Colourful mix of footwear and a Spezial clothing collection including socks
Aug 17
2 min read
It's a collection of two halves this week, with the first half featuring some 2026 staples such as the Italia 70s and two colourways of Handball Spezial. Combined they make for an excellent colour mix, and individually they look just as good too. The other half is a small restock of Spezial clothing, some of which is from the older collections such as AW25. The only new item is the ever-popular Spezial socks, this time from SS26.
Italia 70s take on Italia 90s
It's time for another pair of Italia 70s, and this time they've somewhat lost their timeframe as they're inspired by the footballing heritage of Italy in the 1990s. Size? released a 4-pack of Italia 70s celebrating the work of Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, and this specific design has Milanese colourway for the Rossoneri. The Italian tricolore is featured above the box logo on each design.
Colourful Handball Spezial
We've added plenty of Handball Spezial over the last few weeks, which we've tried to keep interesting by opting for interesting materials and collaboration designs. Although these two colourways don't fit into that category, they're excellent colourways in their own right which aren't the easiest to get hold of in the UK.
Although they might look identical in design, a closer look shows the 'EQT' blue model has a synthetic nylon upper, compared to the full suede used for the two-tone green. Both pairs feature the new tongue design, which is synthetic nylon.
And finally.. a mix of clothing!
Although the mix of options isn't huge and the size range is quite limited, there's still plenty of older and rarer Spezial apparel items to get stuck into. One of the main highlights is the arrival of the SS26 SPZL Socks, which for this range feature a white pair and a black pair.
Among the other highlights are the Ravensworth SPZL Polo shirt and the Mod Spezial Sweatshirt, both from the AW25 collection. There's also a small restock of T-shirts from the more recent SS26 range, which no doubt won't hang around for long.
A colourful footwear range can work well when the clothing around it stays relatively simple, otherwise the whole look risks becoming too busy. I started thinking about that balance after Rachel Jupp https://mediamasters.fm/rachel-jupp/ discussed how small accessories can carry a lot of visual weight. Even socks can change how coordinated or intentionally mismatched an outfit feels.
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