Dougstaaarrr classic kits (no requests)

[dougstaaarrr]

Asics at the time went with an interesting fabric layering with a meshed front and a black inner, giving the impression of a stitched together double layer. I believe Sunderland also had this approach for their gold away shirt from the same season.

Was a decent kit that Blackburn had to be fair... the shorts were actually a very light shade of silver grey (almost white) with a black inner mesh that looked like grey.

 

[ashh_nocturne]

I thought they forgot their kits when they got to Blackpool lol

 

[dougstaaarrr]

Latest kit WIP on the go........ nowhere near finished but that main part of the design was a pain!

 

[TonyKroos]

Latest kit WIP on the go........ nowhere near finished but that main part of the design was a pain!

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[dougstaaarrr]

Definitely set the bar high for me to follow

I hadn't even started on the collar or cuffs as yet either. They look a tad tricky so will have to take my time on those.

I did notice that the size of the "stripes" seems to vary depending on the size of the jersey too, think my resource to base the design from must have been a size L or smaller, but on larger sized jerseys the stripes appear smaller - probably due to the the fabric pattern. Always hard to gauge especially 90's shirts...

I also noticed that the TetraPak logo placement seems to vary from shirt to shirt so the eagle badge on the top left of the "watermark" is obscured in different places.

 

[Kopite97]

Definitely set the bar high for me to follow

I hadn't even started on the collar or cuffs as yet either. They look a tad tricky so will have to take my time on those.

I did notice that the size of the "stripes" seems to vary depending on the size of the jersey too, think my resource to base the design from must have been a size L or smaller, but on larger sized jerseys the stripes appear smaller - probably due to the the fabric pattern. Always hard to gauge especially 90's shirts...

I also noticed that the TetraPak logo placement seems to vary from shirt to shirt so the eagle badge on the top left of the "watermark" is obscured in different places.

Mate, quick question please.. is there anyway to convert the shorts/socks from the fifakitcreator website to fifa 16?

 

[dougstaaarrr]

Mate, quick question please.. is there anyway to convert the shorts/socks from the fifakitcreator website to fifa 16?

I don't think there is any quick way of doing it, the shorts would be of the correct size ratio (2:1) but the socks would need resizing then put on the top "blank" part of the shorts texture.

Hard for me to describe in words - not really worked with FIFA/FC games after FIFA 16 so hopefully someone else here is of better help than me

 

[Kopite97]

Yes this is what I got so far, wish I could know what I should resize the socks to, without them stretching and losing a lot of quality..

 

[dougstaaarrr]

WEST HAM UNITED KITS 1993/94

After a season in the second tier, West Ham won promotion in 1993 and switched to Pony, who decided to make their mark with their tick branding on the home kit. The shirt itself was a nod to the classic 60's/early 70's shirt.

The away kit was a return to the classic Hammers away strip of old, all sky blue with two claret bands. Fortunately Pony didn't emblazon their large tick branding on this shirt.

Initially a black goalkeeper jersey with green front panel was worn, before an updated green shirt with black sleeves was favoured. A grey shirt later appeared when used against teams in green.
Luděk Mikloško tended to wear the outfield socks whenever he was in goal.

Home and away kits use collar 0
Black/green and grey goalkeeper kits use collar 9
Green goalkeeper kit (with black sleeves) uses collar 0

 

[dougstaaarrr]

WEST HAM UNITED KITS 1994/95

The Hammers kept their home and away strips (but updated the number fonts on the back), and introduced a new white third kit with claret sleeves, paired with claret shorts and socks. This kit was paired with the home shorts and socks at Crystal Palace and Wycombe Wanderers in the FA Cup, but worn in its default look at Aston Villa, which did cause an overall clash.

The goalkeeper strips would be updated - a modified green shirt, now with black padding, was the first choice, but a new black shirt with a white Pony tick was also used - curiously this had the Pony logo on the collar, but the club crest on the "wrong side".

The grey shirt was retained too and likely to have been worn at home to Aston Villa, who had their green and black away kit. Outfield socks were often worn, but on occasion black socks were used with the black jersey.

Home and away kits use collar 0
Third kit uses collar 7
Green and grey goalkeeper kits use collar 9
Black goalkeeper kit uses collar 1

 

[dougstaaarrr]

WIGAN ATHLETIC KITS 1995-98

Wigan switched to Puma in 1995 with a radical new look, ditching the previous Inter Milan-esque strip for a white shirt with blue central stripe and two outer green stripes. These were the corporate colours of sponsor JJB Sports, the sports shop chain owned by club chairman Dave Whelan.

The away strip was golden yellow with blue pinstripes, which also had a Puma King shadow print in the stripes - which was a feature on some other Puma kits at the time.

Goalkeepers had a standard Puma design launched in 1995, with dark green as the first choice, and a yellow alternative. The green shirt was always worn alongside the away kit, obviously - and also even got used at Plymouth Argyle in the 1995/96 season, though the Pilgrims' had a predominantly white jersey (with a sash which often appears in the "worst ever kit" polls) so was easily distinguishable.

These kits lasted for three seasons - a feat that was extremely uncommon in the 1990's!
Also Wigan made headlines for signing three Spanish players in 1995 - Isidro Díaz, Jesús Seba, and Roberto Martínez (who would of course, later return as manager and win the FA Cup with the Latics in 2013).

Home kit uses collar 8
Away kit uses collar 9
Goalkeeper jerseys use collar 1, paired with outfield shorts and socks.

