Mercurial R9's iconic silver, blue and yellow carry the memories of a generation and are the inspiration for Fokohaela's T-shirts.
Ronaldo's incredible ability on the pitch has inspired generations of people. His single-handed destruction of the entire team will serve as a long-lasting memory for fans, and this ability has been excellently demonstrated in the four World Cups he has participated in. It was his first World Cup in 1998 that made him stand out, and the pair's iconic Mercurial R9 sparked the imagination of children around the world and became one of the most iconic and enduring sneakers of all time.
Because of this, mercurial R9 has naturally become a source of inspiration for today's creators. When Ronaldo made his debut in France 23 years ago, the children who cast admiration on the field were the creators today.
Fokohaela excelled at aesthetic overlays, transforming this R9 Mercurial from 1998 into a very special T-shirt from the iconic 1998 R9 Mercurial. A masterpiece that pays homage to the classics, after 104 meters of stitching and countless hours of production, the final finished product weighs 1.2 kilograms (2.65 pounds). It doesn't sound like much, but when you talk about a t-shirt, you can feel that the value for money is superb.
The R9T shirt is Fokohaela's latest creation, and last year he paid tribute to Pablo Aimar and Juan Romain Riquelme with two Super Club style pieces. It was a referee jersey featuring an early '90s Adidas referee jersey with the addition of custom graphics that showed the full impact of VAR. So how much practicality does the R9T shirt have? Not necessarily, but it is indeed a rare work of art.