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Football kits illustrated, discussed and analysed with integrity and humour at kitbliss.co.nz. If you like what you see, buy me a coffee! Visit http://ko-fi.com/kitbliss to find out more...
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...
January 13, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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...
www.kitbliss.co.nz/.../template...
January 12, 2026 at 6:49 AM
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...
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!
January 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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
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
January 8, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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
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
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...
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Permission to use the word 'iconic'? Read more about the latest template at bit.ly/44tij7V...
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December 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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...
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Permission to use the word 'iconic'? Read more about the latest template at bit.ly/44tij7V...
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Season's Greetings, from Kitbliss.
December 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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 .
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Check out this and the other four kits based on the same template at www.kitbliss.co.nz/template/templates-umbro-nimbus.html .
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December 8, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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 .
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Check out this and the other four kits based on the same template at www.kitbliss.co.nz/template/templates-umbro-nimbus.html .
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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 ...
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A whole new ball game from Umbro... Read more about the latest template at bit.ly/3XHhR22 ...
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December 6, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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 ...
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A whole new ball game from Umbro... Read more about the latest template at bit.ly/3XHhR22 ...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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...
3.bp.blogspot.com/-fBiOGkRFPuM...
I think I've been overworking recently. That'll explain it...
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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...
www.kitbliss.co.nz/template/tem...
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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...
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...
www.kitbliss.co.nz/template/tem...
November 19, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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...
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...
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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...
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 ...
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 ...
November 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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 ...
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 ...
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
Find out more about it (and why you should buy it) at bit.ly/47nYoZU ...
#QPR
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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
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...
www.kitbliss.co.nz/template/tem...
October 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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...
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...
www.kitbliss.co.nz/.../template...
October 25, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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...
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...
www.kitbliss.co.nz/template/tem...
October 24, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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...
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-...
www.kitbliss.co.nz/100gfst/030-...
October 23, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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-...
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-...
www.kitbliss.co.nz/100gfst/030-...
October 23, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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-...
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...
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www.kitbliss.co.nz/template/tem...
October 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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...
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!
You'll find them at bit.ly/4n8PjsF, and look out for more updates coming soon for this template gallery and many others!
October 19, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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!
You'll find them at bit.ly/4n8PjsF, and look out for more updates coming soon for this template gallery and many others!