The Philadelphia Union have revealed their new secondary kit. The new kit features a unique style and color template for the team in their tenth year of play. The special kit was designed from start to finish by the Union Creators’ Collective, a group of fans.
The special Blue and Yellow Union kit, or the “BY|U” kit, has a blue base with a tonal lightning pattern that includes bolt yellow accents. We see on the left chest the Union’s logo in colors derived from the flags of Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Delaware as well as a nod to the branding of Union supporters’ group, the Sons of Ben.
On the inside the phrase “Energy and persistence conquer all” is featured, a quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin and his belief that nothing could defeat the combination just like this city and team. The final touch comes above the player name and number, where a kite and key icon is featured, bringing full circle the inspiration and design elements behind the uniform design.
“The new kit is truly by the fans, by ‘the U’. Fans wanted colors influenced by the flags of the Delaware Valley, a design inspired by innovation born in our city, and they wanted to shock the soccer world. This kit is Philadelphia. The gritty, beautiful, diverse, creative place that we all love. As a Philly native and an original season ticket holder years before working at the Union, I have not had a prouder moment in bringing our community together to shape the future of our club. ” -Doug Vosik, Chief Marketing Officer
Paris Saint-German has revealed the club’s newest kit. The fourth kit will be a collaboration with Jordan Brand. The new look features a unique pattern of Hyper Pink, Psychic Purple and black, nodding to the famous elephant print created for the Air Jordan III. The jersey will feature the Jordan Point of View neckline, which combines the V-neck and crew neck styles into one. This new neckline helps bring to life new design lines, while mimicking the broken side seam on the jersey and the iconic Jordan diamond short.
Paris Saint-Germain has revealed the club’s latest kit. The new third kit is a burgundy, black, white and gold color way and will be created by Jordan Brand. The new look draws its inspiration from Jordan Brand’s archives and mirrors the colors of the Air Jordan VII. The gold accents on the logo are a nod to the club’s 50th anniversary and stripes. PSG and Jordan have created an entire collection of fan gear to go along with the new kit.
Real Madrid has revealed the club’s new third kit for the 2020-21 season. The new jersey for the team features a subtle black and grey baroque pattern on the front. The inspiration for the design came from the iconic Azulejo tile art paintings found throughout the city of Madrid. The spring pink on the badge, the sponsor's name and the three stripes adds an eye-catching pop to the kit.
Manchester United has revealed the clubs 2020-21 third kit for the season. The new look draws its inspiration from the striped jerseys of the club’s past with the new eye-catching look. The collar of the new jersey has a special feature that reads “110 years of Stripes”, to signify the history of the team. The kit will be finished off with white shorts and socks.
“To create this new design, adidas re-drew, hacked and re-imagined combined elements from various jerseys throughout the club’s long history to create a bold new pattern. Utilizing United’s iconic club colors of red, white and black, the kit is an original story with a modern update.” -Manchester United
Barcelona has revealed the club’s newest kit. The team opted for a pink and green third kit for the 2020-21 season. This will mark the club’s second time they will wear a pink jersey, the last time was their 2017-18 third kit. The inspiration draws from the different colors that appear in the mornings on the Mediterranean landscape in Barcelona. The two unique colors also symbolically reflect the technology that was used to create the new jersey.
“The predominantly pink shirt represents the lightness of the fabric and the freedom of movement that entails, while the green trim reflects its breathability and sweat absorption, as well as the fresh sensation it produces.” - FC Barcelona
The trim of the jersey’s collar and sleeves will feature the black and green colorway, along with the crest on the left chest area. To finish off the third kit’s look the shorts will be completely green and the socks will be green with pink trim at the tops.
Nike has revealed the 2020 National Team kits for their teams within the brand. Each team will have a new home and away design. Take a look at some of the official kits that have been released so far.
Manchester City has released their newest kits that features a paisley pattern on the club’s jersey. The new design pattern was inspired by Manchester’s rich musical heritage and fashion culture. The pattern is associated with the youth fashion in the 1960’s and artist from the ‘Mod’ and the ‘Brit Pop’ eras of the 1990’s.
“For the City Third Kit we looked at cultural influences from Manchester that have impacted the world. Manchester is a city recognized globally for its football and its music scene, so for this special jersey we have designed a one-off, exclusive paisley pattern on the jersey. For the design we have utilized the rose and the three rivers from the club’s crest to create this unique jersey at the junction of football, music and fashion." -David Bremond, PUMA
Juventus has revealed their newest kit for the 2020-21 season. The teams new third kit comes in a bold orange color that marks the first time the club will use this colorway. The pattern on the jersey continues Juventus’s seasonal modern art-led design.
“We wanted to create all three Juventus kits for the 2020/21 season through the lens of art. The patterns that we have been able to form demonstrate the world of jersey design and art colliding. Juventus is a club that stands for innovation and is a global leader in football so we focused on bringing unique elements to each of kits. For the third jersey, this is the bold colour scheme, using orange for the first time in the club’s history.” -Francesca Venturini, Juventus jersey designer
FC Bayern Munich has revealed the clubs newest addition to their kit arsenal. The third kit pays homage to the team’s Allianz Arena with a red diamond pattern. The jersey draws inspiration from the red glowing diamond pattern found in the outer shell at the Allianz Arena. On the backs of the necks the club’s slogan “Mia san mia” is displayed as a signature element and a tradition on the club’s jerseys.
