In a creative partnership that merges global legacy with premium contemporary fashion, sport-luxury house FILA has joined forces with Indian label Almost Gods for a limited-edition collection that challenges traditional ideas of collaboration.

The collection draws from the visual language of FILA’s clay-court tennis heritage and reinterprets it through Almost Gods’ cinematic brutalism, historical symbolism, and philosophical storytelling. The result is a sculptural capsule grounded in mysticism, movement, and elemental power.

At the heart of the collaboration is a fictional sandstorm universe, a brutalist desert world shaped by swirling dust, eclipse-lit skies, and twisted flora. Garments are designed to feel like relics retrieved from this imagined terrain, moving through tones of ash, oxidised red, and iron. The silhouettes lean into utility, ritual, and layered proportions.

“As we grow, both creatively and geographically, we’re becoming more intentional about who we collaborate with,” says Dhruv Khurana, Creative Director of Almost Gods. “FILA felt like a natural partner on both fronts. Their renewed global direction feels fresh while staying true to their rich Italian sportswear heritage. FILA today is a brand in motion, grounded in its identity, yet open to evolution and experimentation as it enters an exciting new chapter.”

The collection is yet another step for Almost Gods, which has grown a cult following among a niche but influential audience immersed in high-fashion casual wear. As the brand looks to expand its global presence, its collaborations reflect a shared belief in design with depth and narrative intent, where each product is more than clothing, but an artefact of storytelling, power, and cultural resonance.

“As we rebuild FILA around the brand purpose ‘to unite beauty with sport performance’, our collaboration with Almost Gods is a collection that rests at the pinnacle of that purpose. In a marriage of grit and grace, silhouettes like the tennis skirt are pushed into new dimensions, structured, textural, and symbolic, while layered outerwear and statement graphics give the collection a sense of raw, elemental power,” said Alisha Malik, President, Metro Brands Ltd. “It is where FILA’s clay-court legacy finds a futuristic, cinematic expression. Almost Gods has always pushed the envelope in Indian streetwear culture, and this collaboration brings a sharp modern Indian twist to FILA’s international collection.”

Set for global release on September 11, 2025, the collection will be available at Almost Gods stores and online, FILA stores & online, Foot Locker India, with early access granted to the Almost Gods and FILA digital communities on September 10, 2025.