Here a look back from 1996-2014, Nike's designs for the most iconic uniform in sport: the Brazil national team kit since they have been kitting the Selecao. The yellow jersey. Called Amarelinha or Little Yellow One, the home shirt for the most successful football team in the world of football represents the exuberant pride of the nation and is as recognizable as the country's flag. "Football is so ingrained in Brazil, it dissolves into the culture. It's hard to capture the meaning of the relationship between Brazilians and the sport," says Peter Hudson, former Creative Director who worked on Nike football apparel for seven years. "I think you have to go to events, be at a match, look players in the eye on the starting line to really appreciate what it means." The Brazil national team home jersey wasn't always yellow. It took a devastating defeat in the 1950 final at home to initiate a color scheme change. After wearing white and blue for half a century, the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) debuted a new kit in yellow, green and blue — the colors of Brazil's flag — in 1954. The design was the result of a national competition, and the new colours stuck. Nike started making kits for CBF in 1997, after signing on as the team's official apparel sponsor the year prior. Here, a look inside the process of creating Brazil's national team home kit for the major competitions of 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. Source: Article
