PERSONALISED Arsenal FC Bruised Banana Kit Mug - Official

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Stylistically, collars are my kryptonite. Collars on kits just hit me in a different way, which is why I was also a fan of the 2017/18 Puma kits. I don’t know if it’s the traditional look of them, but I feel like kits are almost always better with collars. If the dazzling new men's away kit is anything to go by, Arsenal fans can expect another bout of high-energy performances on the road this coming season. The design is a celebration of Arsenal's London borough of Islington and specifically those supporters who begin their away journeys in N1, following their beloved club across the length and breadth of the country, and beyond. As much as many Arsenal fans might have wanted a jersey almost identical to the original bruised banana, as adidas created for several nations ahead of the 2018 World Cup, adidas were not so keen. “It’s very much about a contemporary take on this jersey, how we can give this jersey its own life,” Webb explains.

An eccentric playing style with gentlemanly conduct off it, there was no better fit; and, above all, he fit the kit. Yes, of course, everyone does* since it's so damn beautiful. But that's not the point. Ian Wright and the bruised banana just worked. The design forms part of an approach that Adidas calls "authenticity to progression" explained Turner. If Arsenal were to never produce another away kit for the rest of time, there wouldn't be the faintest resemblance of disgruntlement.Adidas could not actually have reissued the original bruised banana kit as European football's governing body UEFA's regulations would not allow this kit to be worn by a team today. News about our Dezeen Awards programme, including entry deadlines and announcements. Plus occasional updates. Dezeen Events Guide We simply didn't want to take something that had come before and redraw it, we wanted to reference important and deliberate detailing from the club and bring that into our process," he continued. UEFA has a huge book of detailed regulations and we have to design within them. I don't think all fans are necessarily aware of those types of things, but they play a big role," he explained.

The shirt was designed with Humanrace creative director and long-term adidas collaborator Pharrell Williams. Pharrell explored our adidas archives to select one of the most recognised kits from our storied history and gave the ‘Bruised Banana’ a hand-painted, paint-bleed effect update. This crest sits on the royal Arsenal gatehouse. It has a lightning bolt which is already synonymous with Arsenal and that predetermined which direction we wanted to take it for the graphic. So, the graphic was rotated 45 degrees from the original.” Striking in all the right ways, its offensive in-your-face boldness captures the imagination in a way few jerseys ever have. It draws you in, and then prompts you to cough up whatever fee it would take to own such #hardgarm.His debut goal was memorable, too. Paul Davis' pass found him on the edge of the area, he slipped to the point of needing to prop himself up, shifted the ball onto his right and found the bottom corner. Arms aloft, warm embraces all round, and all the while looking bloody fantastic in the yellow. When we build products we often look to something from an authentic story point in the club and then try to bring it to life in a new and compelling way," he said. Together with adidas and Humanrace, we have launched a new shirt collection that takes its design inspiration from our famous ‘Bruised Banana’ shirt from the 1991-93 seasons. The distinct zigzag graphic features on a treasured jersey for our fans, not just for its forward thinking and distinctive style, but also because it was worn during a memorable season when we won the FA Cup and League Cup double in 1993.