🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England 2016: The "Nike Vapor" Cycle home kit 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

⚪ 2016 Home Kit

The home kit focused on a modern, high-tech update to England’s classic white identity, featuring distinct contrasting elements.

• Color Palette: A classic White base with Light Blue sleeves and Bright Red socks. ⚪🔵🔴

• Design Details:

  • Cross-Dyed Sleeves: The shoulders and sleeves featured a contrasting light blue tint, achieved through a cross-dyeing process of white and blue fibers.

  • Chest Geometry: The chest utilized engineered knit zones, creating a geometric pattern meant to enhance fit and ventilation, with smaller mesh shapes at the bottom for cooling.

  • National Pride Details: “England” was knitted into the back collar, “Three” and “Lions” were printed inside the cuffs, and a white rose graphic (a nod to 19th-century caps) was hidden on the reverse of the federation crest.

  • The "Vapor" Stripe: A blue stripe ran down the sides of the shirt and shorts, designed to expand during motion to reveal a subtle red underlay.

  • The Socks: The choice of bright red socks—a nod to the 1984 England team that beat Brazil at the Maracanã—was one of the most controversial elements of the design.