PSG Hechter Jersey: The Stripe, History and Design

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Last updated: octubre 11, 2026

By Flux Jersey Editorial Team · Editorial policy

A PSG Hechter jersey takes its name from Daniel Hechter’s shirt design: a blue body with a broad red vertical band edged in white. Nike dates the stripe’s first appearance to 1973. Its position and colour arrangement explain the classic look, while later shirts can reinterpret it. Source: Nike’s 2020 kit announcement.

PSG jersey design: reading the Hechter stripe

Start with the front of the shirt. On the familiar home arrangement, the red band occupies the centre of a blue body, with white separating the two colours. Read across that part of the chest and the sequence is blue, white, red, white, blue.

The useful distinction is between a palette and a layout. Two shirts can use the same three colours yet look quite different because the band moves, becomes narrower or breaks into several lines. When describing a particular shirt, say what you can actually see: a central band, an offset band or a set of repeated stripes.

PSG kit history: Daniel Hechter and the stripe’s beginning

Hechter was a fashion designer as well as a PSG president. His own fashion house credits him with designing the club’s jersey during the 1970s and says its central stripe still carries his name. Source: HECHTER PARIS’s brand history.

Nike’s historical account places the first stripe in 1973, three years after the club’s foundation. That is the date to use for the design’s beginning; the date on a later anniversary shirt answers a different question. Source: Nike.

Within PSG jersey history, this article follows the Hechter stripe rather than offering a season-by-season catalogue.

Why the 2020/21 anniversary shirt is a useful reference

Nike brought the stripe into its 2020/21 home and away kits for PSG’s 50th anniversary. Its launch description identifies the home shirt’s navy base, broad red band and white outline. Source: Nike’s announcement, published 27 July 2020.

Keep the design’s first appearance and the season of a particular shirt separate. The 2020/21 anniversary marks the club’s age; it does not date the garment to the club’s founding year.

Can a white away shirt carry the same idea?

Yes. Nike’s 2020/21 away design used a white body with a red band bordered in royal blue, drawing on the 1995/96 shirt. The broad band remains a reference point even though the surrounding colours change. Source: Nike.

Design element	2020/21 home	2020/21 away
Body	Navy	White
Broad band	Red	Red
Band edges	White	Royal blue

Historical design comparison: Nike Japan, 27 July 2020. These descriptions apply to the announced Nike kits, and do not establish the specifications of Flux Jersey products.

When you compare away designs, notice which colour fills the body and which frames the band. Calling a shirt “white” describes only part of the composition; the border colours help explain its relationship to the home design.

Two current product photos show why placement matters

The following images are from Flux Jersey’s current listings. They illustrate visible design differences; they are product photographs, rather than archival evidence of garments worn in those seasons.

Our visual reading is that the first listing concentrates more colour around the middle of the shirt, while the second leaves a larger uninterrupted blue area beside its band. Those observations describe the displayed photos. They do not tell us which feels better, fits better or reproduces an original more accurately.

When choosing a PSG Hechter jersey, compare the actual front image. A season name or a familiar colour combination will not show you the band’s placement.

A heritage design and an old garment are different claims

A date in a retro listing can identify the season being referenced. It does not, by itself, show when that particular garment was made. If you want an original period piece, you need evidence about the object itself, rather than a resemblance to the historical design.

Useful questions include whether the seller explicitly describes an original or a reproduction, whether photographs show the particular item, and whether the stated condition and provenance are documented. Ask for clarification when those details are missing.

How to compare PSG designs without relying on the label

If you are browsing the PSG retro range, use the same sequence for each shirt:

1. Find the main band. Is it central or offset? Is it one broad area or several repeated lines?
2. Look at its borders. Check their colours and continuity in the displayed image.
3. Read the rest of the front. The collar, crest and sponsor arrangement help distinguish the pictured design. Compare additional images when available.
4. Check the garment separately. Read the product description and size options; confirm any identity or specification that matters to you before ordering.

You can apply the same visual questions to the wider PSG shirt collection. A classic central band, an offset interpretation and a white away version offer different looks. Your preference can be based on the design you can see, without turning a style choice into an unsupported claim about quality or authenticity.

About this article: Flux Jersey sells the linked shirts. Historical facts are attributed to Nike and HECHTER PARIS. The comments on Flux images are editorial observations of current listing photos, with no physical wear testing. Product pages were checked on 8 October 2026; current size availability and purchase terms should be checked on the individual listing.