Another jerseyman review, taken from my-fjc forum. Enjoy:
Jerseyman's Review: 2010 England Tonal Victoria Blue Away JerseyOK, the 2010 FIFA World Cup has gone by.. and England sucked badly during the tournament.
But what caught my eyes about england is not their performance.. but something called their tonal range.
Quoted from umbro's website and blog site:
"Using the official Away kits as inspiration, Umbro's tonal range uses the same design principles to create a number of items that compliment their origins. Made from the same high quality, technologically advanced materials, the tonal shirts also share the same tailored principles as the England Away shirt to offer a sharp, stylish look."
"It’s the England Away shirt, but not as you know it…. the shirt you can see above is actually part of Umbro’s new tonal range. Using the same design principles as the England Away kit, these pieces are made using the same techniques: the three distinct panels made from three different, complimentary materials, each one designed to cater for the needs of that specific part of the body."Basically what the 2010 Umbro England Tonal Range is about is that it features an England Away shirt with some subtle differences to the Umbro logo and the England crest. Also featured in the tonal range are the drill top and jacket. There were 2 tonal colours used for the range, which is victoria blue and red. But to me, what caught my eyes was the England Tonal Victoria Blue Away Jersey:

The 2010 England Tonal Victoria Blue Away Jersey as shown in umbro.com
Anyway I really like umbro's website.. there's these really cool music being played in the background... complimented by the simple and oldskool design.. I think nike's marketing department played some role in here...
Back to the jersey, when I look at it... I really feel like this blue jersey should be their third kit.................. I know umbro does have one third kit being kept in their closet and ready to be used if needed.... since their away is red and there are national teams wearing red and white (croatia, paraguay, etc)... But alas.. they never seem to ever use one. The last time england had a blue third kit was way back in 1992...
So this jersey is basically the same design and material as like the england 2010 away jersey. When this springs in my mind, one thing that puts me off...... the silly small tight sleeves. No thanks to the sleeves, wearing them makes my armpits feeling slightly painful after some time... Due to this, I had to order a bigger sized one (previously I ordered size 48, so for this tonal shirt, I ordered 50).
The victoria blue england tonal shirt at the moment is sold out at kitbag and not found at subside.. so I was lucky to find one at ebay.... it's brand new with tags some more... how lucky I am.
Here are the photos of my new 2010 England Tonal Victoria Blue Away Jersey:

2010 England Tonal Victoria Blue Away Jersey

The back layer of the 2010 England Tonal Jersey..... no difference with the 2010 England Away Jersey

Due to my bad experience with my 2010 England Away jersey's tight sleeves, bought size 50

The umbro logo and FA Crest uses navy coloured threads...

Close up view of the FA Crest...

Really like the details of the embroidered FA crest.. you can see very small sharp details of the 3 lions and the roses
in the FA crest...Can even see the lion's ribs and sharp eyes.. hihi..
You can compare the tonal FA crest with the actual one on the England 2010 Away Jersey:

Close up view of the FA Crest on the England 2010 Away Jersey
To be continued..
This post has been edited by schmeichel7: Jan 19 2011, 01:31 AM