EL DJAZAÏR JERSEY

A soccer jersey in breathable mesh, boxy cut with a contrast polo collar, carrying the country's name.

The country takes its name from the islets that once faced the bay of Algiers, before they were joined to the shore. It's been written on maps for a thousand years and most of us have stopped thinking about it. That's why it's here, large and untranslated: the name reads on its own, or it doesn't read at all.

Short body, wide shoulders — the silhouette of the white kits of '82. The vertical stripes are woven into the mesh, not printed on. The technical fabric stays light and dries fast. Contrast polo collar and cuffs, cut clean against the ground.

On the chest, the country's name. Above right, our badge of the Martyrs' Memorial. No sponsor, no number: the shirt says one thing only.