Original Alexander Julian Charlotte Hornets Logo

[Lee.]

Jesus. That shirt should come with suspenders and 15 pieces of 'flair.'

Also, many people don't know this, but the guy from the Muggsy picture wearing the 'Married with Children' shirt is our very own Scott Pagan.

Or a Bedazzler kit.

Really? That's Pagan? Cool.

No, it's not. But that's who I see when I read one of his posts That or Stork from 'Animal House.'

[leopard88]

I should post the image I have of their "shooting shirt" from that first year. Absolutely ridiculous.

http://www.jamd.com/image/g/848648

muggsy

Here's a shot from the 1988-1989 uniform guide:

In 1988, Alexander Julian probably sold that same shirt as part of the Colours line, minus the sleeve cuffs. I have a friend who might have owned it.

All of this shows why fashion designers should stick to designing clothes other than athletic uniforms.

[Island_Style]

I really love that logo. It has a retro feel to it, in a good way.

[ferrousoxide66]

Those jerseys kill me. Pinstripes that inexplicably don't continue onto the shorts...I never understood that.

Actually, those were the ONLY, ONLY, ONLY pinstripes on a basketball uniform that I thought looked any kind of good. The Magic's, by contrast, way too busy and commanded attention over the rest of the uni design.

And yes, I absolutely adore that Julian Hornets logo. I started a thread about that years ago on the Creamerboard and got no likeminded responses, so i'm glad to see some sense has crept up in this outhouse.

[ferrousoxide66]

http://cache1.asset-cache.net/xc/848586.jp...E6824CBF704CFE4

waistband "take that Worthy" (he's from next-door Gastonia NC)

http://cache4.asset-cache.net/xc/848779.jp...EE27871AD15FB3E

look on back... CH logo

I hate teal and all it stands for, but those warmups are ubercool.

[BBTV]

Those jerseys kill me. Pinstripes that inexplicably don't continue onto the shorts...I never understood that.

Actually, those were the ONLY, ONLY, ONLY pinstripes on a basketball uniform that I thought looked any kind of good. The Magic's, by contrast, way too busy and commanded attention over the rest of the uni design.

And yes, I absolutely adore that Julian Hornets logo. I started a thread about that years ago on the Creamerboard and got no likeminded responses, so i'm glad to see some sense has crept up in this outhouse.

Except that they're not pinstripes.

[Gothamite]

I really love that logo. It has a retro feel to it, in a good way.

It does.

There are things I don't like about it - the hornet kinda blends into the C at the top - but I like it a whole lot more than any of the three Hugo designs.

[ferrousoxide66]

Those jerseys kill me. Pinstripes that inexplicably don't continue onto the shorts...I never understood that.

Actually, those were the ONLY, ONLY, ONLY pinstripes on a basketball uniform that I thought looked any kind of good. The Magic's, by contrast, way too busy and commanded attention over the rest of the uni design.

And yes, I absolutely adore that Julian Hornets logo. I started a thread about that years ago on the Creamerboard and got no likeminded responses, so i'm glad to see some sense has crept up in this outhouse.

Except that they're not pinstripes.

technically not, but pinstripes in their traditional sense have no place on a basketball uni (Magic purists sure to disagree, I know).

[pagan696]

like i'd get photographed in LA, pfft!

[AsM29]

Does anyone know what font Charlotte is in?

[TruColor]

Does anyone know what font Charlotte is in?

Man, that looks good.

I'm sending you the Pantones via email...

[pagan696]

Does anyone know what font Charlotte is in?

Rockwell or Slate or Geometric Slabserif 712 (Bold)

[TruColor]

Another crazy thing about these uniforms was the plethora of colors used:

For the original uniforms, TWO different Purples were used - one used for the logos only, and a completely different one for the uniforms. This was simplified for the re-design of the unis in 1997-1998. The "logo" Purple was used exclusively. I'm actually not sure which Purple was used for the alt. uni that was worn.

And I've mentioned this before, but the primary trim color on the uniforms and especially the warmups was NOT Purple; it was Royal Blue.

[AsM29]

Color corrected!

[TruColor]

Color corrected!

Nicely done.

[AsM29]

The type isn't exact, but I will keep working on it.

[Hoopskid]

Here's a version I got a while back. I think your font is a lot better asm, really good job overall as well.

[Hoopskid]

And real quick, from pictures i've found online here's a compilation of the Charlotte Hornets uniforms.

Now, these aren't 100 % accurate, in fact I know for certain that there are a few mistakes, but it's a good visual reference that proves that the Charlotte Hornets did have 2 uniforms sets.

Here we have the original Home and road:

And they were accompanied by a purple alternate:

Then, the Baron Davis era, later on they wore these:

[TruColor]

And real quick, from pictures i've found online here's a compilation of the Charlotte Hornets uniforms.

Now, these aren't 100 % accurate, in fact I know for certain that there are a few mistakes, but it's a good visual reference that proves that the Charlotte Hornets did have 2 uniforms sets.

Here we have the original Home and road:

And they were accompanied by a purple alternate:

Then, the Baron Davis era, later on they wore these:

I realize you've already admitted that there are mistakes, but the biggest one involves the trim color. It was Royal Blue on the White and Teal jerseys, as I've stated.

[Hoopskid]

I realize you've already admitted that there are mistakes, but the biggest one involves the trim color. It was Royal Blue on the White and Teal jerseys, as I've stated.

Oh alright, yeah I though I had royal blue, guess not.

Yah mistakes include the pinstriping (if that's a word?) on the shorts and the bottom trim on the shorts, among other ones. Basically you can see that the uniforms were significantly different.

Thanks