which were brought to our attention by Jimmy from The Glove Bag, are fittingly goalkeeper apparel-heavy. With adidas and Umbro shirts which equally scream “mid-nineties” and “don’t hesitate to wear me on Hackney Marshes the moment the pandemic’s done”,...
Heart of Midlothian FC have launched their 2020-21 Umbro training collection. The range is very blue, with even the crest converted into different shades of the colour. With Umbro’s recent increased use of graphic patterns, the warm-up jersey is...
album - the FKS Soccer ’81 album, on this occasion - can give us such football design-related happiness. This advert for Umbro products - though the eagle-eyed will notice adidas footwear, likely appearing due to the working relationship the two brands...
shirt which became, um, eventual winners Denmark. (Check your history books for how that came about.) Of course, there were Umbro England and Scotland replicas available too. And for those not on a Euros tip, Brazil, and in the club game, the releases...
a list of iconic recent outfits by, particularly, Puma and Nike. The discerning scholar may even refer to Tailored By era Umbro designs of an FA Cup win and a first Premier League title - or even be aware of double-diamonded 1980s-and-90s classics - but...
SV Zulte Waregem, of Belgium’s First Division A, have launched their new Home and Away kits for the 2020-21 season. The kits, by storied Belgian manufacturer Patrick, are fully sublimation-printed, with the Home shirt in white with red and green trim,...
AFC Bournemouth revealed their new 2020/21 home kit by Umbro that will also be worn for the remaining nine games of the current campaign. The kit’s design takes a distinctive new approach on the Cherries’ iconic red and black stripes, incorporating a...
NIFL Premiership side Linfield FC have launched their new Away kit, made by Umbro. The “purple cactus” shirt on paper doesn’t provide an obvious functional alternative to the Belfast club’s first-choice blue, but is embellished with a “shocking orange”...
Avaí Futebol Clube of the Brazilian Serie B have released their new Umbro Home shirt. The shirt is in blue and white stripes, with blue raglan sleeves and gold trim on the white cuffs. The crest is blue and white, echoing the shirt design as a shield...
Another example of John Devlin’s True Colours in-depth looks at particular kits is this Umbro Everton Away design from 1992. Worn as the Toffees made their Premier League bow in the inaugural season - 1992-93 - and as club legend, the late Howard...
