He gave up on football at the age of 21 - and now is an outfitter to the stars
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The Savile Row opportunity was one that he and Parv, who is operations manager, felt they should grab with both hands. Football boots were his first product obsession, followed by trainers and tracksuits. “When I could afford to buy my own clothes, I would start looking at designer brands, Raf Simons and Comme des Garcons.”At 21, he decided to stop playing football professionally. “I fell out of love with the game,” he says. “I was trialling up and down the country. I’d had enough and decided to go back into education.“I was a little bit lost, to be honest.
Rav Matharu collects his honorary degree from Leeds Arts University earlier this year. He graduated from there in 2009 with a first in Fashion Design. Picture by Luke Holroyd.
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