Thebe Magugu Honoured to Help Design New Orlando Pirates Kits!
Thebe Magugu Honoured to Help Design New Orlando Pirates Kits! The designer collaborated with their technical sponsor for the jerseys.
Thebe Magugu Honoured to Help Design New Orlando Pirates Kits! The designer collaborated with their technical sponsor for the jerseys.
Orlando Pirates have unveiled their new home and away kits for the 2023/2024 season. Fashion designer Thebe Magugu feels honoured to have been part of the process.
Magugu is one of the most renowned designers in South Africa. This has seen him build a working relationship with Adidas, where he has designed a number of items in the past.
The German brand also took him on board to design the new Buccaneers kit.
“Global sport is a phenomenon that will continue to rise,” Magugu told the club website.
“It’s fascinating to see other industries align uniquely to become a part of it – from music to luxury fashion. My brand is all about exploring and bringing to light unique facets of our history and culture, and none has left more of an impact than the legacy of Orlando Pirates, and I am honoured to contribute so significantly to that history.
“I felt like it was important to hear the Orlando Pirates story before I began designing. A tale of perseverance, fighting against the odds to become one of the most recognised figureheads in global sports.
“This idea of persistence is why I decided to treat the iconic skull logo as a maze. To symbolise the long and winding journey the team has travelled to land them here.
“The shorts continue the bone and maze motif, referencing the thigh bone, making the whole kit a sort of internal X-Ray.
“Football is a unifier – people from very different backgrounds, races, religions, and beliefs are all bound in their common love of the phenomenon. It brings out passion, love, hurt – things that speak to the human condition.
“For this reason, I think global sports is an important societal pillar; it reminds us of our humanity.” He added.
The Buccaneers will debut the shirt on the 5th of August against Stellenbosch FC in the DSTV Premiership. Thebe Magugu Honoured to Help Design New Orlando Pirates Kits!
