johnnysama Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Extra emphasis on speaking like a Valley Girl in the topic title to drive my point home. So, here's a counterpart to the most 1990s uniforms ever thread, one about the 1980s.Where do I start? These uniforms are the 1980s-esque ever, to the max! (I promise this will be the last time in this thread, or on these boards, I will speak that way.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConcreteCharlie Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCM0313 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Yes! I was hoping someone would start this eventually.In my opinion, there were three big trends to the 1980s; some teams participated in some and others in others: 1. "Throwing back" to a simpler look for some teams, or maintaining tradition for others; 2. On the other side of that coin, early stages of the experimentation, weird designs, and bright colors we'd see in the 1990s; 3. Harder to explain than the other two, but straight-line, multicolored striping. (Think of the stripes on the Redskins' pants for an example of this, or the Seahawks' sleeves, logo aside, in the first post.) And let's add another for good measure: 4. (Mainly NFL) Team logos on uniforms, not just helmets. (Seahawks again, but they weren't the only ones. I suspect the tech had just come into play to cheaply affix logos to football jerseys and pants without making them stand out too much from the rest of the uni.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliasrappaport Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I'm excited to see what is posted here because I have a very narrow scope of the 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 God, I absolutely LOVE this look for the Sox. No idea why I like them so much, either. There's just something about that simple SOX script and that chest stripe that just looks so damn good to me. I wish they would bring these back in their current colors. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 This has absolutely got to be it:There are a few more iconic '80s NBA duds:The Bucks' "Irish Rainbows" and Dominique/Spud Hawks uniforms are both up there.The Blazers have stuck with the sashes, but that font and particular style are very '80s.'80s Sacramento Kings - powder blue, huge front numbers, and names on the bottom.Reggie Miller rookie-era Pacers. The "laser" effect on the wordmark is very '80s to me.These Sonics jerseys bleed well into the '90s, but I think they're definitely "very '80s."For football - maybe I'm biased, but the "Team of the '80s" had one of the "looks of the '80s" - in particular, that extra-extra-wide pants stripe.Nothing like pants stripes you can see from the front... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xist2inspire Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 But since that's been posted already...It's the wordmarks on that set that scream 80's for me, though I thought that they downgraded once they switched things up in the 90's, it ruined the entire look for me personally. Tradition is the foundation of innovation, and not the enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xist2inspire Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Not only was I beaten to the punch, but my stupid phone double-posted. Tradition is the foundation of innovation, and not the enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I mean, look at this:That is a lot of sleeve real estate, and by God, the Chicago Blitz were going to use every inch of it they had in 1984. Full shoulder stripe, contrasting sleeve, sleeve numbers, and a full-sized cuff stripe with the logo inset for good measure.In a similar vein, the Phoenix Cardinals: On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlesonicsofsacramento Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Had to find an in-game picture of that away uniform to see how those stripes turned out and found this Roy Green trading card that shows a decent view of it all:Shoulder numerals with a sleeve logo atop a flag logo over sleeve stripes? Amazing "The pictures looked good on the computer," Will Brown explained Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadSeed84 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 The bucs were a great shining example of the 80s.And then there was the bad side of the 80s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilt Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Talking about the scriptsThe Clippers also introduced their scripts on the jerseys in the 80s and are the only ones that stick to them until today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentColon2 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 This is a double. Hip numbers and shoeless kickers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdbrains95 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 80s Buccaneers Uniforms http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/tampa-bay-bucs-uniform.jpg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Talking about the scriptsThe Clippers also introduced their scripts on the jerseys in the 80s and are the only ones that stick to them until today.Idk why, but I love that Pistons look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnysama Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 Would like to submit another one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 This is a double. Hip numbers and shoeless kickers.You forgot the kicker's weird facemask, sleeves, heat-pressed numbers, and Cons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyTopper Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 The USFL's Michigan Panthers had an AWESOME helmet design. One of my all time favorites:And one of my favorite Hockey sweaters is the Whalers' green away jerseys, especially in the early 80's when they still had Pucky the Whale on the shoulders: ☦ICXC NIKA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discogod Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Funny how many of the most 80's uniforms actually debuted in the 70s. Then again, a lot of 70s fashion & style bled over well into the 80s, unfortunately... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001mark Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 God, I absolutely LOVE this look for the Sox. No idea why I like them so much, either. There's just something about that simple SOX script and that chest stripe that just looks so damn good to me. I wish they would bring these back in their current colors.I too loved them. Really jumped out on baseball cards, my first real exposure to MLB. The batter logo remains awesome......because RBI Baseball likeness; @2001mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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