In World 286 some footballers symbolically wore old strip and demanded that their clubs sell newly designed merchandise just once a decade. But fans got bored, wanted to link specific designs to specific events (such as winning a championship), without having to buy a new item and pay horrendous prices to brands. So they started to do their own redesigning and adaptations, each carrying complex social meanings. To make participation in sport fashion and fan culture accessible, textile education re-entered the general school curriculum and soon everyone was mending and re-designing pre-existing textiles of their favourite sports clubs and beyond.
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