Of course, there have been some sensational shirts since the competition's inception, with the late 1990s and early 2000s a particularly fruitful era of kit design. However, for every stunner, there are two or three absolute stinkers. You can probably picture them now.
The monstrous patterns, the hideous colour combinations, the ludicrous collars. There are plenty of eyesores to choose from. So, that's exactly what we've done.
Here are the worst Premier League kits we've ever seen. Brentford's stint has been characterised by some awfully mediocre kits but the Bees' 2022/23 third shirt is actually offensive to the eyes. Cooked up by a graphic design intern on Microsoft Paint, the mix of pink and yellow confetti with a hideous betting sponsor has sealed its fate in the worst the Premier League has witnessed.
If a nondescript pattern in pale blue wasn't bad enough, and adidas decided not even to plaster it across the entirety of the Old Gold's 2020/21 away kit. Stopping bizarrely at the shoulders, the only upside of this shirt is that it was donned during a campaign in which supporters weren't allowed into stadiums due to the coronavirus. This one may have been reclaimed by fans and vintage football shirt enthusiasts, but you can't deny the design and colour scheme are honking.
Orange and grey, really? Even Ruud Gullit's dashing good looks can't save this Umbro 90s offering which looks more bizarre with every viewing. Umbro didn't learn from their mistakes when designing Manches.