 

[dougstaaarrr]

PORTSMOUTH KITS 1993-94

During the 1992/93 season, Portsmouth had been wearing kits made by Influence, but the kit suppliers ran into financial trouble during the early part of 1993. Asics would step in earlier than planned (they had been tabled to supply Pompey's kits from 1993/94), introducing a kit that kept to the familiar blue-white-red tricolour, but featured an elaborate graphic pattern on the shirt.

The away kit retained the red and black change colours but now assembled as halves - not unlike the style that Blackburn Rovers (also supplied by Asics) were wearing at the time.

Goalkeepers had a variety of shirts to choose from - veteran stopper Alan Knight often wore different colours, even when Pompey had been supplied by Influence, and Scoreline prior to that, so there was no set first-choice. Curiously there was a blue/purple shirt, but I seriously doubt this saw any use.

The kits actually got worn until 1994/95, when a third kit got introduced, but I haven't made it yet - I'll post these on a seperate post as/when done.

Home and away shirts use collar 11
Goalkeeper jerseys use collar 9, paired with outfield shorts and socks.

 

[dougstaaarrr]

Coming soon......... THIS!

90's kit designers were definitely on something!

 

[TonyKroos]

Coming soon......... THIS!

90's kit designers were definitely on something!

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Bruised Banana but neon.

 

[dougstaaarrr]

Yep, a very similar design to the "bruised banana" print - couple of minor differences.
Both the likes of Matchwinner and Influence used this - though whilst Influence had a more subtle use (more of a tonal effect), Matchwinner took it up a few levels with the brashness

This one I'm working on is the AFC Bournemouth away kit used from 1992-94 - just need to get the logos finished. Their current white away shirt (see below) actually references this kit with the purple and jade trim and front pattern.

 

[dougstaaarrr]

UKRAINE KITS 1997

Ukraine had worn Umbro teamwear kits since the dissolution of the USSR, but would switch to Puma at the turn of 1997 and wear something more bespoke. At the time Puma used a lot of hexagonal graphics to tie in with their CELL trainers.

Having previously worn blue as the first-choice colour, yellow was now preferred, though blue remained on the away kit. However Ukraine still wore blue for some home matches too. I'm not able to get the collar 100% accurate because of its real life construction - there's no collar style in the game that fits around it properly so I've had to improvise.

Goalkeepers had the new "CELL" design, both worn with black socks.

Curiously I've seen some versions of the shirts that had some differences, e.g. the home shirt having a white stripe, and the away shirt not having a fade pattern on the sleeves... whether they are prototypes I'm unsure but I've gone with what the actual designs looked like in matches.

Home and away kits use collar 8
Goalkeeper kits use collar 5

 

[dougstaaarrr]

WOLFSBURG KITS 1997/98

After their dramatic promotion the previous season, Wolfsburg switched to Puma for their first ever Bundesliga campaign, and adopted a much lighter shade of green than usual.

The away kit was also another new Puma design in red with gradient white hoops on the front, a kit they sometimes wore for away matches even when there was no clash.

There was also a third kit in an older Puma template, though I can't pinpoint when this kit was worn, nor am I sure of the exact shorts/socks designs. If anyone's got any pics of the full kit let me know here.

Notably all three kits had different versions of the Wolfsburg crest!

Goalkeepers had the "CELL" shirt in orange and, curiously, lime green... there was also a maize yellow shirt in a different Puma template.

Home kit uses collar 8
Away kit uses collar 15
Third kit uses collar 11
Orange and green goalkeeper kits use collar 5
Yellow goalkeeper kit uses collar 9

 

[dougstaaarrr]

Been a bit quiet on the kitmaking front, as I'm off on holiday this Tuesday for a few days in Portugal so been spending most of the day packing and getting myself organised!

In the meantime I'll leave you with this... I have got quite a number of kits in WIP as I need to finish off shorts/socks and full sets... see you all soon (I'm back in Wales at the weekend... where no doubt I'll be going from sunshine to potential snow, if you believe the weather rumours doing the rounds)

 

[TonyKroos]

Definitely set the bar high for me to follow

I hadn't even started on the collar or cuffs as yet either. They look a tad tricky so will have to take my time on those.

I did notice that the size of the "stripes" seems to vary depending on the size of the jersey too, think my resource to base the design from must have been a size L or smaller, but on larger sized jerseys the stripes appear smaller - probably due to the the fabric pattern. Always hard to gauge especially 90's shirts...

I also noticed that the TetraPak logo placement seems to vary from shirt to shirt so the eagle badge on the top left of the "watermark" is obscured in different places.

I did notice that the pattern tends to be bigger on the kid's versions of the jerseys. (Well, sometimes. Sometimes keeps the proportions)

 

[dougstaaarrr]

I did notice that the pattern tends to be bigger on the kid's versions of the jerseys. (Well, sometimes. Sometimes keeps the proportions)

Yes that's so true, I think it was due to how they printed designs on materials back then so they appeared larger on smaller jersey sizes... same applied with striped jerseys and elaborate patterns too, does make it hard to get a good judgement on how the patterns align.

Much easier process these days I believe due to advancements in textile technology.

Anyway peeps I'm back from my holidays... sunshine was glorious, as was the cerveja...

Now back in freezing cold Wales, where I missed the worst of the snow
Anyhow, back to kitmaking, hopefully some more kitsets later today.