Some collaborations land like a perfect espresso. Balanced. Measured. Confident enough not to spill over. Arsenal and A-COLD-WALL* have just served one of those.
You won’t find us in North London all too often, but for this one, we’d make the journey. A slow pour of sport and structure that delivers club heritage with architectural precision. You can almost hear the hum of a coffee grinder behind it, quiet but consistent.
The collaboration marks A-COLD-WALL*’s first-ever partnership with a football club, and Arsenal’s second independent streetwear collection. A sign that the lines between pitch and pavement, terrace and studio, are getting even more fluid.
The collection reads like a syllabus in modern utility All stitched with intent. Heritage references run through garment-dyed pieces with fade-out effects, while layered sublimation prints and hi-build textures add depth you can almost feel through the screen.
The Gunners bring roots. A-COLD-WALL* brings geometry, restraint, and an industrial edge. Together they’ve created something that tastes familiar but feels new.
You can see the discipline in the design. The red and white stay true, but the edges are sharper. The crest sits within structure instead of on top of it. The seams behave like a composition, nothing rushed, everything deliberate. It’s that same balance you find in a well-made flat white.
The collaboration’s campaign film builds on this duality. Shot in North London, it shows two worlds colliding, the creative and the competitive. Each player appears more like a character in a visual story than a player on a team sheet.
ACW* founder Samuel Ross describes the project as “a collaboration rooted in Arsenal’s storied heritage, deconstructed and recontextualised through the industrial lens of A-COLD-WALL*.” It’s a line that fits perfectly. Arsenal’s own industrial beginnings in 1886 mirror the brand’s ongoing fascination with national craft, labour, and material legacy.
Even William Saliba called it “another exciting moment for the Arsenal family,” saying how much he and the team enjoyed being part of something that felt more cultural than commercial.
What makes this drop different is that it doesn’t sit still. It lives between spaces, between stadiums and studios, matchday and moodboard. You could wear it to a gallery, a strategy session, or a Sunday fixture and it would work in every setting.
For us at Open All Hours, this collaboration tastes like a shot of the good stuff. It’s measured, deliberate, and brewed for people who appreciate both form and function.
Shot of the good stuff
