Bob5151 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Some of my favorite uniforms are ones that push boundaries, but don't go overboard and know how to keep things restrained when they have to. Whether it's an unusual color or striping pattern, you can still identify it as a professional team uniform. For example: Baseball: The original Devil Rays uniforms used a gradient, but were otherwise a fairly traditional set. Football: the Bengals. Tiger stripes on a football uniform? Sounds ridiculous. But because they were kept within traditional football uniform striping areas, they really worked. Hockey: San Jose Sharks. Teal and silver, teal hadn't been seen since the Golden Seals in the 1970's, and although it's a fairly outlandish color, the traditional hockey striping keeps it grounded. Does anyone else enjoy uniforms that kind of stand out or push boundaries without looking like clown suits? Obviously this is a very subjective matter, but those are some of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnysama Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 The 1973-1999 Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams uniform set had a pretty cool 'ram-horn' on the jersey sleeves; but the yellow/gold pants had a classic blue/white/blue striping pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4One Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 If only the star in the logo lined up perfectly with that middle point. Probably the most perfect uniform that matched up with the nick name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Jim Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimalCookie Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 90s Magic immediately came to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardsblues02 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Yellow and red Rockets. Lets be real, yellow and red look great together ***IF EXECUTED CORRECTLY***If it is too heavy on one color, it will make the players look like McDonalds employees. Not good. That being said, it can look outstanding if executed right. Not only did the Rockets do that, but they made sure the design was the same clean look all the way through the 90s. It is a shame that they ditched them for the horrendous Navy and Silver unis. Those were...darker times in Houston. I like the Rockets current set with the red and black. But the “ketchup and mustard” set is classic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 The WLAF's Orlando Thunder used a very unusual shade of neon green. Yet, because they paired this colour with traditional numbers and striping, the result was attractive, as opposed to the unsightly mess that is the Seattle Seahawks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroCree Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 The racing stripes fad in the 70s and 80s were pretty outlandish but still maintained to look like traditional baseball uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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johnnysama Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 The Canucks 1985-89 jerseys, the successors to the "Flying V" jerseys, put the "V"s on the shoulders, but had the look of a traditional hockey jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BBTV Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 On 12/22/2017 at 12:38 PM, Ferdinand Cesarano said: The WLAF's Orlando Thunder used a very unusual shade of neon green. Yet, because they paired this colour with traditional numbers and striping, the result was attractive, as opposed to the unsightly mess that is the Seattle Seahawks. The only thing that ruined those uniforms is the helmet logo. I get that thunder is a hard thing to draw, since it's not actually a physical thing, but there has to be something better than that. At least make it look less like a child drew it with crayons. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Discrim Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Taken to its logical conclusion, one could easily consider the Chargers' longstanding lightning bolt usage as outlandish yet restrained, I figure the only reason they haven't been mentioned is they've always been that way, so we're all used to it. Among this vein...West Point's camo specials. The only truly unusual thing about these unis was all the camouflage. IMO THE Arena football uniform A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 6 hours ago, Discrimihater said: Taken to its logical conclusion, one could easily consider the Chargers' longstanding lightning bolt usage as outlandish yet restrained, I figure the only reason they haven't been mentioned is they've always been that way, so we're all used to it. Among this vein...West Point's camo specials. The only truly unusual thing about these unis was all the camouflage. IMO THE Arena football uniform Iowa needs to go back to those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 All those bright colors from a AA minor league team, and it could have gotten really wacky (and it has, if you look at some their alts). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shumway Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 On 12/22/2017 at 1:12 PM, insert name said: The racing stripes fad in the 70s and 80s were pretty outlandish but still maintained to look like traditional baseball uniforms. Solid use of Steve Jeltz and his glorious jheri curl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 I actually like the racing stripe look on most teams that had it, it's just too bad it doesn't translate well onto the baggier uniforms that teams use today. Fun fact - for most of the time they wore them, the Phillies racing stripes actually didn't connect at the belt tunnel. That was added in '85 or '86, a year or two before they switched to the P with the full swirl in the middle on the jerseys and got rid of red on the home jersey. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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