After the apparent success of the Hammers new home strip, attentions have turned to the possible design of the away jersey.
Already a number of leaked images and mock ups have started to emerge -with the "interesting" looking effort above the most plausible to date.
Given the supermax levels of nostalgia that are doing the rounds as we approach the final season at the Boleyn, fans are predicting a return to our sky blue with claret hoops design rather than some of the white / darker blue efforts that have been used in recent times.
The secret to capturing that classic away jersey look is in the positioning of the claret hoops. As our top model Mr Moore demonstrates, the upper of the two hoops must be at nipple height in order to avoid the disappointing efforts from 2001 and 2011 shown below.
The problem with the classic design is that the hoops need to be positioned where the sponsors name now typically sits - the 2001 jersey modelled below by Mr Di Canio accomodated the Dr Martens logo between the hoops (which created an unsightly and excessive gap between them)
While the umbilical hoop positioning of the 2011 version was aesthetically unappealing as demonstrated by Mr Noble.
Its hard to decide where to place the Betway logo unless it is placed upon a single nipple-height hoop.
And that's not the classic design. Hmmmm.
Two further observations;
1. The sky blue should be of similar colour and design either side of the claret hoops - unlike the proposed design above.
2. The away strip should be devoid of white - JUST claret n blue.
Already a number of leaked images and mock ups have started to emerge -with the "interesting" looking effort above the most plausible to date.
Given the supermax levels of nostalgia that are doing the rounds as we approach the final season at the Boleyn, fans are predicting a return to our sky blue with claret hoops design rather than some of the white / darker blue efforts that have been used in recent times.
The secret to capturing that classic away jersey look is in the positioning of the claret hoops. As our top model Mr Moore demonstrates, the upper of the two hoops must be at nipple height in order to avoid the disappointing efforts from 2001 and 2011 shown below.
The problem with the classic design is that the hoops need to be positioned where the sponsors name now typically sits - the 2001 jersey modelled below by Mr Di Canio accomodated the Dr Martens logo between the hoops (which created an unsightly and excessive gap between them)
While the umbilical hoop positioning of the 2011 version was aesthetically unappealing as demonstrated by Mr Noble.
Its hard to decide where to place the Betway logo unless it is placed upon a single nipple-height hoop.
And that's not the classic design. Hmmmm.
Two further observations;
1. The sky blue should be of similar colour and design either side of the claret hoops - unlike the proposed design above.
2. The away strip should be devoid of white - JUST claret n blue.
Dont fancy it. The mesh bit at the top looks dodgy.
ReplyDeletenot very inspiring.
ReplyDeleteI liked the sash from last seasons kit, think it would look good if the strip was claret...
And the hoops should go all the way around and not just at the front
ReplyDeletethink you'll find the away kit should be dark blue next season.
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