Football Kit Paradise - 'The Art of the Football Shirt' to Tour Across Europe
Neal Heard, football shirt collector, author and kit fanatic, has teamed up with fashion trade shows Jacket Required to showcase many of the most famous and important football kits in an exhibition called 'The Art of The Football Shirt'. Pictures via The Guardian, Soccerbible and KitCrimes.
The Art of the Football Shirt was open on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 July as part of the Jacket Required trade show in Shoreditch, London. However, it was already revealed on Twitter that the author Neal Heard plans to tour the exhibition across Europe and UK.
The Art of The Football Shirt now over. But @nealheardauthor plans to tour it U.K. & Europe. I'll be along for the ride. @JacketReqd pic.twitter.com/U47kG71FjG
— James Brown (@jamesjamesbrown) July 27, 2017
The Art of the Football Shirt - London
There were many iconic football shirts at display at the Art of the Football Shirt exhibition in London last week.
The author of the exhibition, Neal Heard, thinks that football fashion is coming back around: "We've had 15 years of simple, plain designs and now I think it's time to go back the other way," he told The Guardian. "You don't have to go crazy."
From Hull City's tiger print jerseys to Holland's famous 1988 jersey, the collection includes almost every curious kit design. Asked if there would be any shirts that have proved impossible to track down, Neal Heard said: "Levi's made a shirt for Mexico in 1978," Heard mutters ruefully. "But I can't even find one to get a photograph." As for the mint green away version of West Germany's iconic kit, there is only one he has ever found – in a fellow enthusiast's collection in Thailand.
Do you own any of the shirts displayed at the exhibition? What's your all-time favorite football kit? Let us know in the comments below and read an interview with the author of the exhibition.
What if? Adidas x Yugoslavia
Designer F1CA has imagined how Adidas x Yugoslavia could look like in 2026, if Yugoslavia still existed. He used Kit Creator to create and share his design.
Adidas Teams Twinned by Product Code & Design
Update - Sunday, June 7, 2026: As spotted Indonesian jersey experts @Jerseyforum, Adidas teams with the same design also share the product. In particular, they do not have the usual Team + Shirt Type Name (e.g. FCB A 26 JSY), but are called Custom Licensed Jersey (CULIC26 JSY).
Templates are not as common as they were in the past, but smaller Adidas teams still do not have custom designs always. In the outgoing 25-26 season, teams such as Düsseldorf, Al Ahly, and Sparta Praha all used the same Locker Room design with custom colors.
RC Lens 26-27 Originals Collection Released - Away Kit + 3 Items
As other Adidas teams, RC Lens is getting a nice collection with their 2026-27 away kit.
\[Explore every Racing Club de Lens jersey on Football Kit Archive\]([https://www.footballkitarchive.com/rc-lens-kits-t418/](https://www.footballkitarchive.com/rc-lens-kits-t418/))
USA Wear Special Rainbow Numbers Against Germany
The United States men's national soccer team wore special rainbow-colored namesets during their friendly match against Germany on June 6, 2026, in support of Pride Month. The unique multicolored design was applied exclusively to the names and numbers on the back of the players' jerseys, while the front of the kits retained their standard gray appearance.
The USA Women's Team also used the Pride numbers in the friendly match against 2027 Women's World Cup hosts Brazil in São Paulo where they were defeated 2-1.
England Release Squad Numbers for 2026 World Cup
Update - Sunday, June 7, 2026: Subside Sports have created two nice images showing the Nike England 2026 World Cup font applied on the kits and the full squad.
England have released their squad numbers for the 2026 World Cup.
1: Jordan Pickford
2: Ezri Konsa
3: Nico O'Reilly
4: Declan Rice
5: John Stones
6: Marc Guehi
7: Bukayo Saka
8: Elliot Anderson
9: Harry Kane
10: Jude Bellingham
11: Marcus Rashford
12: Tino Livramento
13: Dean Henderson
14: Jordan Henderson
15: Dan Burn
16: Kobbie Mainoo
17: Morgan Rogers
18: Anthony Gordon
19: Ollie Watkins
20: Noni Madueke
21: Eberechi Eze
22: Ivan Toney
23: James Trafford
24: Reece James
25: Djed Spence
26: Jarell Quansah
