TRiCKETT Sportswear

What if now and then we chose to forego the usual sportswear brands and plump for a team a little closer to home here in the UK?

Recent revived interest in British production and manufacturing, which could be attributed to the state of British industry brought on by the recessionary economy, has created a drive among investors to breathe new life or even resuscitate heritage brands.

TRiCKETT is the brainchild of Lancashire born Iain Trickett and is a platform for collaboration and retail, in essence a site dedicated to the sale of things that he loves.

As well as collaborating with US brand Ebbets Field Flannels on their wonderful baseball caps, TRiCKETT produce a number of pieces of their own right here in the UK made from British cotton and woven in Lancashire.

The collection is heavily inspired by baseball styles which are clear in the composition of wares such as their 3/4 length tee the 'Mays' shirt (in honour of Willie Mays who holds the record for the most appearances in Major League Baseball All Star games with 24) and of course the caps, but also references footballing memories with the 'Washington' scarf and 'Finney' socks (in honour of Lancashire born Sir Tom Finney).

This season they have also teamed up with Walsh Sports, on an exclusive collaboration and limited run to produce trainers in their trademark navy grey and white colours. You can get these kicks here whilst stocks last.

When I contacted TRiCKETT and asked if they had press shots of their collections that I could feature I got an interesting response, rather than product images Iain replied by telling me that he was not of that mind, that the product images do not reflect what we are is trying to convey and what we hope to inspire, so instead he sent me the images that inspire him and the brand and their creation and images that restore memories of childhood adoration for the spectacle of sport and the legendary athletes of days past.

Hopefully these images will conjure the same memories for you, the squeak of rubber on the court, the elation of the crowd as Alan Shearer hits the back of the net on his way to a record 34 goals for Blackburn Rovers circa 1995, the sweet spot of the bat hitting ball, the commentator 'Mays up to bat, aaaaaannnnnd... 'THWACK' he knocks it out of the park!'