Coach and Michael B. Jordan Debut First Collection

Coach launches today its first collaboration collection with men’s wear ambassador Michael B. Jordan. The partnership that was first revealed one year ago in September culminates with this collection inspired by Jordan’s influences, highlighting unique voices and anime, more specifically “Naruto,” the Japanese manga that was first published in 1997 and first adapted to anime in 2002. “I wanted to use something personal to me,” said Jordan about the collection inspiration. “Incorporating Naruto into the collection felt really authentic since it meant so much to me growing up and still does. It’s not often that I get to blend business with personal and it’s a rare coincidence when those two worlds meet up.” Naruto Uzumaki, the series’ titular character, is a young, optimistic ninja who realizes his potential despite rejection and tribulation. Symbols, motifs and attire from the series are prevalent in the unisex collection like the signature eye that was reworked with the luxury house’s Retro C graphic, the hidden leaf embroidered on an MA-1 jacket with removable sleeves and the cloud print that is “a signature symbol of the Akatsuki, which is like this mercenary kind of group that are the bad guys in the show,” said Jordan. The cloud appears

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