Colour like no other: 70s Bundesliga Kits (complete with expressive dance number)

October 15, 2008

West Germany in 1974. Bayern were busy winning their European Cup triple. The German national team was busy winning the World Cup. Kraftwerk were busy minimalising their Autobahn record. The Bundesliga Offside blogger Jan was busy weaving the threads of fate to get his parents to date and multiply a bit quicker, fearing he could miss out on all the glory and excitement of German football in the 70s - as he eventually would, receiving mullets and moustaches as consolation. And Günther Netzer was busy perfecting his trademark hair style and was promptly invited to tell the nation about it on the show Das aktuelle Sportstudio. And there he would witness, that adidas had been busy redesigning some Bundesliga jerseys…

So, now is the time on the Bundesliga Offside vhen ve dance!

In order of appearance the alternative kits for: ???, Schalke 04, Duisburg, Hamburg, VfB Stuttgart and Fortuna Düsseldorf. Günther Netzer caps this clip off by saying, that he’s also of the opinion that there should be a bit more colour in the stadiums and that this would be a service to the fans.

P.S.: I couldn’t resist doing some research. The host calls the guy responsible for the colourful spectacle Herr von Garnier. Google and Wikipedia revealed to me that his full name is Friedrich-Ernst von Garnier, (graphic) artist, industrial designer, author and, drumroll, a colour philosopher. In 1974 adidas hired von Garnier to modernise the jerseys of the Bundesliga. The result of this work is shown in this video. Nothing has really come from this afterwards, except for the dance number, which adidas seems to be quite fond of.

kudos: Abby - Hertha Offside

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