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If Arsenal were to never produce another away kit for the rest of time, there wouldn't be the faintest resemblance of disgruntlement. Football stands out in the sports jersey world because teams change their kits every season. Each year, we’re presented with two or even three new looks that we inevitably compare to those from previous seasons and usually end up buying anyway, regardless of the result of that comparison. The patterns vary, the colors can change, but the best kits are those that despite the variations, when you see them, you know unequivocally which club’s shirt you’re looking at. His debut goal was memorable, too. Paul Davis' pass found him on the edge of the area, he slipped to the point of needing to prop himself up, shifted the ball onto his right and found the bottom corner. Arms aloft, warm embraces all round, and all the while looking bloody fantastic in the yellow. As much as many Arsenal fans might have wanted a jersey almost identical to the original bruised banana, as adidas created for several nations ahead of the 2018 World Cup, adidas were not so keen. “It’s very much about a contemporary take on this jersey, how we can give this jersey its own life,” Webb explains.

25 years on, it’s back

While the reasons for Wright being cherished so fondly by all associated with Arsenal are indubitable (blatantly obvious, if you'd like), why the bruised banana has passed the test of time is a bit of a chin scratcher. The design is a celebration of Arsenal's London borough of Islington and specifically those supporters who begin their away journeys in N1, following their beloved club across the length and breadth of the country, and beyond.

Adidas could not actually have reissued the original bruised banana kit as European football's governing body UEFA's regulations would not allow this kit to be worn by a team today. Jerseys are often things you can only wear to the match or to the pub. The bruised banana transcends that; it can stand alone as the feature piece of any outfit and create a vintage look. It’s the perfect kit and is thoroughly Arsenal. Tony - 05/06 Highbury Kit That is where we bring in progression, we don't want to simply do the same thing that has already been done, that wouldn't be moving the look forward and creating new future classics," he added. NBA player James Harden models the football shirt Introducing the new Arsenal x @adidasFootball 23/24 Men's Team away kit 👇— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 18, 2023

The design forms part of an approach that Adidas calls "authenticity to progression" explained Turner. What that means is to do the bruised banana the same way as the original would not work. We cannot go to that level of colour contrast and graphic size proportion to the base colour, as it is not clearly one colour or shade." UEFA regulations mean that the original bruised banana shirt couldn't be worn by teams today An eccentric playing style with gentlemanly conduct off it, there was no better fit; and, above all, he fit the kit. Yes, of course, everyone does* since it's so damn beautiful. But that's not the point. Ian Wright and the bruised banana just worked. An outstanding promo video announced the kit to the masses. Who was in it? Of course, Ian Wright took centre stage. The great man, in many ways, is the bruised banana. Who better to inaugurate the newest volume than he who shone so brightly in the original. This crest sits on the royal Arsenal gatehouse. It has a lightning bolt which is already synonymous with Arsenal and that predetermined which direction we wanted to take it for the graphic. So, the graphic was rotated 45 degrees from the original.”

We simply didn't want to take something that had come before and redraw it, we wanted to reference important and deliberate detailing from the club and bring that into our process," he continued. Fans yearned for the return of the bruised banana ever since it was shelved. Efforts were made to recapture the essence of that strip with various other away attire. Yellow featured heavily since, but they just weren't it.Arsenal have had some fantastic kits through the years (and some not so great ones as well). This week, we’re going to be examining “the jersey” from all different angles and with a bunch of different themes, all through the Arsenal lens. We hope you enjoy it!