The New Fabric Of England – A Closer Look
Earlier, you got your first glimpse of the brand new England Home kit, which will be worn by the players for the first time as they take on Bulgaria in the first of their qualifiers for the UEFA 2012 European Championships on Friday. But what does the kit actually look like close up?
The shirt, like the previous England home and the current England away, is inspired by English tailoring heritage, but with the latest in innovative, technical design. Constructed from two distinct cotton-based fabrics, the shirt is thicker for protection on the front and back, and more flexible in the under-arm, increasing movement.
The neckline is perhaps the most eye-catching aspect of the new kit, with a square collar accompanied by a longer, more open neckline which increases the amount of movement in the garment across the chest. This is particularly important for players when they’re running and changing direction quickly on the pitch.
With the New Fabric Of England graphic on the shoulder and a blue Umbro logo on the chest, the new home shirt certainly adds colour to the England palette. This continues with the shorts, which are royal blue, and the socks, which are white with a royal blue trim. Both are developed into an ergonomic shape that again provides a fantastic fit for the players and aids their on-pitch movement.
Goalkeepers always stand out on the pitch, but in terms of the new England goalkeeper kit, it’s built using exactly the same framework as the outfield kit to emphasise team uniformity. In black with purple piping which was added to give the look of a formal shirt, the goalkeeper shirt features the New Fabric Of England motif in a subtle tonal black throughout the shirt. With shorts and socks also in black, goalkeepers such as Joe Hart will look be looking sharp on the pitch, whilst having the freedom to let their football do the talking.
The new England home kit is sure to capture plenty of attention, but they’re not the only part of this range. Check back tomorrow when we’ll have more details on other items in the new range that the players will be wearing, or head over to Umbro.com for the full story on the New Fabric Of England.
On 1 Sep 2010, at 3:07 pm Berian Lowe wrote:
What does the kid look like with the printed names and numbers on. Would that be detrimental to the pattern of the crosses on the back?
Also will you be using a different typeface?
Thanks.
On 1 Sep 2010, at 3:08 pm Berian Lowe wrote:
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On 1 Sep 2010, at 3:20 pm Shane wrote:
Hmm, I don’t get it. Saville is a great designer, no doubt about that. But, one of the main functions of a football shirt is to display the players name and number on the back of the shirt. From the positioning of the George’s crosses, it seems like this wasn’t considered as the players name will now cover this design in an awkward fashion.
That being said, he’s a bit of a genius so maybe I’ll probably be proven wrong.
On 1 Sep 2010, at 3:40 pm Sam Wanjere wrote:
A bit of an obviouism but why aren’t there pix of the back view? Would have loved to see how the player names add or subtract to the kit.
It does have a clean cut, neat look though.
On 1 Sep 2010, at 5:13 pm ray wrote:
cheers for choosing peter saville instead of the million other tossers who think they are graphic designers but haven’t a clue what they are going on about
On 1 Sep 2010, at 6:34 pm Paul W wrote:
Instant classic. Can’t wait to see the training range. The reinvention of Umbro comes full circle!
On 1 Sep 2010, at 7:07 pm Andy Lewis wrote:
I thought my new white kit worn during the World Cup had an expiry date of March 2011?
What is Umbro’s excuse/stance on this?
(expect a torrid of national complaint mail if this is out against Bulgaria!)
On 1 Sep 2010, at 9:48 pm Michelle wrote:
the crosses look strange somehow… won’t calm down if we look at the crosses for a long time. btw, what’s the type of name & number?
On 2 Sep 2010, at 6:40 am Daniel wrote:
Absolutely awful.
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On 13 Oct 2010, at 11:16 am Peter Stewart wrote:
I wrote to Umbro as soon as I saw the pictures of the crosses on the back asking for an explaination as to why on gods earth were they not all just red crosses as per our nations flag? Why would they be purple, green and blue as well as red? I see this as a major major mistake. Its an england shirt, the english flag is a red cross. Needless to say, I got no response. Whoever thought of that idea, well, shocking. So simple to make it a great shirt. Now its just stupid and makes no sense. Hopefully the next shirt will stick to the simple brief, white shirt, England badge, Umbro badge, a bit of red. Simples.
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