Nike
today unveiled the new Manchester United Away kit for the 2012-13 season at an
event held at The Castle in Cape Town during the Club's tour of the country.
Manchester
United's Away kit for the 2012-13 season will see the side step out in a white
shirt, black shorts, and white and black socks; colours that have long been
used for the club’s second kit.
The
stand out feature on the new shirt is the Henley Crew collar with a red detail
and a button closure; this style of course being part of the heritage of the
club but also a nod to the current youth style in Manchester. The shirt also has a black monochromatic
crest to compliment the design.
The
shirt’s outer back neck graphic features the club’s iconic devil, as it is on
the shorts. The shorts are a black tonal Gingham print in line with the new
home shirt design.
The
socks are white with a black top and again, the graphic of the club’s devil
stands proud. The socks also offer a new and innovative design featuring an
updated cotton footbed offering the support and comfort enjoyed by
professionals to all that wear them.
Whilst
the kit combines modern sport and youth style to give the club an iconic new
look, Nike’s innovation gives the team our most technologically advanced kit to
aid athlete comfort and performance.
The
new Away kit is made from Nike’s ground-breaking recycled polyester, making it
Nike’s most environmentally friendly kit ever produced. Each kit (shirt and shorts) is made using up
to thirteen recycled plastic water bottles.
This innovative manufacturing process reduces energy consumption by up
to 30% compared to manufacturing traditional polyester. Since 2010 Nike has
used an estimated 115 million recycled plastic bottles to create its high
performance kits.
The
kits are made out of 23% lighter fabric with 20% stronger knit structure than
Nike’s previous kits and feature Nike Dri-FIT technology to wick moisture away
from athletes to help keep them cool and dry on-pitch.
Kits
have bonded re-enforced t-bar junctions that support critical seams on the
shirt and shorts and inner welded seams with a flat finish construction to
improve comfort and performance.
Temperature regulation is helped by ventilation zones, consisting of a
series of tiny laser cut holes from the under arms to the waistband, allowing
air to circulate to keep players comfortable.
Nike
Pro Combat base-layers are used by athletes to compliment playing kits to
further improve comfort and increase protection from injury. Whilst fans and
players can enjoy the Nike’s Manchester United Sportswear collection off the
pitch, inspired by the club’s heritage.
