Can anyone tell me clearly what the differences between a replica and an authentic jersey are? I have a German jersey which cost me an arm and a leg and I can't tell whether it's an authentic or replica.
1. Manufactured in different factories. 2. Fabric. Authentic have the high tech more expensive fabric. 3. Modern kits are cut differently that a standard sport shirt. Replicas may not have the intricacies of the authentic. 4. Decorative details could be sightly different. Team patch and logos sometimes differ slightly. Strips and piping may be slightly different. 5. Overall quality of the authentic is better. 6. Minor color differences. 7. Replicas just "look like" an authentic. 8. different assembly techniques. Stitching is usually different. 9. Replicas themselves vary greatly. If I buy an Ajax jersey from bigsoccer, and you buy one from kitbag, they may be very different shirts that "look alike". For example Adidas may make their authentics in the Adidas factory in Germany. Farm out the replicas to a factories in China and India. The Chinese factory might use the same pattern as Adidas in Germany, ther factory in India may just do a dye sub over a blank shell. They look alike from 10 meters away. Next time you're in a pub and Totti misses a sitter and your friend Guiseppe spills his Chianti on you, you'll be glad you got a cheap replica.
hahaha i hope so, kaiser if i described the jersey to you would you be able to tell me whether it's an authentic or replica? also which ones usually last longer?
For two arms, two legs and you mortgaged your house you could have had Pele's 1970 World Cup Shirt... Only $200,000.00
Fair warning. I just bought a Large Authentic Jay Heaps Revolution Jersey. I said large. Well apparently Umbro has a different apprehension of the word 'large.' I can get it on, with a bit of work. I have a problem because I own several jerseys. My Garciaparra jersey is an XL (52) and it's roomy, my Ramirez is an L (48) and it fits like a charm. All of my Patriots jerseys are medium, but Adidas considers that to be a 48. And my Ray Bourque jersey is a 48, which CCM calls a large, and it fits the best of all of them. As for my Revs jersey, I'll have to give it to my girlfriend. It'll be perfect for her.
Yeah, that's a good point. You have to be careful with sizes. I have medium size jerseys that are a bit too big for me and x-larges that barely fit!
actually, while some people complain that the official replicas are lesser quality than the authentic shirts, it is important to remember that replicas are designed for the fan to be worn as a regular shirt. Remember that modern soccer shirts are only designed for limited use (professional teams only use them for one game). The Adidas WC issue shirts with the underlayer are made of much finer fabric and the meshing on the sides is more delicate. You might remember cases of this stuff ripping during WC games. Hence I would recomend that people buy the replicas, they're up to 50% cheaper and they'll probably last longer in the washing machine.
yes yes good point!! it's still kinda hard to decide though, i really wanna get an authentic german home jersey, but it's gonna cost me 135 EUROS.
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