TEMPLATE UPDATE! Way back at number 60 in The Kitbliss 100 Greatest Football Shirt Templates series, Adidas WorldCup Dress was the focus. Here's one kit that got missed at the time, but appears for a well earned moment in the spotlight now - the 1978 home kit worn by Racing Club de Lens...

TEMPLATE UPDATE! Who remembers this rarely seen kit, worn by AS Monaco in 1998? Jesper Krogshede Sørensen does, and it's him we must thank for telling us all about it. Thanks Jesper! www.kitbliss.co.nz/.../template...

I have to admit I have a bit of a thing about seeing the different ways kits have been graphically illustrated down the years. Here's one from a French football magazine in 1979... Gotta love those rounded shoulders!

Ever wanted an excuse to see which kits have been illustrated on the Kitbliss website? Then why not try the new 'Random Gallery' thingy on the home page! Here's a subtle clue as to where you'll find it on the home page... Just click on the question marks and see where it takes you! kitbliss.co.nz

With just a few days to go until Christmas, I’ll be taking a short break from my Kitbliss duties over the festive period. It’s been a busy year, and one that’s left me feeling pretty worn out — both mentally and physically. (1/4)

#27 in the KitBliss 100 Greatest Templates. West Germany wore it while winning the 1990 World Cup, I'm sure #NornIron would've done likewise if issued this back in 1988! Presented in traditional #GAWA colour options, plus an alternative "Ulster Banner" coloured version.

The Kitbliss 100 Greatest Football Shirt Templates: No.27 Adidas 'ENSIGN' (1988-91) * Permission to use the word 'iconic'? Read more about the latest template at bit.ly/44tij7V... (* unofficial name)

Season's Greetings, from Kitbliss.

TEMPLATE UPDATE! I'm grateful to Denis Hurley for confirming that Napoli DID wear an Umbro 'Nimbus' * third kit in 1994, away to Lazio. Check out this and the other four kits based on the same template at www.kitbliss.co.nz/template/templates-umbro-nimbus.html . (* unofficial name)

#28 in the #KitBliss Greatest Templates series - The Umbro Nimbus. Remembered as Villa's kit during their 92/93 title charge, and also Zola et al at Parma, the #NornIron away in blue nods to the early 1900s #IrishFA kits, though we never had a yoke!

The Kitbliss 100 Greatest Football Shirt Templates: No.28 Umbro 'NIMBUS' (1992-95) * A whole new ball game from Umbro... Read more about the latest template at bit.ly/3XHhR22 ... (* unofficial name)

Coming soon... #28 #100GFST www.kitbliss.co.nz/100gfst

Here's a digital poster I designed 12 years ago while working on The Football Attic blogsite. It imagines what a British Subbuteo poster would have been like if it had been produced in 1900... 3.bp.blogspot.com/-fBiOGkRFPuM...

I think I've been overworking recently. That'll explain it...

TEMPLATE UPDATE! Another great example of kit-spotting from Jesper Krogshede Sørensen - it's Bayern Munich's third shirt, worn in 1997, based on the Adidas Equipe template... www.kitbliss.co.nz/template/tem...

TEMPLATE UPDATE! Thanks this time go to Yvain Spresni for pointing out this long-sleeved version of the Adidas Manchester template, as worn by Lech Poznań in 1990... www.kitbliss.co.nz/template/tem...

TEMPLATE UPDATE! My thanks to Jesper Krogshede Sørensen for confirming that Belarus wore a second version of the Puma King template in 2011 against France and Luxembourg - the all red version shown below...

Lovely stuff! 👌

The Kitbliss 100 Greatest Football Shirt Templates: No.29 Puma KING (2010-12). The countdown finally enters the 20's... Read more about the latest entry at bit.ly/4r2mReY and check out all the Puma King kits at bit.ly/4r1GBPZ ...

Coming soon...

John Devlin has just written and illustrated a new book, 'QPR - Hoops Through History' and it's absolutely brilliant. Find out more about it (and why you should buy it) at bit.ly/47nYoZU ... #QPR

TEMPLATE UPDATE! Thanks also to Yvain Spresni, who passed on information about this home kit for Italian side Como, based on the Adidas Manchester template... www.kitbliss.co.nz/template/tem...

TEMPLATE UPDATE! My thanks to Huges Vhae for telling me about this home kit for Swiss club FC Thun which is based on the Adidas Real (II) template... www.kitbliss.co.nz/.../template...

TEMPLATE UPDATE! I'm grateful to Jesper Krogshede Sørensen for telling me about three kits based on the Adidas Santos/Santiago template - all worn against Liverpool. AZ Alkmaar home and away (1981) and Benfica away (1984)... www.kitbliss.co.nz/template/tem...

TEMPLATE UPDATE! Here's another fine example of the Adidas Real (II) template - Nigeria's away shirt, worn in 2004. Thanks to Huges Vhae for the information about this one... www.kitbliss.co.nz/100gfst/030-...

TEMPLATE UPDATE! Here's a full set of Milan kits from 2002-03, all based on the Adidas Real (II) template. My thanks to Yvain Spresni for telling me about these... www.kitbliss.co.nz/100gfst/030-...

