Haider Ackermann might be behind the most viral red-carpet moment of the year – see: Timothée Chalamet at the Bones and All Venice premiere in a clavicle-and-back-revealing custom halter-neck – but he found his first major foray into sportswear demanding.
in a clavicle-and-back-revealing custom halter-neck – but he found his first major foray into sportswear demanding. “Every new project is challenging,” he said after showcasing his collaborative collection for Italian sporting behemoth Fila, held not in the brand’s native Milan, or Paris where Colombia-born Ackermann lives, but in a cavernous disused rail depot in Manchester.
Ackermann never partied in Manchester – his raving was done on the dancefloors of Rotterdam – but he and Fila were similarly fascinated by the hedonistic musical history of the city. The show’s sprawling show venue The Depot is today where the renowned club night The Warehouse Project calls home. “It’s a city of literature, music, sportswear,” said Ackermann.