear skirt, and T-shirts using artwork and logo marks created exclusively for this collaboration.
In addition, for the image visuals for this collaboration, models were recruited from students of Bunka Fashion College, Tonda Hayashi Ran's alma mater, to express the worldview of the collection under Tonda Hayashi Ran's direction.
【Featured Products】
■TR Top Guard Shirts
Product number: EW70350TO
Price: 9,790 yen (tax included)
Colors: NY (Navy), K (Black), W (White)
Sizes: S, M, L
Material: GGAQ (73% nylon, 27% polyurethane), MicrofiberSoftPowernet (93% polyester, 7% polyurethane)
Product description:
This item was developed as UV CUT underwear. We have revised the color scheme of this item, retaining its excellent functionality, and made it into an item that can be worn everyday. This jacket combines 2-way fabric with stretch mesh material, providing high UV protection (UPF 50+). Its sweat-wicking and quick-drying properties are also excellent, and the flat knit and yarn characteristics create a cool feel when touched. The front and back of the body are alternately made of breathable stretch mesh, allowing for layered styles.
■S/S TR Graphic Tee
Product number: EH10300TO
Price: 6,490 yen (tax included)
Colour: W (White), K (Black) *Image
Size: S, M, L
Material: Heavy weight jersey (80% cotton, 20% polyester)
Product description:
This T-shirt uses artwork created exclusively for this collaboration. The sturdy, thick material has just the right amount of tension and flexibility. It is made of jersey material using a knitting method called plating, with different yarns on the front and back. ：重量（重量） English: The outer side is made of cotton for a natural texture, while the inner side is made of polyester yarn for improved quick-drying properties, making it a functional material.
■TR Mini Bag (TR Mini Bag)
Product number: EHA60300TO
Price: 7,700 yen (tax included)
Color: W (White), K (Black), YE (Yellow) *See image, GR (Green)
Size: FREE (Height 12.5 cm, Width 18.5 cm, Depth 8 cm)
Material: Polyvinyl chloride
Product description:
This handbag combines vinyl materials, each with their own unique characteristics of transparency and gloss. This is a collaborative product created by Tonda Hayashi Ran, who selected her favorite materials from the 2020 Spring/Summer collection and combined them with original color schemes.
[Stores selling the collaboration collection "ellesse x TONDABAYASHI RAN"]
■ellesse TOKYO
Address: 30200, 3rd floor, MIYASHITA PARK South, 6-20-10 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
Opening hours: 11:00 - 21:00
Phone number: 03-6427-7822 *Opens on July 28th
Shop Instagram account: @ellesse_tokyo ( https://www.instagram.com/ellesse_tokyo/ )
Release date: Pre-sale in stores on Tuesday, July 28th
Customers who purchase this collection will receive an original market bag as a gift
(*Limited to the first 100 people, this offer will end when supplies last. *ellesse ）
■ellesse ONLINE STORE
ellesse x TONDABAYASHI RAN special page (https://www.goldwin.co.jp/ellesse/feature/tondabayashi-ran/)
The items will be available in the online store from August 4th.
[Comment from Tondabayashi Ran about this collaboration]
The theme is tennis wear that can be worn around town. It is different from simply sporty wear, and these new items are unique to this collaboration with ellesse, which has been making tennis wear for a long time. I think I was able to incorporate my theme of expression, "the feeling between the everyday and the extraordinary," into the clothing in a good way.
I was also in charge of directing the image visuals. As I pushed forward with the image I wanted to create, the shoot became quite ambitious, but with the help of all the creative people, we were able to capture some interesting photos.
[Profile]
TONDABAYASHI RAN
Born in 1987. Based in Tokyo. Employing a wide range of techniques such as collage, illustration, painting, sculpture and video, she combines various motifs inspired by everyday life to create works with a grotesque yet cute and provocative expression.
Instagram: @tondabayashiran ( https://www.instagram.com/tondabayashiran/ )
About ellesse
ellesse is a sports brand founded in Italy in 1959. The company was founded by Leonardo Salvadio, a man of aristocratic blood who loved sports. He enjoyed skiing and tennis with royalty from around the world, and sought elegance and passion in the sports scene, creating an innovative style. The "Half Ball Mark," shaped like a tennis ball and the tip of a ski, is colored in the passionate red and orange of the Italian sun, and is a symbol that carries on his aesthetic sense into the present day. With tennis wear as its origins, the company offers items that cross over from sports to casual settings.
Official brand website: https://www.goldwin.co.jp/ellesse/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/ellessejapan/
Click here for company press release details
The theme of this collaboration is "tennis wear that can be worn around town," and the collection incorporates tennis wear into everyday wear, reflecting the theme of Tondabayashi Ran's expression, "the feeling between the everyday and the extraordinary." Tonda Hayashi Ran is a Tokyo-based artist who creates artwork combining various motifs using a wide range of techniques, including collage, illustration, painting, and video. As a former tennis player, Tonda Hayashi Ran shared ellesse's tagline, "FUN AND PLAY: Live freely and with a playful spirit," which led to the realization of this collaboration. The collaboration model, the "TR Top Guard Shirts," is based on ellesse's popular tennis item, the "Hybrid Top Guard," and is ellesse's most iconic item, retaining its excellent functionality while adapting it for everyday wear. Developed as UV-CUT underwear, the Hybrid Top Guard combines 2-way fabric with stretch mesh to provide high UV-CUT protection (UPF50+), and is available in new colorways that reflect Tonda Hayashi Ran's unique sensibility.