TEMPLATE UPDATE! Here's another three kits based on the recently discussed Adidas Real (II) template, thanks to @austinmjlee.bsky.social - Australia away and Ajax home/away 2002-03... www.kitbliss.co.nz/template/tem...

Don't forget to check out the 37 kits that were illustrated for the Adidas Real (II) template as part of our 'Greatest 100' series. You'll find them at bit.ly/4n8PjsF, and look out for more updates coming soon for this template gallery and many others!

The Kitbliss 100 Greatest Football Shirt Templates: No.30 - Adidas Real (II) (2001-04). Our second 'Real' template! Thanks to Lucas Silveira Santos for the official name... 👌 Get all the info at bit.ly/3Jc6xqU where you'll find links to the full template kit gallery and more...

Coming soon... #100GFST #30

The Kitbliss website now has new and improved A-Z listings for national and club teams. Simply select a letter, choose a team, and explore the kits... It’s just one way of hopefully making your visit to Kitbliss even more enjoyable... kitbliss.co.nz/clubs.html kitbliss.co.nz/countries.html

UPDATE! Yet another version of the Adidas Valencia template was worn by Crewe Alexandra in 1996. Thanks to Howard Robinson on Facebook for passing on the information... www.kitbliss.co.nz/template/tem...

UPDATE! Another obscure outfit based on the Adidas Valencia template arrives courtesy of Football Shirt World UK on Bluesky. It's China's away kit worn in March 1998. Thanks for the info, @fsworlduk.bsky.social ... www.kitbliss.co.nz/template/tem...

UPDATE! Yvain Spresni told us about two additional kits based on the Adidas Marseille template belonging to Steaua Bucharest and CSKA Moscow. Thanks for the info, Yvain... www.kitbliss.co.nz/template/tem...

UPDATE! Over on our Facebook page, Yvain Spresni pointed out that the Adidas Valencia template (featured at 48 in our countdown) was worn as a Dynamo Moscow away shirt in 1998. Good knowledge, Yvain! www.kitbliss.co.nz/template/tem...

UPDATE! Peter O'Toole told us on Instagram that the Adidas Marseille template (featured at 31 in our countdown) was worn as a blue Dynamo Dresden away shirt in 1990. Thanks for the info, Peter! www.kitbliss.co.nz/template/tem...

Having recently posted an article about the Adidas Marseille template (the one with lots of triangles), I had to tell you about another shirt design that's in many ways related... 🧵

The Kitbliss Greatest Templates #31 the Adidas Marseille. USSR's kit at Italia 90, but how about if it was #NornIron facing Argentina, Stevie McBride would've given them a quare chasing! The #GAWA in era appropriate colours.

UPDATE! Jesper Krogshede Sørensen has come up with another new kit based on a previously featured template. This time it's Adidas Valencia (featured at 48 in our countdown), and was worn by Hungary away to Norway in 1996. Thanks for the information, Jesper! www.kitbliss.co.nz/100gfst/048-...

UPDATE! We now have a 12th kit based on the Adidas Marseille template, thanks to Jesper Krogshede Sørensen. It's a kit Bulgaria wore for one match only against Romania in 1991. See this kit and all the others in the Adidas Marseille template gallery... www.kitbliss.co.nz/100gfst/031-...

The Kitbliss 100 Greatest Football Shirt Templates: No.31 - Adidas Marseille (1990-93). An inspired one-of-a-kind... Get all the info at bit.ly/4ppAzbb where you'll find links to the full template kit gallery and more...

Coming soon... #100GFST #31

Unlike Romania and Argentina, Germany didn't wear the Adidas Prestige template during the 1998 World Cup. If they had, it might have looked like this... #fantasykits #adidas

#32 in the @kitbliss.co.nz Greatest Templates, the Adidas Prestige. Perhaps most famous as Argentina's WC98 away jersey, here we can see how Phil Mulryne would've looked captaining #NornIron's U21s to to the 2000 Euros with alternatives in era-appropriate colours. #GAWA

UPDATE! We now have our 36th kit based on the Adidas Prestige template, thanks to @nowawesrouge.bsky.social - Schalke 1998 away... www.kitbliss.co.nz/clubs/schalk...

UPDATE... The template at number 32 in the Kitbliss 'Top 100' was provisionally named 'Contour', but thanks to @museumofjerseys.bsky.social, we now know that the official name is PRESTIGE... Check out all the kits at www.kitbliss.co.nz/template/tem... 👍

The Kitbliss 100 Greatest Football Shirt Templates: No.32 - Adidas 'Contour' * (1997-2000). Time to party like it's 1998... Get all the info at bit.ly/45Odrvh where you'll find links to all the kits and more... (With thanks to @fsworlduk.bsky.social and @shirtquest.bsky.social) * unofficial name

Coming soon... #100GFST #32

UPDATE! The template at number 67 in the Kitbliss 'Top 100' was provisionally named 'Deviate', but thanks to BrothersDassler on Instagram, we now know that the official name is MANCHESTER. Remind yourself of its brilliance here: www.kitbliss.co.nz/100gfst/067-...