HANON x Umbro Drill Top
Press Release for HANON’s collab with UMBRO featuring an iconic piece of football garb.
Shot on location by Thomas Lindie at Christie Park the home of Highland league club Huntly F.C on a Septembers evening in 2021. Getting to have a nosey around a football club’s home after hours was a real treat, it doesn’t matter what tier the team play in being under the flood lights on the pitch (assisting with a photoshoot) was still a real treat and probably up there with one of the best shoots I had the pleasure of being on. Sneaking a shot at goal with the UMBRO supplied ball, hearing the net ripple…superb! Read on for the fluff i penned to accompany the release as well as the product details and spec for HANON’s third collaborative outing with the football dons at UMBRO.
HANON and UMBRO reignite their partnership as we celebrate one of the brand’s most iconic training styles with our own workwear-inspired take on the classic Drill Top.
A favourite from the sportswear brand’s archive, the Drill Top is a garment as ingrained in football culture as the click of a well-oiled turnstile, the smell and taste of a half time pie, or the sight of a stadium emerging beyond rows of terraced houses illuminated by towering floodlights.
The UMBRO Drill Top has become synonymous with many names making it their own both on and off the pitch; from Fergie and Clough to the Gallagher brothers and the ‘90s Britpop scene further enriching and weaving it into the fabric of football and culture in the British Isles.
For our HANON interpretation, we draw on the Drill Top’s rugged dependableness steeped in working traditions, which is what makes it so iconic. Keeping it classic, we’ve opted for a slate grey cotton twill application, reminiscent of training wear from a bygone era and free from intrusive corporate endorsements, while embodying the make do, fancy free attitude that propelled ordinary kids to greatness on footballs biggest stages.
Created a mood board with some classic football styling cues.
Some more BTS bits…
Some bits about the garment:
Product Details:
- Peach Finished Cotton Twill
- 65% Polyester / 35% Cotton
- Original Fit
- Contrast Twill Cut & Sew Panel Running Down Arms, Shoulders & Collar
- Fold Down Collar and Knitted Rib V Insert at Neck
- Diamond Pattern on the Yoke
- Embroidered Dual Branded Logo on Chest.
- Metal Button Fasten Patch to Left Arm with Dual Branding
- Loose Elasticated Hem
- Removable Button Fasten Bellow Pocket Which Converts Into a Neck Pouch Bag
- Hiking Cord for Neck Pouch Bag Straps
SKU Code: UMJM0547-BL5
Colour: SLATE GREY
Price: £110.00.
3-in-1 Utility Pocket
To give the Drill Top a more contemporary feel, we’ve updated it with a 3-in-1 sleeve pocket which transforms into a neck pouch to carry small travel items whilst on the go, perfect for those afternoons excursions on the terrace or manoeuvres down the local 5-a-side spot. The pocket is fastened to the sleeve via metal buttons, and includes a dual branded patch to be worn in its place once removed to wear around your neck.
