How Goalies Look Good, Play Good

…About a female basketball executive. Kate Hudson is starring, so we’re assuming that just like in How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, it will feature a Knicks vs. Kings final. 

Golf pro Justin Thomas gave a PSA to PGA golfers about working closely with broadcast crews to connect with fans. His main message? Open up, live a little. You know what, now that we’re rappin’ about it, maybe we could all learn a thing or two from him. 

The hottest sneakers on the market aren’t retro basketball joints anymore. Look no further than the motorsports-inspired, Y2K-as-hell Puma Speedcat—you can pick them up at Foot Locker (remember those?).  

Katie Nolan has a new podcast, called ‘Casuals,’ and it’s a vibe. The Sports Emmy winner and Celebrity Jeopardy Alum hopes to help connect the dots for sports fans who don’t care for the X’s and O’s side of sports. 

Here’s to the first of many. F1 just got its first female engineer, as Haas, the youngest team on the grid, hired Laura Mueller to become Race Engineer. 

When it comes to fashion, hockey hasn’t historically been a place where players are able to express themselves. The word “uniform” has a meaning for a reason, and it quite literally refers to being worn so as not to stand out. Goalies, though, found a loophole. 

Since the 1970s, goalies have been having fun with some pretty crazy helmets, including featuring some of their favorite TV characters.

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@lakings goalie #CamTalbot wears a helmet that’s… kind of a big deal. Will Ferrell can confirm.

Today, goalies are tapping several artists across the NHL, PWHL, collegiate level, and even younger. The goalie helmet is such an integral and purposeful piece of a goalie’s identity that Apple and the NHL partnered on a campaign about it.   

One goalie helmet artist extraordinaire is Jordan Bourgeault who has done countless helmets, but the one that really sticks out is the 2023 Outdoor Heritage Classic knit-skull diddy. Worn by Jacob Markstrom—then on the Calgary Flames—this thing was sick. 

Sylvie Marsolais takes it up a notch, most recently using thermochromic paint (go off, science) that changes its appearance based on Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy’s breath and sweat. Since she played goalie herself, she recalls having watched her favorite players in their unique, identifiable helmets. 

Artists such as Travis Michael, Stéphane Bergeron, and Dave Fried are all putting in countless hours to make these goalies look good so they can play even better. They’re such a pivotal part of the team; if their clients win, they should be allowed to drink out of/eat cereal out of the cup, too. 

La vie est belle if you’re in France this week because the sports collabs at Paris Fashion Week have not disappointed so far. 

Pharrell has seen a few PFWs come and go in his two-ish years as men’s creative director at Louis Vuitton, and his shows always seem to attract the biggest names in sports. This time around was no exception. 

In attendance this go-round was Chris Paul, Hector BananaBread–oops, Victor Wembanyama. What do you think Wemby’s inseam is? Anyway, shout out to The People Gallery because now we know we gotta try his grand-mère’s soup.  

Meanwhile, at the Maison de l’Amérique Latine, Guillermo Andrade’s 424 teased a collab with Nike—a nod to his long-running love affair with the world of soccer. And everyone’s favorite Arsenal fan slash The Bear guest star, Will Poulter, walked in the show.

The collaboration featured Nike Foamposites, tees, and leather jacket-jersey hybrids, worn by football artist Emily-Samory Fofana.