It's a bit special, this limited edition, a quality leather twist on a classic design:
• 100% Leather Matchday Jacket
• Soft Nappa leather
• Contrast Rib cuffs, neck and waist band
• Vintage badge on the chest
• £295 plus free shipping
Now in stock at StuartsLondon.com
So here's the start of the Fila Gold rush - a V-Neck sweater in grey (pewter), all ready for the winter season. Smart...
• 70% Merino wool / 30% Cashmere
• V Neck
• Punched out hole detail on front of knitwear
• Light weight
• Slim fit
• Limited edition from the Gold Collection
• £59.99 with free shipping
For this and more, visit StuartsLondon.com
StuartsLondon.com does not stock much of the Fila Gold range, just select items. When I talk to the guys at Stuarts they are very cautious about this range, which is a shame. They know they can sell Terrinda (when they get it). They know they can get a great response when the reissues come in. But come on! This is 2009, and we can't just lust over something wed wore when we were 15.
The Fila Gold range is, as I see it, a continuation of the styles we wore, not a reproduction of them (Fila Vintage caters to that). Fila Gold is an honest approach to the question: What should we do next..? Let's take the best of the past, and apply it to the present, the 21st century.
I know that there is a lot more to Fila Gold. I get to see the lines that Stuarts choose not to stock. To find-out more, or to see the current Fila Vintage / Gold range go to StuartsLondon.com, or Contact us
The Fila Terrinda Jacket is here and we are the first Stockist in the UK to get it in. With the new film 'The Firm' due to be released in two days on the 18th Sept, you can watch it in style by wearing the exclusive limited edition Navy Terrinda jacket. Stock is very limited and only 500 jackets and bottoms have been made for world wide distribution, so if you don't want to miss out - be quick!
Gift Boxed - Why all this fuss about a jacket from the 80s?
1973 Fila launched its first collection designed by Pierluigi Rolando. In an age of Tennis Whites, Fila White Line was the beginning of an era that saw them redefine sportswear with an injection of colour and style. These iconic designs caught the eyes of the mass on court and more importantly off the court. Fila weren’t just any normal sports brand. Adopted by the Italian playboys and country club crowds, Fila became the sports brand that everyone aspired to wear.
Settanta Matchday Mark 3
After the previous Fila Matchday jackets in 1982 the mark 3 was launched. Dubbed as the Terrinda jacket by the collectors and lovers of this giant brand, it was the first collection aimed at tennis players and fashion conscious spectators. The Terrinda name comes from the fabric, and off the courts and on the terraces, the Fila terrinda jacket was a must-have piece.
However it wasn’'t cheap in price because of the quality and the time spent on research and development. Originals today from the 80s depending on the quality can fetch up to £1200 on websites like eBay.
The jacket's characteristics are very simple with slight padded shoulders and white piping contrast representing the court markings. The biker style collars complete the timeless look. To put it simply, the Terrinda was way ahead of its time.
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Another reissue that is about to star in Nick Love's new movie 'The Firm', the Love Jacket is due to land at StuartsLondon.com in October. Here's the specs:
• Vintage look and fit
• Contrast pipng detail in white
• Full zip up with fila toggle
• Side pockets
• Fila Vintage Badge on chest
This track jacket has a friend - The Love Pants. Yep. Love Pants. As you might imagine, these are the matching trackie bottoms which are also available to pre-order at StuartsLondon.com
New in from Fila Vintage, this jumper couldn't be more 80s retro if it had shoulder pads and a perm. It's got a great fit, not too long in the body with generous sleeve length. Crying-out to be teamed with the Bomedera Gillet, the Siro really reminds me of those Patrick cagoules we used to wear way back when. Here's the specs:
• Crew Neck 80s Ski Jumper
• Knitted Style
• 80% Lambswool, 20% Polyamide
• Fitted Style
Talking of ski jackets, here's one that's already in. The Fila Vintage Bombada Jacket has Fila once again dipping into their Ski wear heritage to bring us very light and very warm winter wear. I have one - and I'm praying for a cold snap!
These are shifting fast, get over to StuartsLondon.com before the cold starts to bite.
