adidas, Malbon Golf Release The Crosby Collection

The list of people having an impact on the intersection of golf, fashion, and entertainment isn’t long. But one name at the top of that list would certainly be legendary entertainer Bing Crosby, who in 1937 started the popular Crosby Clambake (now known as the AT&T Pro-Am Golf Tournament), an annual event that brought musicians, actors, celebrities, and professional golfers together for a friendly competition around a sport they all loved.

Honoring Crosby’s contributions to the game, adidas and Malbon Golf are releasing a special capsule of product—The Crosby Collection—inspired by those early Clambakes and that camaraderie, spirit and fashion from an era that set the stage for what the golf landscape looks like today.

Taking design cues from the fashion that adorned the early days of Bing’s notorious Clambakes, adidas and Malbon Golf put together a range of products for men and women with modern takes on the silhouettes that defined an era. For men, this includes button-down polos, pleated trousers and shorts, crewnecks, a lightweight sports coat, and an iconic cardigan inspired by one of the posters from one of the early Clambakes. For women, the capsule includes a color-blocked dress with an argyle print, polos with slightly longer and wider sleeves to go with a boxier cut, and a form-fitting culotte pant. All products feature the technology and materials from adidas that golfers will appreciate on the course.

The Crosby Collection

Dylan Moore, creative director, adidas Golf, said:

“We wanted to create pieces based on the rich catalog that golf fashion gave us in the 30s and 40s along with what we saw in old photographs from Bing’s famous Clambakes. The entire collection is an ode to what golf and fashion became at that time in history but also celebrates how those same characteristics and fashion styles from that time still live on with golfers today.”

The Checkered Anorak

Malbon Golf co-founder Stephen Malbon, said:

“With this collection, we wanted to pay tribute to the essence of golf and fashion by taking old silhouettes and modernizing them. It was an honor to create a collection inspired by the legendary Bing Crosby. His iconic Crosby Clambake was a perfect celebration of the timeless connection between style, sport, and camaraderie that reflects our brand’s ethos.”

Pictured Here (Left to Right) are the Mens Cardigan, Shorts and Special Edition Stan Smith Golf Shoes
and Womens Color-Blocked Dress with an Argyle Print and MC87 Golf Shoes

Harry Crosby said:

“The Crosby Family is so grateful to work with the adidas and Malbon teams in developing this incredible line of sportswear.”

Pictured Here are the Mens Button-Down Polo,
Pleated Trousers and 5-Panel Hat

In addition to the key pieces in the collection, adidas and Malbon will include a checkered anorak, a T-shirt in two colorways featuring the iconic clam decanters that were gifted to all amateur participants in Bing’s Clambakes, and a 5-panel hat. adidas will also include two limited-edition footwear offerings as part of the collection with a specially designed Stan Smith Golf model as well as the new MC87 that mixes performance with style.

A Close-Up of The Crosby Collection MC87s

The Crosby Collection will be available on Monday, January 29th in limited quantities and will only be available on adidas.com, the adidas app, malbongolf.com and at select adidas and Malbon Golf retail stores.

The Crosby Collection | adidas x Malbon Golf

United by the love of golf.​The “Crosby Collection” is inspired by the iconic Bing Crosby Clambakes, where celebrities, golfers and musicians joined forces for an unforgettable day of golf and camaraderie. This limited-edition collection is a collaboration between adidas, Malbon Golf and the family of Bing Crosby.