A Milanese derby in Seoul A derby on the other side of the world with the story of a brand new nerazzuri Seoul
The Derby di Milano catches the eyes of the whole world. The perception that you have of the match, the environment, the emotional and stylistic load can change from country to country. We tried to understand how a derby is lived 12,000 kilometers away from San Siro, what unites Milan and Seoul and how fashion can generate sport - and vice versa. The photographic story of the Derby comes from Dongdaemun, the new center of the Korean capital's fashion industry, the ideal place to mix the culture (aesthetics and sports) of South Korea and the Italian one. The shots of @juphoto__ and @harryphoto_kr of Team First Football Club Seoul in the Capo Football Store were captured during the match dominated by Inter, a "live" shooting that combines the aesthetic and sporting passion of Koreans towards Italian football: the jersey and the pitch.
Those two souls who today bring that virtuous circle around the world of football to life are in Doheon's words, divided between style and pitch, between fashion and cheering. Even when he talked to us about the new Inter logo, instinct led him to take sides with the most fundamentalist group of fans, but at the same time reason made the "cool" soul prevail and more linked to a commercial aspect of football:
"Speaking personally, not as the president of Inter Club Korea, I prefer the traditional Inter logos because it is more familiar to me. However, I admit that a simple and intuitive logo is good for collaborating with various fashion brands. Also, some people who are not interested in football may be reluctant to wear something with a complex and weird football team logo’s pattern. As a football fan, I prefer the traditional logos but I respect the initiative to try new things."
The Derby was an opportunity for confrontation between different cultures, physically and conceptually distant, which describe opposing ways of experiencing sport even though there is not one right and one wrong. What the words of the president of Inter Club Korea and the shots of Team First tell is the bond that unites football and fashion, both driven by passions that often cannot be controlled - even 12,000 kilometers away.
