Looking at these strange figures, it’d be reasonable to ask, ‘what do these strange figures have to do with football?’ And the answer would be – nothing. However, when you consider that these figures are taken from a design exhibition by Aitor Throup, the man behind the new England Away kit, they suddenly become a lot more interesting to us football fans.

They’re taken from Legs, a retrospective of trousers designed by Aitor between 2004 and 2010. A Royal College Of Art graduate, Aitor specialises in garments that take functionality to a higher level, designing items around the body shapes of his subjects and creating unorthodox ergonomic models based on his illusionary sketches. The trousers on his models in these pictures have been designed using the same techniques as the new England Away kit – check out the seams, the way they fit to the models and the understated colours and tones, and you can see the links to the world of football.

Legs was recently exhibited in both Paris and London during their fashion weeks, and proved to be a big talking point. And, from the response so far, it seems that the England Away kit will be just as popular!