FOSSOMBRONE F.C.

2006-2007

Match Worn Shirt

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Due the huge marketing success of Fossombrone F.C. during the first part of the season, SAMSUNG got involved in to the project and it became main sponsor of the team. In fact it’s pretty weird to see such a big sponsor for a “small” 6th League team. So the team played the first part of the season with no sponsor on shirt and the second part of the season with SAMSUNG sponsor.

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When Dirk Bikkembergs bought the F.C Fossombrone back to 2005 , his aim was to make the club the most stylish team in the world – using footballers to promote his elaborate creations. And this was the first time that a football kit was designed by such an high-end fashion designer like him. And always in 2005, Bikkembergs became the first fashion designer to showcase a collection at a football stadium when Barcelona allowed him to turn the Camp Nou into a catwalk. But his relationship with Italian football began when he started working with Inter Milan during the season 2003-2004. But in that case he only designed their  rest kits and post match outfits – getting critical acclaim in the country’s most fashionable city for his work. But that prompted the ambitious Bikkembergs to acquire his own football team, F.C. Fossombrone and designing the game’s kits. 

FOSSOMBRONE F.C.

2007-2008

Match Worn Shirt

FOSSOMBRONE F.C.

2008-2009

Match Worn Shirt

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Bikkembergs even designed boots to mirror their home jerseys, giving the team a complete fashion makeover. The team’s name was changed to F.C. Bikkembergs Fossombrone.  Off the pitch, the team’s after-game look was equally as impressive and F.C. Fossombrone’s players were beginning to gain some popularity. With their look in place, it was now time to change their fortunes in the Eccellenza Marche, a regional 16 team division for local non league clubs hoping for promotion to Serie D. And 2008-2009 was finally the right season. F.C. Bikkembergs Fossombrone won the Eccellenza Marche’s championship. It wasn’t just their exquisite kits that were getting talked about all over Italy, as F.C. Fossombrone were now getting noticed for their football.

FOSSOMBRONE F.C.

2009-2010

Match Worn Warm-Up Shirt

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As we said Dirk Bikkembergs invested his own cash in building a credible team after styling them back to the season 2006/2007. A significant investment for an Eccellenza Championship’s team was made on bringing in new players since the beginning , but it wasn’t quite enough since Fossombrone was crowned Eccellenza Marche champions only in 2009 with the manager Gabriele Morganti, experienced in the professional game, who offered more forward-thinking methods. The team was finally promoted to Serie D three years after Bikkembergs’ investment. However, the F.C. Bikkembergs Fossombrone success story didn’t last long. On July 18th, 2010 Bikkembergs was accused of tax evasion to the tune of 111m Euros and then it is when the F.C. Fossombrone project began to crumble. He appeared in the Italian media, denying the allegations, and controversially slammed the Italian tax authorities, claiming he was being targeted because he was a foreign owner. Bikkembergs decided to leave Italy, disgusted by the way he was treated and eventually he sold his stake in the club.

FOSSOMBRONE F.C.

Match Worn Boots

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These one-of-a-kind football boots merge fashion and football clash in the best possible way, as men’s stylist Dirrk Bikkemberg brought his unique style also to the world of football boots with these exclusive pair made exclusively for Fossombrone’s players. Boots that looks like nothing else on the market, called “Tirosegno” (“Shooting Gallery”) and the stylish “Capitano” (“Captain”). These boots were not seen on the feet of many top-flight stars. Giorgio Chiellini from Juventus F.C. was an early testimonial, together with Barcelona’s striker Giuly which they probably were the best ones. Bikkembergs football boots had something of a cult following in the industry, and their rare, eccentric releases was a real big treat for fans.

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The Bikkembergs boots made for Fossombrone’s players were released in blue/silver, like the team home kit, and red/silver like the team away kit. They were given to the Fossombrone’s players with an exclusive box with the team’s history written on it, team and Bikkembergs logos and some pictures of the very first team’s picture of Fossombrone.