GERMAN BRAND Van Laack released a special menswear collection to highlight the ongoing 2018 World Cup in Russia. A special and playful logo was created for this collection which portrays Heinrich, the honorary dog mascot of Van Laack, dressed in the sport’s uniform and playing with a football. For the more casual feel, the round neck shirts show Heinrich by the façade of The Kremlin in Moscow. The shirts are available in grey and white. Meanwhile, the pique shirts in grey and navy blue have a white strip on the shoulders, accented by the special logo of Heinrich on the left chest. A white long-sleeved pique shirt was designed with four stars on the left chest, one for each World Cup successfully won by Germany: 1954, 1974, 1990, and 2014. The colors of the German flag — black, red, and yellow — are seen at the edge of the cuffs, back of the placket, as well as the button stitches. The sleeve, as well as the lower edge of the shirt’s body, has a small detail of the German flag’s colors as well. All these pieces are only available in limited quantities in Manila for this season. Van Laack has boutiques at Shangri-La Plaza in Mandaluyong and Greenbelt 5 in Makati.