Category: Gear

U.S. club introduces abomination of fashion seersucker shirt

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The bizarre kit arms race happening in lower divisions across the world continues with Shreveport, Louisiana NPSL (the U.S. fourth division) club Rafters FC. Perhaps inspired by Spanish side Cultural Leonesa’s tuxedo kit, Rafters have given the on-pitch formal wear idea a southern U.S. spin with the seersucker kit, complete with clownish bowtie graphic.

From the Wikipedia entry on seersucker:

The fabric was originally worn by the poor in the U.S. until preppy undergraduate students began wearing it in the 1920s in an air of reverse snobbery. Damon Runyon wrote that his new habit for wearing seersucker was “causing much confusion among my friends. They cannot decide whether I am broke or just setting a new vogue.”

I’m sure Rafters FC will cause similar confusion when they wear this thing.

I refuse to own tassel loafers, Cristiano Ronaldo

This is one place where you and I disagree, Cristiano. I do not feel it necessary to own tassel loafers. Not even a little bit. As far as I’m concerned, tassels are for draperies and graduation caps.

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Nike launches new home and away kits for U.S., England, France, Brazil, and more

(Top row: U.S. home and away, Portugal home; Bottom row: Portugal away, Chile home, Chile away)
(Top row: U.S. women’s home, U.S. men’s away, Portugal home; Bottom row: Portugal away, Chile home, Chile away)

Nike unveiled the new home and away kits for nine national teams at day two of their Innovation for Everybody event in New York City, including the first to carry the U.S.’s new crest.

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