The myth of Theseus and the Minotaur collide to create Aries x Fila Vela Nera.

Diving deep into the mythical world of supernatural powers within history, Aries has collaborated with Fila on their newest capsule collection titled Vela Nera (Black Sail). The two lifestyle brands both share a daring and exciting collaborative spirit, which proved to match perfectly, bringing together the most iconic elements from both Fila and Aries’ DNA. Aries Creative Director Sofia Prantera has always been fascinated with the rebellious world of graphics, street style and illustrations, which she discovered during her time at Central Saint Martins, later becoming one of the main focal points of the brand. Aries’ daring culture and lifestyle movement towards experiences, events, concerts, exhibitions and other artistic endeavours has met Fila’s Italian sporty lifestyle culture that brings a touch of classical history juxtaposed with youth futurism.

ARIES X FILA is a concept that was born out of the two respective DNAs, bringing both histories together. The name, Black Sail (Vela Nera), centres around the historical myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, and the historical naming of the Aegean Sea under Aegeus. Alongside the history, the collaboration brings out iconic Fila styles like the sailing jacket, created by Giovanni Soldini in 1996. The colour black dominates throughout the outerwear technical pieces: when returning back after having won the Minotaur, in fact, Theseus forgot to put on the white flag to signify victory, so the king believing he was dead, committed suicide by throwing himself off a cliff. The collection insouciantly takes off from this myth. It is a hybrid of unisex, sailing-inpired sportswear, loose fit tailoring, nylon tracksuits, wind-cheater pants and body-con womenswear like elastic bandage swimwear and seamless engineered base layers.

The campaign, shot by renowned photographer David Sims showcases the further traditional Aries graphics, blended with Fila’s powerfully blue, white and red colour palette that morph with the Grecian marble-like prints onto jackets and sweatshirts. Technical, powerful and rebellious is the epitome of collaboration between Fila and Aries, which brings history and modernity into a collection that rocks the boat, big time.

Aries x Fila, the collection is available online now at www.ariesarise.com/collections/fila