Written by Menswear Style in Brands on the 8th December 2022

Menswear Style has always prided itself on covering both the world’s best-known brands, and upstarts, both pushing the frontiers of design, creativity and innovation. Naturally, two themes remain essential to our brand approval formula: quality and style. And a brand checking our upstart, quality and style boxes is the recently launched Pelota Sporting Clothiers.

The principal Pelota theme is menswear designed for after sport. The menswear brand is designed from the ground up to bridge the gap between sport and leisure. You might call it ath-leisure, but it’s a step beyond – it’s for wearing #AprésSport – imagine a fierce battle on the squash court, a post-match shower, the next step is comfort-wear but with style. Naturally this type of brand category lends itself to many other situations, be it working from home, or a social occasion where comfort and style need to combine.

Moving on from today’s man’s situational style conundrums, we are impressed with Pelota’s build quality - unforgivably, in our opinion, a key element to the successful brand puzzle all too often forgotten by upstart brands. Pelota garments are constructed from organic cotton, recycled materials and vegan friendly sources, and the brand’s fit is athletic yet forgiving. Meaning whatever shape you’re in, you’ll look and feel great. 

Collection one consists of: 

- The All-rounder Tee in Navy, £40 

- Logo Tee in Navy, £40 

- P Logo Tee in Off-White, £40 

- Logo Hoodie in Off-White, £80 

- P Logo Sweatshirt in Navy, £70 

- Lifestyle Cap in Navy, £30

“Our aim with Pelota was to create an ath-leisure brand that is as comfortably worn at home, as it is stylishly slipped on after a tough sporting fixture and a drink at the bar with well-mannered opposition, or roaming the streets of any major, cosmopolitan city and beyond” – Eli Ankutse, Co-Founder. 

It’s difficult to not appreciate Pelota. A brand we can all relate to – after all, who doesn’t want style and comfort. Gone are the days of style at the expense of comfort. No more ill-fitting denim jackets, just because they look good. No, Pelota’s premise is well-made basics but with subtle branding – an expectant nod to the wearer’s eye for fine detail. A nod aligned with credentials Menswear Style stands for.

Above you’ll find collection one, but we are told Pelota’s future boasts multiple collections already in the pipeline, inspired by some of the world’s finest ball sports and sporting events. The future is bright. 

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With quotes from Eli Ankutse, we take a look at Pelota Sporting Clothiers, the new vegan friendly brand bridging the gap between sport and leisure.