BackChoose your Rodela

Sportswear vs. ExpressionWear

  1. 1. Primary Purpose

    Sportswear: Performance, comfort and style

    ExpressionWear: Visible identity, emotion and support

  2. 2. Typical Products

    Sportswear: Jerseys, shirts, shorts, shoes and caps

    ExpressionWear: Rodela and other expressive wearable displays

  3. 3. Content

    Sportswear: Usually fixed

    ExpressionWear: Illuminated, changeable or tied to a specific moment

  4. 4. Fan Relationship

    Sportswear: "I wear my club."

    ExpressionWear: "I show how I feel about my club."

  5. 5. Experience

    Sportswear: Mostly passive

    ExpressionWear: Visible, expressive and participatory

  6. 6. Matchday Role

    Sportswear: Dresses the fan

    ExpressionWear: Activates the fan

  7. 7. Commercial Opportunity

    Sportswear: Traditional club merchandise

    ExpressionWear: Collectible drops, match moments, campaigns and sponsor activations

The essential difference:

Sportswear is designed around what people do.

ExpressionWear is designed around what people feel and want to show.

A jersey shows which club you support. A Rodela shows what you are feeling, celebrating or standing for in that moment.