LONDON — Model and entrepreneur David Gandy is passionate about cars.
Last week he was one of the judges for Cartier’s annual Style et Luxe competition and is currently working with his own brand, David Gandy Welfare, to design Jaguar TCS Racing’s travel kit for the 2024 season.
“I’ve always said that fashion rewards passion, and at the end of the day, passion is cars,” Gandy joked in an interview.
Jaguar TCS Racing’s David Gandy Welfare.
His work with Jaguar began in 2010 and he took part in the car manufacturer’s first-ever Formula E race in 2016, giving him first-hand experience of what the team goes through during the race season, from the off-season to high-speed tracks around the world.
Gundy explained to the Jaguar team that the outfits they were wearing were neither comfortable nor stylish.
He pointed out to Jaguar that Wellwear’s apparel products are not just about comfort: They contain fabrics infused with minerals that help the body recover, and when worn, body heat is absorbed by the inner layer of the fabric and reflected back to the wearer as far-infrared (FIR) radiation.
Jaguar TCS Racing’s David Gandy Welfare.
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The heat generated by FIR has healing effects such as relaxing muscles, enhancing metabolism, and increasing blood flow, sending nutrients, oxygen, white blood cells, and antibodies throughout the body.
The design is understated and simple: “Our team colors are black, gold and white, so it was easy to add a little flair to match that,” Gundy says.
Pieces include a zip-up hoodie, tapered joggers and a cotton crew t-shirt, each featuring a custom Jaguar TCS Racing logo embroidered in black thread, with the logo engraved on the hoodie’s metal zipper.
David Gandy
Gandy calls himself a frustrated engineer, but working with Jaguar TCS Racing has allowed him to free himself from that frustration and create clothes with substance.
As for what’s next, he’s been tight-lipped—he has more projects in the works—but he’ll be teaming up with Hackett again in the fall for Wellware’s second collaboration with Hackett.
David Gandy and Thomas Brodie-Sangster
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Gandy will be at the London ePrix this weekend to get a closer look at the cars on display.
“I’ve always loved cars for as long as I can remember. My grandfather was into engineering and could take cars and motorbikes apart and put them back together, but no one in my family is interested in cars,” he said, adding that between school and university he worked for the weekly car magazine Auto Express.
