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2.07.2016Bayer 04

Club badge, skyline, 11 stripes - The love of detail

The fans can hardly wait: The new Bayer 04 shirt is available from 11 July (from €59.90). JAKO designer David Blanch has incorporated the city of Leverkusen and Bayer 04 through a number of distinctive elements. Today we bring you three of the key facets of the new kit to be worn by Stefan Kießling, Chicharito and Co.
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Four more reports on the new Werkself shirt follow this week.

THE BADGE

© Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball GmbH

A lion was the first trademark of the Bayer AG company over 150 years ago. The design was taken from the coat of arms of Eberfeld, home to the Friedrich Bayer & Co factories. The historic logo provided a source of inspiration for the JAKO designer David Blanch.

The lion image from the 1800s forms part of the Bayer 04 Leverkusen club badge. If you stroke your fingers across it it you can feel fine lines that reflect the look of that historic image.

THE LEVERKUSEN SKYLINE

© Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball GmbH

One special detail on the new Bayer 04 shirt is on the inside of the collar. JAKO designer David Blanch has selected iconic buildings in Leverkusen to produce a skyline design.

On the left are Leverkusen terraced houses. Next to that is the facade of the BayArena with its familiar roof structure. The Lindner Hotel is in front of that.

The water tower is the largest element. The Bayer cross next to it is slightly smaller. Then comes the coach house and the town hall with Schloss Morsbroich on the extreme right.

ELEVEN STRIPES

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WE ARE TEAM is the motto of the official kit supplier to Bayer 04 Leverkusen. JAKO have incorporated that concept in the new Werkself shirt. Eleven pin stripes are included on the chest to reflect the eleven players in the Leverkusen side. #TeamWerkself

The design of the kit is made more dynamic with different forms of stripes on the whole shirt. Lines are visible from the chest to the seam.

The team ethic is in the DNA of both partners. The JAKO company has built its success on a very close relationship with customers, retailers and partners alike. That is evident in the new Werkself shirt.

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