New York City’s 1977 summer blackout was the inspiration and theme for the Umbro x The New York Cosmos Blackout Collection. This past Wednesday marked the opening of a pop-up shop, at Reed Space Annex, with an all-black everything motif. A celebratory party, in conjunction with the new shop, produced by LTD Magazine’s Hawaii Mike, was held at Reed Space with DJ Clark Kent, who also happened to begin his DJing career in 1977.  Below are photos from the event along with an animated film interview with Carlos Alberto Torres, a former Cosmos player from Brazil who depicts his trip to New York to sign with the club during the 1977 blackout.

Special thanks to the good folks at Umbro, The New York Cosmos, Jeff Staple/Reed Space, Exposure, and everyone else who came out to support.

Photo Credit: Exposure

The new England Football kit, set to debut in the World Cup qualifier against Ukraine, by Umbro combines innovative design with bespoke tailoring. This new construction concept individually fits and measures each player like a tailor and caters to the specific movements of the player’s body.

The new kit will be available in chest sizes and releases April 1st. Check the video and images after the jump.

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