With the 110th anniversary coming I decided to upgrade my kit proposal from 2014 and maybe even propose it to Nike.
I have still to work on the back, but I'd be interested to hear what are your thoughts on the update.
Again, the concept is taken from the manifesto from the night of 9th of March 1908. (incorporated in Italian on the inside of the shirt, although barely visible at that scale)
"This wonderful night bestows us with the colours of our crest: black and azure against a gilded backdrop of stars. It shall be called International, because we are brothers of the world."
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I was thinking about it, but it'll ruin the whole thing. It's going to look like you're looking at the night sky behind barsVery good looking, but steers away from traditional stripes completely. Perhaps adding stripes would do the trick.
I work(ed) in design for a long time too, so I know if I say "try this, try that" it's a case of easier said than done, but I'd be keen to see that kit with these variations:
- reverse the sky gradient so that blue is on top (also removing the need for a collar) and blends to black, then have both shorts and socks all black
- keep it as it is but add the same gradient but reversed on the socks so they turn black as they go down
Let me know what you think
the last one is very beautiful, although i don't know if it can be considered an acceptable jersey as there aren't any stripes. maybe if you could somehow insert some, it would be more suited. but i would probably buy a shirt like this, i mean for me to wear.
i don't like much the away shirt, i feel it's too "white". and i would add a stripe, but that's just me.
as for the third ones, there is some kind of an unwritten rule that they must have the most unrelated colors, so they are perfect lol.
A third jersey, alternate jersey, third kit or alternate uniform is a jersey or uniform that a sports team wear in games instead of its home outfit or its away outfit, often when the colors of two competing teams' other uniforms are too similar to play easily.