Sunday, January 17, 2010
Puma and adidas release 2010 WPS and MLS Uniforms
Puma is totally embarrassing adidas this year. The WPS uniforms are pure class, each and every one of them, and the MLS uniforms look like they were designed by a sadistic killer clown or an 8 year old who scribbled on the design tables. The only MLS teams that get away with looking decent are Philadelphia and Seattle.
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You LIKE the Union kits?
No accounting for taste, I guess.
Generally agree about the adidas 2010 kits, though.
I couldn't agree more with you on the adidas kits for the MLS. adidas needs to hire Tim Gunn as a consultant in the worst way. He's their only hope.
But I can't say that I totally agree with you on the Puma designs for WPS. Maybe I'll change my mind once I see them on the field, but, with the exception of the Red Stars, they kind of look like they were bought out of a 1999 Eastbay catalog.
And not only does FC Gold Pride have a name that sounds like wheat bread, now they have away kits that look like wheat bread, too.
The Philadelphia Union kits actually look much better in person. I got mine recently, and it definitely looks better than I expected. It also helps that it doesn't have a sponsor logo yet, so it looks sleeker without it.
Pumas, by far, has the better overall look. I'm looking forward to picking up an Independence jersey in the very near future.
I think the MLS unis look better in person... as a DCU fan, I actually really like what they did there. http://www.mlsgear.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3975185&cp=715490
I think Seattle's jerseys look ok in the sketches you linked but look corny in the actual photos - http://www.mlsgear.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3354944&cp=3123160&parentPage=family
And of course, they all look different actually on a player.
All that to say, I love the simple lines and designs on the WPS unis. Especially St Louis, Washington, and Chicago (God bless Peter Wilt!!)
Prince -
I do like the Union kits. Boca-esque.
socrn -
Re: the Eastbay look, I can see why you might say that. But check out the video here - I think it will allay some of your concerns.
For me, the main thing is they look clean, with just enough highlights to make it interesting. I'd also offer that lot of fans have been brainwashed by decades of horribly garish kits to recognize that perspective.
Keith,
Perhaps DC United gets away with a little more on these, but two-tone black? WTF? And I'm not a fan of the white, although I know you guys only wear it when you have to.
I will agree that the Seattle shirt looks goofy in that link. Let me also say that I can't stand the rave green. What a terrible, terrible color to send out a soccer team in. It's artificial like the turf we play on.
-FS
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