West Ham United have launched a claret and blue lingerie outfit as worn by US singer Katy Perry at this month’s MTV Awards to sell to their fans.
The Hammers have responded to “huge demand” by commissioning a limited run of basques, designed by Siobhan Dillon, after 25-year-old Perry stole the show in Berlin.
“Perry’s basque featured two club crests, while her hot pants were adorned with the name ‘Rusty’ in honor of her Hammers-supporting boyfriend, [comedian and presenter] Russell Brand,” West Ham said on their Web site.
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“I thought it would be cool to try and make the shirt as football-oriented as possible,” Dillon was quoted saying. “So I used the collars along the top of the brassiere and used the two badges on the front. It [the outfit] was made entirely from the three shirts, but we had to take the Airtex out and replace it with some lining.”
Perry compared a show inspired by the film Cabaret that was set in 1930s Berlin.
Dillon, to whom West Ham supplied the kits so she could make the outfit for the Nov. 5 awards, is set to produce an initial run of 50 basques selling at £300 (US$495) each.
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