hawk36 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 USA all in all isn't bad. I think it would have been nice to add the pin stripes to the socks or something to tie it together. Such an odd element and when only used in one spot looks a bit out of place. Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnclearInitial Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Portugal away. England is terrible, but we already knew that. Red sock with no red on the shirt or shorts? 4 colors used? And the more I look at that French kt the less I like it. Using not only the wrong shade, but a color very similar to one of your biggest rivals? For no good reason at all, in a tournament you host? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wences Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 41 minutes ago, anythinglogos said: Portugal away. England is terrible, but we already knew that. Red sock with no red on the shirt or shorts? 4 colors used? And the more I look at that French kt the less I like it. Using not only the wrong shade, but a color very similar to one of your biggest rivals? For no good reason at all, in a tournament you host? Fantastic. This is not the first time that Portugal will wear that color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14er Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I wish the US and France could swap white kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcake Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 4 hours ago, upperV03 said: Some official reveal pics of the U.S. kits: Are these fantastic? No. Are they vomit-inducing? Also no. PROS: The lighter blue actually works much better than I thought it would. There's nothing really egregious with these either. CONS: The use of BFBS is disappointing. Relativel plain. Overall? 6/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 That France shade of blue doesn't look that off to me. Nike has done some stellar work for France but also some terrible nonsense -- the last couple were too navy, I'd argue, and this is the second set where they've ditched France's tricolor, which is the sort of thing that should be experimented around but not with, IMO. And speaking of odd colors, Portugal in turquoise is not working for me at all. Fan Style ShirtsShowcasing fan-made sports apparel by artists and designers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aawagner011 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Some hi res shots that I downloaded. I'm on board with these. If you click the pics you can see full res in a new tab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlin Wall Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 After seeing those pics I think that the US got away best from all the Nike teams. The shirts ain't bad and at least you didn't get those awful contrasting socks. Remembering the rumours that Inter is going to wear yellow socks next season, that doesn't seem too far away now. Chile: I'm a simple person, I have a pixelated David Beckham as profile photo since 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaydre1019 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 9 hours ago, aawagner011 said: Some hi res shots that I downloaded. I'm on board with these. If you click the pics you can see full res in a new tab. 1. These are still way better than the current blue aways. Both of these. 2. I understand Nike is trying to show off their new technology so I somewhat understand why they do the template emphasized designing. still don't like the black. I woulda liked a power blue. Last thing. Anyone who's familiar with trusox, Nike just came out with their own version which is interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy with Machete Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Nike's desire for contrasting socks is rather inexplicable to me. I think most people would agree that socks with a darker tone than the rest of a kit just throw the entire look off. It makes a kit look "bottom heavy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I love the ~~high tech kit technology~~ as an excuse for crap design. Remember the Adidas Techfit sports bra look? Fan Style ShirtsShowcasing fan-made sports apparel by artists and designers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnclearInitial Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 23 minutes ago, Guy with Machete said: Nike's desire for contrasting socks is rather inexplicable to me. I think most people would agree that socks with a darker tone than the rest of a kit just throw the entire look off. It makes a kit look "bottom heavy". Nike wanting to highlight the socks is easy to explain 1 hour ago, shaydre1019 said: Last thing. Anyone who's familiar with trusox, Nike just came out with their own version which is interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnclearInitial Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Malmo FF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upperV03 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Netherlands officially unveiled: The orange shirt is to be paired with orange shorts and purple socks, while the purple shirt is to be paired with purple shorts and turquoise socks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabig Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Well, thank god we won't have to see those at the Euro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aawagner011 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 1 hour ago, Digby said: I love the ~~high tech kit technology~~ as an excuse for crap design. Remember the Adidas Techfit sports bra look? I think there's a difference. I think most of these kits are pretty harmless and the designs are fine. Most of them use various degrees of saturation (forgive me if the wrong term, not a color expert). The more egregious examples are the USA's black and the super washed-out France away sleeves. As standalone designs, most of these are pretty nice. The issue lies in that each one is identical to the others. Now, on the other hand, is the design bad by itself? Not really. It has contrasting sleeves, stripes down the sides, and a modern collar. I'd nominate these below as crap design, to use your term. All are paint by numbers, like the new crop of kits...but the designs are piped out and have meaningless color panels. I wouldn't even qualify these as designs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnclearInitial Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I don't Really see much of a difference between the two, they're both templates that represent their respective eras design trends. When the T90 Nike kits came out, piping was all the rage just like simple and color blocking is all the rage now. And IIRC, most had a few subtle variations ( I think Portugal had a sublimated pattern on the front, Spain had pinstripes with adidas, Japan had funky patterns etc). Templating was normal back then, even top clubs used templates. I'm not saying those were good, because they weren't. But those were designs as much as the current ones. Aesthetically the current ones might be better (but that's subjective, I prefer extraneous details to wearing the completely wrong combination or things like those awful ice blue sleeves England has). Conceptually they're the same. Though that was a good 10 years ago. It's been years since top teams have used templates. Fans have gotten used again to each kit being personalized. So why is Nike moving backwards? Bit baffled by the Netherlads using purple, honestly. With all the great relevant colors they could use, it's a bit of a shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.R. Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Canada has unveiled their 2016-17 home kit. Video intro: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upperV03 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Canada desperately needs a new crest and a better name and number font IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdu Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 first pic I've seen with numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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