New Colombia jersey for the 2019 Copa America
The new look of the South American National team is inspired by local folk traditions
March 20th, 2019
Together with Argentina and Mexico, adidas also presented the new Colombia home jersey, which the Cafeteros will wear for the Copa America that will start in Brazil in June. To Some of you it will remember the unforgettable 'bruised banana' kit worn by Arsenal in the early 90s or the panorama of Andean Mountains, but in reality the German brand seems to have been inspired by the embroidery of Wayuu fabrics, an indigenous ethnic group that has populated the Colombian territory for centuries.
Oficialmente adidas habló de una inspiración en los textiles indígenas (Wayúu) originarios de Colombia, en los que abundan las lìneas paralelas y las formas triangulares. pic.twitter.com/OLoPduOYnK
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As already happened with the new jerseys of Seleccion Albiceleste and Tri, the pattern used is absolutely the result of an original and modern aesthetic choice made of thin blue horizontal lines, while the yellow used is much more soft than in the past. Among the details of the shirt there is certainly the writing inside the neck, 'Unidos por un pais'. To complete the kit, blue shorts and red socks. Among the protagonists of the first shots with the new uniform on, there were James Rodriguez, Juan Cuadrado, David Ospina and Santiago Arias, while the official debut will be next March 22 on the occasion of the friendly match against Japan.