Italy Puma away shirt Euro 16

There was a lot of talk on this shirt.  Seemed to have two camps where one likes it the other really thought it was horrible.  After seeing it around, I decided to take a deeper look at it 

Big collar and sash down the middle.  These were the main cause of dislike.  Most people like myself thought had the sash been either down one side, or as a side trim.  It would have been a classic. Having the badge in the middle also somewhat unbalanced it.

No problems with the crest's transfer onto the material.  Puma have that well sussed.

The sleeve is well length and good shape.  I actually like the blue striped shoulders.  Somewhat same as the Slovakia shirt's appeal.

Nice dash at the bottom of the sides.  

Nothing unusual with the back.  Overall good material and shirt has a nice fit about it.  I found this is the case with Italy shirts.  They seemed to be sized slightly smaller to give it a nice snug feel.  This included.  Shirt looks smart when worn.  This is not a bad shirt just one of these nearly could have been classics.  Had the badge and sash been placed differently, it would have been right up my street.  As it stands it is a decent shirt and I am sure it will appeal to many.

Italy Puma shirt

Not usually into one of the big team's shirt but always had a soft spot for some Italy Azzuri shirts.  Some of the designs always represented a trend towards something.  I loved the 82 shirt they had.  If I can turn back time, I would have bought a few of them when I use to see them lying around at the local sports shop.

Anyway, this is one of my favourite remake of the classic Azzuri styles.  It somewhat feels like a remake of 82.  Even though Puma did put out a celebratory special edition back in 12 for its 30th anniversary.  I find the faux collar really smart.

Crest is well embroidered.

Fantastic sleeves and great fit.  Especially like the cuffs with the flag colours.  Shirt is very slim fit and really looks great.  It is just the supporters edition rather than the pro fit or ACTV players version but still it's well shaped.  Material is good quality.