mattb6 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Has adidas finally made a good looking striped kit? Also, U.S. black change kit has leaked: Not as bad as I thought it could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabig Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 It's okay. I think it is perfectly reasonable to try out new looks on the change kit as long as you stay traditional with the primary, which in this case is expected to be white with the same sleeves. Should be a good look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPDesign Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 That leaked US kit, if real, is pretty hideous, IMO. I've hated the idea of a black shirt anyway, but held out some hope that it would at least look cool. This however, does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mingjai Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Black isn't completely without precedent for the USMNT as well. The USMNT did wear "anthracite" clash uniforms for the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign. Maybe nobody remembers them because they were paired with the subtle grey-white-red piping hoops jerseys. Visit my store on REDBUBBLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenjiJ Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 This surprisingly isn't as bad as I thought it would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThin Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 18 minutes ago, BenjiJ said: This surprisingly isn't as bad as I thought it would be. A lot better than what it looked like on the leak, but still pretty bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk36 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 That looks better than the other photo. I still have a huge aversion to the different colored sleeves. Either both red or both blue would be ok but seeing the past black kit above I'd say all black would be best. Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosiahWVU Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I think I would like it minus the black. I do like the new logo, needs some stars though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aawagner011 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 It's not the worst thing we've ever seen, that's for sure. But that doesn't make it good, either. It's just kinda there. It's neither pleasing nor displeasing. I rank it higher than the USWNT because it actually features our colors whereas their kit introduces a completely arbitrary color in volt. I'm rather indifferent towards the black, it's fairly neutral. I'm just not a massive fan of the way it's executed. It could be better. The two tone black and blue collar is pretty ugly and also further highlights the fact the sleeves are different. They should have just done raglan sleeves all the way up to the collar and avoided any contrasting trim. The Footy Headlines article says the sleeves fade to black on the back. If so, another strike against it. Shorts and socks to be black. Also strange that the colors look to be navy and dark red...whereas the inner portions of the shirt seen near the neckline almost appear the 2014 shades (bright red and royal). Not sure what that's about. That said, the crest is a massive upgrade, so there's plenty of optimism for the home kit. That's the most important thing, I suppose. This alternate kit will be worn fairly infrequently. EDIT- Another thought. Will there be a new number font? Given the rebranding with the new crest and all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosiahWVU Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 This should be the USA's unis Home Clash Third In my opinion of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aawagner011 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 15 minutes ago, JosiahWVU said: This should be the USA's unis Home Clash Third In my opinion of course. Those were all the exact kits for the last two years. If given my choice...streamline them all to use the 1950 crest and update them to current Nike materials and cuts so they are cohesive and look like one set. HOME: AWAY: THIRD: With the occasional alternate white shorts, too. My personal favorite combination of the Waldo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosiahWVU Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 3 minutes ago, aawagner011 said: Those were all the exact kits for the last two years. If given my choice: HOME: AWAY: THIRD: With the occasional alternate white shorts, too. My personal favorite combination of the Waldo: The red hoops would be by 2nd alt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aawagner011 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 The all white Centennials were also top of the class, too. Perhaps because they remind me of my favorite all-time USA vs. Mexico photo. There are other versions of this shot taken a second or two after, but you have to have the one with Dempsey's neck grab. Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 If there was a non lisenced World Cup movie, that's what it would look like. It's just so bad. @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCutt Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 The black is alright, but I'm just not all in on it yet. Personally, I'm of the mindset that, if the US is going to wear jerseys that are not red, white, and blue, they really need to tie in some American element, such as the Don't Tread on Me flag (I made a concept of that jersey, which you can see here. Shameless plug!!). Soccer is growing in popularity in the US, and the best way for fans to get excited about any US National Team of any sport is to be overly patriotic. If the USMNT really wants to keep gaining fans outside of the World Cup, sticking with red, white, and blue is probably the best option unless there's some jingoistic theme they can roll with on the jerseys. But that's the marketing major in me piping up. If we're setting our own USMNT Kit set up, I think that the Waldo jerseys should be the permanent home, and then the 2012 Blue jerseys as the away for now, with the Centennial as the third. Unless Nike wants to buy my aforementioned yellow kit off of me, then I'd totally be okay with that. I believe in Auburn and love it! @RealTCutt Colossians 3:23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosiahWVU Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I love the centennial crest but the unis would be better with a blue number instead of gray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 1 hour ago, JosiahWVU said: I love the centennial crest but the unis would be better with a blue number instead of gray. I think they were technically blue but unfortunately fell victim to that period where Nike printed numbers using tiny dots, thus reducing the density until they looked gray. One of the dumber aesthetic-choices-masquerading-as-performance-improvement in memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben7 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Logo The new Logo is an upgrade, but what a missed opportunity to not use the shape of the 1950 crest - which was also used in slight variations for all but the 1993 follow up logos. Just the shape itself screams USA. (Highway Roadsigns for example) Jersey This leak image looks slightly better, but the neck blue collar trim on the red side bothers me as well, should just have made it all black. Wonder how it will look from behind. I don't like split jerseys at all, hoping it's all black and just the sleeves itself are red/blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnclearInitial Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Uruguay's kit leaked, kind of standard puma, but the sun sublimation is nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labc93 Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Here's the 2016 Nike Chile Home Jersey. Some people thought that the 2015 would be carried over to this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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