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Q&A Details: How do you describe a character's clothing in a story?

I'm writing a story and I need to describe the character's appearance. My character is wearing a football jersey and running on the field, so how can I describe this better? This is what I came up...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Aiden Anderson‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:50:06Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/32956
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Aiden Anderson‭ · 2019-12-08T07:50:06Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm writing a story and I need to describe the character's appearance. My character is wearing a football jersey and running on the field, so how can I describe this better? This is what I came up with:

> Aiden watched the player with number ten written boldly on his football shirt running on the football field.

I need to make this better and I need ideas and help. I know it sounds ridiculous but English is not my first language and that's why I'm struggling with it. Thank you :)

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-02-02T06:59:48Z (almost 7 years ago)
Original score: 3