Inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with KNT Kiton A day with Vicario, Udogie, Sessegnon and Johnson investigating the relationship between football and fashion

Since this season there has been a thin thread linking Tottenham, the district located in North London, and the city of Naples. An unexpected link, but one built with strength and passion by the Neapolitan twins Mariano and Walter De Matteis, the third generation of the Kiton family who for the next two seasons will dress the Tottenham players. The English team has already worn the KNT (Kiton New Textures) urbanwear line on several occasions this season, a young brand that focuses on constant fabric research and a modern, sophisticated aesthetic consistent with Kiton's history. 

For the British team, KNT Kiton has created three different outfits, which obviously take their inspiration from London and its lively creative scene, without however forgetting the heritage and sartorial elegance that since 1968 has distinguished the brand created by Ciro Paone. An agreement that does not come by chance, also because the founder has always shown great appreciation for British tailoring as an example of understated, relaxed and luxurious elegance. Mariano and Walter De Matteis' passion for football then did the rest, making a reality what to many seemed an unattainable dream. A reality that we touched with our own hands last week, when at 6.50am from Linate we left in the direction of London, or rather to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Two necessities that go well with the elegance and tailoring of KNT Kiton, who has chosen three different looks for the London team - all in blue, of course - ranging from single-breasted mélange suits personally sewn for each player after numerous trials with the Italian brand's tailors, to another ensemble made with Kiton's exclusive 14-micron wool, to a hooded jacket closed by nylon zips and compact sweatshirts with a water-repellent membrane. A piece of Italy well appreciated by footballers like Vicario: "it is certainly important for our country and I think this agreement is a great thing for both of us given the heritage they both have in their two worlds. So far we have worn different outfits, two different styles, but they are great products and it shows."

But that's not all, a style also appreciated by those who, being born in England, are oriented towards opposite outfits and ways of dressing, like Brennan Johnson who, after the ritual photos and still wearing his first suit, tells us: "yes, personally I really like what Kiton has made. The suits we've worn this season are very nice, just because of the way the whole team wears them. And I think everyone is very elegant before a match."

An elegance that we immortalised through analogue film, to imprint this day with a special patina of vintage flavour. Formalwear is playing an increasingly important role in the world of football and the success of the quiet luxury trend linked to Italian tailoring and materials around the world has contributed to the partnership between Kiton and Tottenham. An imaginary bridge that has united two worlds, two apparently different cultures, in the sign of passion for this sport and the desire to never stop believing in one's own aspirations, no matter how distant they may be.