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AlphaTauri (fashion brand)

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AlphaTauri
Product typeClothing
OwnerAlphaTauri GmbH
Introduced2016 (2016)
MarketsWorldwide
TaglineFits body and mind
Websitealphatauri.com

AlphaTauri is a fashion brand founded in 2016 as a brand extension of Red Bull into the fashion industry.[1] The brand is named after the Alpha Tauri star, and pays tribute to the founding company, Red Bull. Its headquarters are in Salzburg, Austria.

Background

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AlphaTauri launched its first campaign for the Autumn/Winter 2018 season.[2] The collection in 2018 included parkas, coats, shirts, sweaters, T-shirts, caps, belts and bags.[citation needed] In 2019, a pop-up store was presented, which is built into a truck and can be set up within 20 minutes and is around 60 square meters in size. Its first mission was planned for autumn 2020.[3]

In 2020, AlphaTauri launched a capsule collection of heatable clothes developed with Schoeller Textil and Telekom.[4]

Since its launch, the brand has participated in various international fashion fairs such as FashionTech[5] as well as the bi-annual Berlin Fashion Week,[6] where the brand showcased its use of 3D technology in clothing design, through 3D Knit lab from Japanese company Shima Seiki.[7][8]

Activities

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Alpha Tauri develops and patents its own textile technologies, such as Taurex,[9][10] developed in collaboration with the Swiss company Schoeller Textil AG[11] specializing in the development and production of innovative fabrics and textile technologies.[12]

The brand had three flagship stores in 2022, one in Graz, one in Vienna and one in Salzburg.[13]

Formula One

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Scuderia AlphaTauri

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Red Bull Racing (RBR) junior team Scuderia Toro Rosso was rebranded to Scuderia AlphaTauri in 2020 to promote the brand.[14] On top of the rebranding, the team was promoted to the sister team to RBR.[15] Pierre Gasly won the 2020 Italian Grand Prix while driving for the team.[16]

In 2024, the team was rebranded to RB Formula One Team.[17]

Sponsorship

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AlphaTauri signed a two-year deal with Formula One to become the official premium fashion apparel supplier starting from 2022.[18] The brand became the FIA's first clothing partner in 2024 on a three-year contract.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Get a First Look at the Debut Collection From AlphaTauri, Red Bull's New Fashion Brand". HYPEBEAST. 18 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Red Bull's AlphaTauri Delivers a Future-Ready AW18 Campaign". Complex.
  3. ^ "POS-Marketing: Red Bull launcht mobilen Popup-Store für Fashion". Werben & Verkaufen (in German). 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  4. ^ "Schoeller, Telekom and AlphaTauri launch Heatable Capsule Collection". www.innovationintextiles.com. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  5. ^ Sponsor (2018-07-03). "#FashionTech-Vortrag von Alphatauri: Wie catcht man Gen Z?". FashionUnited (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  6. ^ "#FASHIONTECH Januar 2018". fashionweek.berlin (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  7. ^ "AlphaTauri 3D-Knit Lab at KaDeWe in Berlin - Salon Prive Mag". 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  8. ^ "Eine neue Ära hat begonnen – FASHIONTODAY" (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  9. ^ "TAUREX". Archived from the original on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  10. ^ "HUNGER WANTS: ALPHATAURI'S WOMEN KAAV TAUREX® TRENCH COAT". 18 October 2018.
  11. ^ "So startet die Red Bull-Marke AlphaTauri in den Herbst".
  12. ^ "schoeller".
  13. ^ "Echt unglaublich, aber wahr: Dieser Trenchcoat macht dich fit!". InStyle. 17 October 2018. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  14. ^ Mitchell, Scott (16 October 2019). "Toro Rosso's name change approved for 2020 Formula 1 season". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  15. ^ Delaney, Michael (16 February 2020). "Marko upgrades AlphaTauri from junior to sister bull team". F1i.com. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  16. ^ Benson, Andrew (6 September 2020). "Pierre Gasly wins thrilling Italian Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton penalty". BBC Sport.
  17. ^ Fryer, Jenna (24 January 2024). "Visa enters F1 with Red Bull, rebrands AlphaTauri with wordy new team name". AP News. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  18. ^ "AlphaTauri becomes Official Premium Fashion Apparel Supplier of Formula 1". Formula 1 Media. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  19. ^ Valantine, Henry (19 February 2024). "AlphaTauri returns to the paddock as new FIA partnership announced". PlanetF1. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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