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THE SIXTH COLLECTION FROM BY PUERTO-RICO-BORN OUT DESIGNER MASS LUCIANO DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM THE OLYMPIC SPIRIT AND THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE IN MIND, BODY AND WILL THAT THE GAMES REPRESENT. “THE IDEA OF A MAN SETTING HIS MIND ON THE PRIZE, PUSHING HIMSELF TO THE LIMIT AND REACHING FOR THE STARS IS VERY EMPOWERING AND ATTRACTIVE,” HE SAYS. MASSBRANDED, HIS BRAND OF HIGH-END MEN’S STREETWEAR HAS BECOME KNOWN FOR PUSHING BOUNDARIES AND LEAVING NOTHING—AND EVERYTHING—TO THE IMAGINATION. “I AIMED TO CAPTURE THE CONFIDENCE AND OPTIMISM OF ELITE SPORTSMANSHIP IN THIS SUMMER’S COLLECTION.”

IN MASSBRANDED’S LATEST COLLECTION, DUBBED COLLECTION NO. 6: SIXTH DIMENSION, MASS LUCIANO CREATES A UNIVERSAL UNIFORM THAT MIXES STREET AND SPORTSWEAR, ELEVATING THE LOOKS WITH TAILORED CONSTRUCTION AND JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF SEX APPEAL. HIS VICTORY TANK TOP IS A REIMAGINED BASKETBALL JERSEY THAT SHAPES THE CHEST WITH MESH PANELS AND FRAMES THE TORSO WITH SIDES MADE FROM LIGHT WEIGHT STRETCH TERRY, FOR ADDED COMFORT.

THE INTERSTELLAR PULLOVER DRAWS ITS INSPIRATION FROM OLYMPIC FENCING. “I LOVE HOW SPORTS PROTECTIVE GEAR IS OFTEN MADE TO LOOK FUTURISTIC, LIKE SPACE SUITS,” LUCIANO EXPLAINS. CRAFTED FROM SOFT BONDED JERSEY AND CONTRAST MESH PANELS, THE COLOR BLOCKED WHITE AND GRAY SWEATSHIRT FEATURES RAGLAN SLEEVES THAT ACCENTUATE THE SHOULDERS AND MESH PANELS THAT REVEAL A BIT OF SKIN.

THERE ARE THREE DISTINCT COLOR STORIES IN COLLECTION NO. 6: SIXTH DIMENSION. EACH REPRESENTS A DIFFERENT TEAM, MINDSET AND ATTITUDE. TEAM RED IS PASSIONATE, AGGRESSIVE, SEDUCTIVE, AND DARING. STYLES ARE COLOR BLOCKED WITH BLACK, FOR A LOOK THAT’S SEXY, EYE-CATCHING AND REVEALING. TEAM BLUE IS STRONG, DEPENDABLE, CALM, AND PLAYFUL. THE BLUE IS COLOR BLOCKED WITH BLACK AND WHITE FOR A LOOK THAT’S BOLD YET INVITING. FINALLY, TEAM GRAY IS NEUTRAL, TIMELESS, COMPLEX, AND MYSTERIOUS. GRAY MESH IS COLOR BLOCKED WITH CONTRASTING WHITE, FOR A LOOK THAT IS MORE DISCRETE, ALLOWING A SLIGHT FLASH OF SKIN.

AN IMPORTANT THEME THAT PERMEATES THROUGHOUT THE NO. 6: SIXTH DIMENSION COLLECTION IS THE IDEA OF ATHLETES REACHING FOR THE STARS. SPACE ELEMENTS HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO SOME OF THE PIECES, INCLUDING THE GALACTIC PRINT TANK TOP AND SHORTS - TWO STYLES CRAFTED FROM BASKETBALL MESH MATERIAL THAT FEATURE A GALACTIC CAMOUFLAGE PRINT WITH STARS, PLANETS, AND WAVELENGTHS.

MASS LUCIANO EVEN DESIGNED A SPACE JUMPSUIT FOR THE NEW COLLECTION! INSPIRED BY EXTREME SPORTS, THE FLIGHT JUMPSUIT EMBODIES THE HIGH RISK AND DRAMA OF ACTION AND ADVENTURE BY COMBINING MESH WITH MICRO NYLON STRETCH TWILL AND CONTRASTING PIPING AND ZIPPERS.

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