In addition, an unprecedented collection has been completed that is a crossover between Tonda Hayashi Ran's worldview and ellesse's functional items, including a pleated skirt with a wide range of colors, based on a tennis wear skirt, and T-shirts using artwork and logo marks created exclusively for this collaboration.
In addition, for the image visuals for this collaboration, models were recruited from students of Bunka Fashion College, Tonda Hayashi Ran's alma mater, to express the worldview of the collection under Tonda Hayashi Ran's direction.
【Featured Products】
■TR Top Guard Shirts
Product number: EW70350TO
Price: 9,790 yen (tax included)
Colors: NY (Navy), K (Black), W (White)
Sizes: S, M, L
Material: GGAQ (73% nylon, 27% polyurethane), MicrofiberSoftPowernet (93% polyester, 7% polyurethane)
Product description:
This item was developed as UV CUT underwear. We have revised the color scheme of this item, retaining its excellent functionality, and made it into an item that can be worn everyday. This jacket combines 2-way fabric with stretch mesh material, providing high UV protection (UPF 50+). Its sweat-wicking and quick-drying properties are also excellent, and the flat knit and yarn characteristics create a cool feel when touched. The front and back of the body are alternately made of breathable stretch mesh, allowing for layered styles.
■S/S TR Graphic Tee
Product number: EH10300TO
Price: 6,490 yen (tax included)
Colour: W (White), K (Black) *Image
Size: S, M, L
Material: Heavy weight jersey (80% cotton, 20% polyester)
Product description:
This T-shirt uses artwork created exclusively for this collaboration. The sturdy, thick material has just the right amount of tension and flexibility. It is made of jersey material using a knitting method called plating, with different yarns on the front and back. ：重量（重量） English: The outer side is made of cotton for a natural texture, while the inner side is made of polyester yarn for improved quick-drying properties, making it a functional material.
■TR Mini Bag (TR Mini Bag)
Product number: EHA60300TO
Price: 7,700 yen (tax included)
Color: W (White), K (Black), YE (Yellow) *See image, GR (Green)
Size: FREE (Height 12.5 cm, Width 18.5 cm, Depth 8 cm)
Material: Polyvinyl chloride
Product description:
This handbag combines vinyl materials, each with their own unique characteristics of transparency and gloss. This is a collaborative product created by Tonda Hayashi Ran, who selected her favorite materials from the 2020 Spring/Summer collection and combined them with original color schemes.
[Stores selling the collaboration collection "ellesse x TONDABAYASHI RAN"]
■ellesse TOKYO
Address: 30200, 3rd floor, MIYASHITA PARK South, 6-20-10 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
Opening hours: 11:00 - 21:00
Phone number: 03-6427-7822 *Opens on July 28th
Shop Instagram account: @ellesse_tokyo ( https://www.instagram.com/ellesse_tokyo/ )
Release date: Pre-sale in stores on Tuesday, July 28th
Customers who purchase this collection will receive an original market bag as a gift
(*Limited to the first 100 people, this offer will end when supplies last. *ellesse ）
■ellesse ONLINE STORE
ellesse x TONDABAYASHI RAN special page (https://www.goldwin.co.jp/ellesse/feature/tondabayashi-ran/)
The items will be available in the online store from August 4th.
[Comment from Tondabayashi Ran about this collaboration]
The theme is tennis wear that can be worn around town. It is different from simply sporty wear, and these new items are unique to this collaboration with ellesse, which has been making tennis wear for a long time. I think I was able to incorporate my theme of expression, "the feeling between the everyday and the extraordinary," into the clothing in a good way.
I was also in charge of directing the image visuals. As I pushed forward with the image I wanted to create, the shoot became quite ambitious, but with the help of all the creative people, we were able to capture some interesting photos.
[Profile]
TONDABAYASHI RAN
Born in 1987. Based in Tokyo. Employing a wide range of techniques such as collage, illustration, painting, sculpture and video, she combines various motifs inspired by everyday life to create works with a grotesque yet cute and provocative expression.
Instagram: @tondabayashiran ( https://www.instagram.com/tondabayashiran/ )
About ellesse
ellesse is a sports brand founded in Italy in 1959. The company was founded by Leonardo Salvadio, a man of aristocratic blood who loved sports. He enjoyed skiing and tennis with royalty from around the world, and sought elegance and passion in the sports scene, creating an innovative style. The "Half Ball Mark," shaped like a tennis ball and the tip of a ski, is colored in the passionate red and orange of the Italian sun, and is a symbol that carries on his aesthetic sense into the present day. With tennis wear as its origins, the company offers items that cross over from sports to casual settings.
Official brand website: https://www.goldwin.co.jp/ellesse/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/ellessejapan/
Click here for company press release details
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