The Padel Club x Pallacorda - Collegiate Spirit
Monday morning, early October. The air was cold and the light cut clean across the courts at The Padel Club TraffordCity. The team was there to shoot what’s become Pallacorda’s biggest collaboration to date - a collection that feels personal in every way.
The concept was built around the idea of belonging. The goal was to capture the feeling of being part of something - a team, a club, a culture. The range takes cues from classic US collegiate style: heavyweight cottons, deep navy tones, varsity graphics. Pieces made for warming up, travelling, or throwing on after a session. They’re as much about the lifestyle that surrounds padel as they are about the game itself - designed for on and off the court, for the people who make up the community around it.
The shoot reflected that duality. Some moments were structured - Alex and Spencer on court, clean shots, the lines and logos sharp against the glass. Others were looser - off-court, relaxed, the kind of moments that actually make up most of a day at the club. Olly behind the lens, keeping the focus on the space, the movement, and the natural rhythm of the morning.
By Friday, the collection was live. It launched alongside Padel & Pints, The Padel Club’s weekly community night - a perfect fit. All eleven courts in use, DJs playing across the mezzanine, pizza boxes stacked near the bar, drinks flowing. The kind of atmosphere that shows why the sport’s growing so fast - social, competitive, and addictive. Seeing players wearing the collaboration for the first time, surrounded by the people who’ve helped shape it, felt like a full-circle moment.
This collaboration felt personal from the start. The Padel Club was where Pallacorda first picked up a racket - the place that introduced the team to the sport. Watching its growth and now creating something together, just a few miles from where it began, felt natural. The Collegiate Collection was never about scale; it was about shared roots, shared culture, and building something that reflects both.
