Just thought I'd drop this here following the announcement of Macron as the official kit supplier next season. As a West Ham fan they supplied our kits from 2010-2013. Back then the away shirt from one season became the third shirt in the following year, extending the life. I'm guessing that's perhaps a thing of the past now.
First up - and as outlined in the release yesterday - the kits are bespoke designs. No template nonsense, just a kit designed specifically for the club. At WHU we had some nice designs - the away kits in particular were based on retro fan favourites from the 60s and 70s.
I saw some comments yesterday about sizing coming up samll. I never had an issue with my normal size (I think I was in XL then). If anything I'd say they came up big from memory. Maybe they've cut back on material these days.
Quality - the shirts themselves were fine. No better or worse than competitors. The Macron logo and club crest were embroidered (although back then the Macron logo was simply the word rather than their logo now). However, the macron logo printed on the sleeve and the sponsor logo printed on the front were not such good quality. These peeled off, at least the "upper" did, when being washed, leaving a silver coloured "shadow" on the shirt. It took a few washes to start happening, but certainly within the season. I saw a good number around at the time that had the same issue.
Some of the "training" wear was good. Again nice simple designs of decent quality, but the printing issue (of the macron branding) remained on these too. The club crest was again embroidered so no issue there.
I'd be interested to know what @Eagle4Caley might think, as they are the current Crystal Palace supplier, to see if he is aware if any of the above has changed in the intervening years.
Just thought I'd drop this here following the announcement of Macron as the official kit supplier next season. As a West Ham fan they supplied our kits from 2010-2013. Back then the away shirt from one season became the third shirt in the following year, extending the life. I'm guessing that's perhaps a thing of the past now.
First up - and as outlined in the release yesterday - the kits are bespoke designs. No template nonsense, just a kit designed specifically for the club. At WHU we had some nice designs - the away kits in particular were based on retro fan favourites from the 60s and 70s.
I saw some comments yesterday about sizing coming up samll. I never had an issue with my normal size (I think I was in XL then). If anything I'd say they came up big from memory. Maybe they've cut back on material these days.
Quality - the shirts themselves were fine. No better or worse than competitors. The Macron logo and club crest were embroidered (although back then the Macron logo was simply the word rather than their logo now). However, the macron logo printed on the sleeve and the sponsor logo printed on the front were not such good quality. These peeled off, at least the "upper" did, when being washed, leaving a silver coloured "shadow" on the shirt. It took a few washes to start happening, but certainly within the season. I saw a good number around at the time that had the same issue.
Some of the "training" wear was good. Again nice simple designs of decent quality, but the printing issue (of the macron branding) remained on these too. The club crest was again embroidered so no issue there.
I'd be interested to know what @Eagle4Caley might think, as they are the current Crystal Palace supplier, to see if he is aware if any of the above has changed in the intervening years.