Macklemore explains his limited-edition golf apparel collab with Adidas

It was solely two-and-a-half years in the past that Macklemore launched his way of life apparel line, Bogey Boys.

The 39-year-old rapper turns 40 this month, and took up the sport in his mid-30s — comparatively late in life. But he rapidly turned a passionate participant, and is now an everyday on the movie star pro-am circuit.

Bogey Boys has been obtainable each on-line and within the model’s flagship retailer in Seattle since its launch, however a brand new limited-edition collaboration with Adidas will develop Bogey Boys’ buyer attain and attraction much more.

The assortment, which launches on June 14, will probably be comprised of items for each women and men, and goals to mix Adidas’ sport and way of life heritage with Macklemore’s love of classic and traditional seems to be.

“This has been an amazing opportunity for us at Bogey Boys to work with Adidas,” Macklemore mentioned. “I think that the lineage of Adidas, it’s classic. It’s a brand that I grew up with, that I have always worn, that I’ve always supported. And it’s been a part of my closet rotation since I was a little kid. And to kind of have this full-circle moment of being able to create with the Adidas Golf team, to dream, to put together a collection that I think is amazing, has just been a really cool experience, and one that I’m super grateful for and excited to introduce to the world.”

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Macklemore has mentioned that he’s impressed by seems to be that pay homage to the previous however really feel fashionable, and this new assortment suits the invoice. Fans can stay up for retro throwbacks like four-button placket polos, straight-leg trousers, terry fabric tracksuits and checker prints in shades of blue, inexperienced and white, in addition to a number of equipment and a showstopping shoe, the MC80, which incorporates a traditional 80s-inspired look, full with a kilty.

“This is a collection that I think, from front to back, it pays homage to the past,” Macklemore mentioned. “It’s also got the technology of today. And it feels like something that you could’ve seen in an Adidas catalog from back in the day. We went back to the archives. We want back to the archival pieces of going through old catalogs and old look books and what people were wearing back in the day, and wanted to create a modern spin on it. I think that we executed it beautifully.”

Part of the attraction of Bogey Boys, Macklemore says, is the way in which it empowers the client to put on one thing on the course that actually resonates with their persona.

“It’s really up to us as the novices, or the Bogey Boys of the world, to be ourselves, and to stick out, and to bring our own creativity to a sport that has oftentimes been compartmentalized and stuck in a box, and has this unofficial uniform that we must adhere to,” he mentioned. “It’s just not real. I want to break that box. I want to create something that everyone can wear, that they can feel comfortable in, and be an individual.”

The Bogey Boys x Adidas assortment will probably be obtainable for buy beginning June 14 on the Bogey Boys website, the Adidas website and in choose retailers.

“I want people to, whether they’re hitting good golf shots or horrible ones, at least to look good on the golf course,” Macklemore mentioned. “And this collection has something for you. I’m excited for the world to wear it.”

Golf.com Editor

As a four-year member of Columbia’s inaugural class of feminine varsity golfers, Jessica can out-birdie everybody on the masthead. She can out-hustle them within the workplace, too, the place she’s primarily chargeable for producing each print and on-line options, and overseeing main particular initiatives, comparable to GOLF’s inaugural Style Is­sue, which debuted in February 2018. Her origi­nal interview sequence, “A Round With,” debuted in November of 2015, and appeared in each within the journal and in video type on GOLF.com.