adidas has teamed up with German model and designer Lena Gercke to create Bayern Munich Women’s first bespoke kit.

Like most women’s teams, Bayern Women have always worn the same kits as the men’s side. Starting next season, the team will have their own unique kit for the first time.

The club began collaborating with Gercke’s brand LeGer this season, with the label providing bespoke travel wear for Bayern’s UEFA Women’s Champions League matches. Gercke teased the expansion into kit design last September, and as the season comes to a close, a first-look at the exclusive jersey may be coming in the next few months.

In the NWSL, bespoke kits are nothing new, as clubs aren’t affiliated with any men’s teams. However, for the majority of women’s sides around the world, jerseys made specifically for them are a new and exciting development in the sport. Stella McCartney worked with adidas to design Arsenal Women’s away kit for this season – the first bespoke kit in the WSL. 

With adidas adding another bespoke kit to their archive in less than a year, perhaps more teams will get their own kits, independent of their men’s side, in the near future. 

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