Comments on: The Kit Cupboard – Orient Home Kit 1980–82

By: John Devlin

John Devlin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:35:55 +0000

Hello Roy – thanks for the comment, that would have been the Admiral version of this kit I think? I’d like to see Orient go back to the braces though.

By: Roy Ebsary

Roy Ebsary — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:39:29 +0000

That Orient kit is best remembered for their 1977-8 FA Cup run where they reached the Semi-Final. When they won a replay away at Chelsea they wore the white home shirts & shorts along with the red away socks.

By: John Devlin

John Devlin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:15:08 +0000

I remember that Brighton kit well. It has to be something special to carry off continuing the shirt design onto the shorts – I think the Orient braces styling does it very well, not too sure about the Brighton one…might try and dig it out for a new kit cupboard feature.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:03:20 +0000

Ribero made Brighton’s kits with the striped shorts, used between 1991 and 1993. Their away kit at the time was even more dramatic, a rather dramatic red and white concoction with matching shorts, often regarded as the blood slasher kit!

By: Mark Jessop

Mark Jessop — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:17:46 +0000

I remember that Brighton kit, one of the few truly original kits. Can’t remember who made it though. Anyone?

By: Rich Johnson

Rich Johnson — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:18:01 +0000

I like the continuation of the ‘braces’ down the shorts too. Was looking through Homes of Football yesterday and found a pic of Brighton where the shorts had all the stripes of the shirt…looked a tad crazy, but cool.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:08:57 +0000

Orient made the braces famous before Gordon Gecko did, a real classic!