Which is fast becoming a club tradition, Manchester City have once again released a special edition jersey to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
The latest iteration, announcing the imminent start of the Year of the Fire Horse, which begins on February 17th this year, is perhaps the most attention-grabbing design yet.
The prematch shirt is covered with hand-drawn horse motifs in traditional Chinese ink and watercolor style. The result is a dense, almost camouflage-like pattern made up of multiple horse motifs.
Manufacturer Puma says the Fire Horse artwork symbolizes power, speed and relentless drive – three essential qualities that City will need to summon if they intend to capture the leaders. armory at the peak of Premier League In this weather. If in doubt, use more horsepower.
The badges and logos appear in beige with metallic gold details, adding an extra air of luxury to the equation, fitting for a lunar year that occurs only once every 60 years.
Manchester City’s extensive “Horse Capsule” collection also includes an anthem jacket, a galloping blue horse T-shirt and a baseball cap in a much more restrained design.
City Unveiled its first Lunar New Year kit in 2023 – Year of the Rabbit – with a special shirt inspired by the surface of the Moon. Which was fitting, considering that the song “Blue Moon” is such a club anthem.
year of the dragon kit This was followed in 2024, for which the club released a light gray design featuring a hand-drawn wooden carving of the said mythical beast’s wound around the wearer’s torso.
We can’t wait to see what the city produces for the next year of the lunisolar calendar – the Year of the Goat, which begins on February 6, 2027.
