Is tafeltennis de volgende topspin in de mode?

Accessible, urban and casual retro shirts – Can table tennis become the following seasoning in the combination of sport, fashion and lifestyle?

Tennis served as a source of inspiration for a long time, with leading brands such as Lacoste and Fila, which embodied an elitist look with pleated and pullovers. This chic sports style fits perfectly with the conservative change in society, but also requires a counter -movement.

The little sister, table tennis, never kept to the formal rules. While legendary table tennis brands such as Dony, Joola and Butterfly have modernized themselves over time, the retro looks offer a lot of inspiration.

Fashionable storage at the table

Especially in the nineties and early two thousand, the shirts, just like in football, were full of geometric patterns and colors. While the hype around the football shirts is already at its peak, the sporty polo shirts of the table tennis table and the matching short shorts – completely in the style of the current Prada men’s collections – could still benefit from it.

The popularity of table tennis at the Olympic Games offers opportunities, according to Celine del Genes, Global Chief Customer Officer at Decathlon, as part of the recent McKinsey study ‘Sporting Goods 2025 The New Balancing Act: Turning Uncertainty Into Opportunity’. Sports like these are community -oriented and accessible.

For a cozy game among friends, the simple stone table tennis table, which can be found in many public parks, is sufficient, as well as a few simple bats and a ball. As an alternative, there are so -called ping -pong bars and cafés in more and more large cities, where people rent a table for the evening and play together while enjoying a drink in a relaxed atmosphere. There are no condemning looks of the neighboring field that the look does not meet the requirements of the local association.

Table tennis is conquering streetwear

Community and yet an individual style were among the core values ​​of the streetwear movement for a long time. The ball now also comes from this corner over the net.

In East Asian countries such as Japan and China, the fashionable subculture around the sport is already more developed and is increasingly seen as a form of self-expression. This can be seen, for example, on Xiaohongshu, known outside of China as Red. Various messages on the Chinese Social-Commerce platform show the growing interest in the trend. In addition to the latest collaborations, such as between sporting goods manufacturer Li-Thing and the American Streetwearm STAKLE, users also show their own creative skills there by upcycling old shirts and offering with retro labels for sale.

The high -quality Parisian Streetlearm brand Casablanca was already devoted itself to sports for spring/summer 2022 and was inspired by the cuts and styles from Japan. Before that, the brand collaborated with the table tennis brand Butterfly for a design-oriented table tennis table and a set of bats. Various sweaters, T-shirts and shirts, which match retro aesthetics, are also still available in the brand’s webshop.

Little Tokyo Table Tennis (LTTT) proves that enthusiasm is also growing on the other side of the world. The ‘Pingpongclub’, based in Los Angeles, plays a prominent role in this trend and is currently conquering the streetwear world with its merchandise.

LTTT combines sporty items of clothing with Japanese -oriented Streetwear, which uses characters and pop cultural prints. In addition, there are collaborations, such as the table tennis brand Butterfly, to breathe new life into the aesthetics of the retro shirts with a modern twist – based on the merchandise – as well as matching accessories. Table tennis bags or a table tennis network with ruffles – based on the Lolita Fashion popular in Japan – should of course not be missing.

Internationally, the association recently received attention through a collaboration with the Japanese sporting goods giant Asics, which reached from the PET to shirts and sneakers. The collaboration, which was launched in the LTTT webshop at the beginning of this month, was largely sold out after a short time.

@scotty.tsunami what people are wearing at my ping pong club in la. Too many fits that didt make it in � #la #fashion #fyp #pingpong #tabletnis ♬ seven (feat. Latto) – explicit far. – Jung Kook & Latto

This brought the first top spider over the net and the last points have certainly not been counted.