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Vancouver kept the chest hoop but added red to it and also added five thin horizontal pinstripes: They’re also keeping the two-color name set printing, with navy NOB’s and red numbers. I do hope they have navy shorts in addition to the white shown in the video above.

I like that RSL kit quite a bit. It’s simple, but appropriately so. Doesn’t do too much and lets the gold color speak for itself. Also they’ll apparently have gold and blue shorts options, which is a good thing:

I do not like this kit for Austin at all.

SKC looks like it’s gonna be an absolute snoozer: Not bad at all, but so similar to their last primaries. They’ve really lost their way with kits recently, unfortunately.

I’ve been told by a couple of people who’ve seen it in person that the shades look much closer in person. Can’t attest to that myself, but I don’t know why they’d lie about it. Will probably look different in all lightning conditions, unfortunately.

Better look at the full Timbers kit: Can barely see it here but the underarm panels on the back of the authentic have the plaid pattern carried over. We saw a while back that San Jose’s new shirt has the same thing. I’m glad they went that route instead of making them white or gold: Also looks like the MLS logo on the sleeves might be the same material as the sponsor logos now instead of a fabric heat transfer patch:

They technically had plaid on their 2017/18 shirts, but it was small scale and embossed into the fabric: Definitely think they were smart to make the plaid more of the standout feature this time around.

Portland Plaid! I am a huge fan of this one. The plaid stands out just the right amount IMO, and seeing better pics really makes me appreciate the white accents. I think going gold for all of the logos, three stripes, etc. would’ve been a bit overkill with the bold plaid pattern so going white not only provides a different look from their last three primaries but also works better with the plaid. The jocktag graphic is incredible, and the gold accents do pop nicely. I do hope there’s a white shorts option again, too.

I’m actually glad Colorado went more blue-centric with the design instead of leaning in to the yellow/orange sunset motif. Think that geometric design works really well with the light blue and the yellow side stripe pops. Very curious to see the shorts and socks, though.

All three of those look like they were simply trying to do too much. Austin is definitely the biggest culprit, though.

Yeah, the collar and the shorts/socks are accurate but don’t put stock into the shirt design at all. I wouldn’t be surprised to see something kinda similar, but it really was just a concept I put together after MLS Media Day.

Best look yet at the new NYRB shirt: I really don’t mind the color scheme at all, but I’m still not sold on the pattern (at least it’s original instead of a recycled graphic) and really hate the full color Red Bull logo on the chest since both the white and golden yellow clash with the pale yellow of the shirt. Doesn’t bother me as much on the crest, but the chest logo should’ve been monochrome blue or red.

Similar, but not the same. The RSL pattern is a bunch of hexagons, which combined with the yellow base color seems to be a nod to Utah being the Beehive State.

Here’s Charlotte’s away shirt: The pink looks shoehorned in there with all of the logos being blue. I actually like the purple and blue combo, but I can’t help but shake my head at the purple and pink being pretty obviously inspired (or directed?) by Ally and/or Ally Racing.

Bottom left is St. Louis.

Where I found it: Don’t know where it originally came from. Obviously the pic is from some sort of Adidas photoshoot, and the teams shown are also the teams (minus NYRB) that have the Adidas Real Knows Real sites up.

Blurred out image showing the new Austin primary and Seattle secondary. I think the two shirts in the bottom right are Nashville and LAFC.

It’s better than their last few secondary kits and certainly better than some of the mockups/concepts I’ve seen. That said, I’d say it fits firmly in the “fine” category.

Thanks! I’ve admittedly been too lazy to start up a thread on the Concepts forum, but I may still do it!

Shameless plug:

Hmm, where have I seen that dragon before? Oh, right:

Those two have been up for a few days now. I believe Austin, Atlanta, LAFC, Nashville, NYRB, Seattle, and St. Louis are still the only ones active.

Good look at the pink keeper kit colorway: This is probably my favorite with this current template, though I won’t be surprised if not very many teams use it. Works nicely for the Galaxy with the yellow accents.

The refs are going neon this year:

The Union will have Thomas’ on their upcoming secondary kits: