From Chelsea’s “Return of the Rebel” and TAG Heuer’s revived Formula 1 watches to fans co‑creating future kits with AI, clubs and brands are using nostalgia to draw in fans, blending archive with the present day to offer continuity in a culture where the past is as valuable as the future.
Rich Hewes
Brands are falling over themselves to get into women’s sport, but too many still treat it like a bolt-on sponsorship. The real wins, however, can be found in telling richer stories, tapping into their wider passions, and committing to the game long after the final whistle.
Hannah Bowler
The $160 billion indie music scene figured it out first: lo‑fi isn’t a compromise, it’s a trust hack. Cultural analyst and Studio Hamida founder Bomo Piri explains why brands that keep chasing perfection are optimising for the wrong era.
Edward Bomo Piri
The signals beneath the noise. We track slow culture, emerging scenes, and values shifts shaping how people live, work, play – and what that means for the products, media, and experiences they choose next.
From Chelsea’s “Return of the Rebel” and TAG Heuer’s revived Formula 1 watches to fans co‑creating future kits with AI, clubs and brands are using nostalgia to draw in fans, blending archive with the present day to offer continuity in a culture where the past is as valuable as the future.
Rich Hewes
The $160 billion indie music scene figured it out first: lo‑fi isn’t a compromise, it’s a trust hack. Cultural analyst and Studio Hamida founder Bomo Piri explains why brands that keep chasing perfection are optimising for the wrong era.
Edward Bomo Piri
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Each week, The Sport Subthread newsletter opens with one take on a moment shaping sport and culture, followed by work, ideas, and hopefully fun references for those of you working across brands, agencies, and rights holders. Welcome to our first edition.
Rich Hewes
Switzerland didn’t advertise its way into trust but instead it built and protected it. It turned a minimal flag, strict origin standards, and consistent performance into the world’s neatest quality mark desired by other brands.
Alex Zeevalkink
