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mfad•10mo ago
Clark'sDesertBot

Sportswear in Fashion - Topic of the day 7/16/24

How do you feel about the resurgence of sports jerseys appearing in fashion? How do you find balance between wearing sportswear and not looking like you think you're on the team? Are there certain types of jerseys that work better than others?
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seth
seth•10mo ago
those brasil baby tees are gonna be the reason the ice caps r gone in 5 years
Smiles
Smiles•10mo ago
but its swag
zacheadams
zacheadams•10mo ago
continuing the conversation on dress codes, wearing sportswear should be illegal outside of playing sports and I will not elaborate I carve out a specific exemption to me wearing yoga pants all the time because yoga is not a sport and yoga parts are hot, sexy, and cool
jfarrell468
jfarrell468•10mo ago
Yes, very reasonable and nuanced. šŸ˜„
Sal
Sal•10mo ago
zach when he sees a pair of tennis shoes :bang:
seth
seth•10mo ago
hot take from a dude wearing rick pods to bike
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
Emilie Casiez
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jfarrell468
jfarrell468•10mo ago
I don't think of myself as a sportswear guy, but I don't hate people who are, or think they aren't "properly" dressed.
Yakkeks
Yakkeks•10mo ago
i wonder if jerseys will occupy the same niche of formality in a century that polo shirts do now
jfarrell468
jfarrell468•10mo ago
Also, even though I don't think of myself as wearing sportswear, I wear sneakers and gorp outerwear (Patagonia), which is absolutely sportswear according to intended function. I mean, aren't LL Bean and Orvis, at their root, basically sportswear for WASPs?
zacheadams
zacheadams•10mo ago
less sarcastically I agree that the further mainstreaming of gorp and related stuff probably lends itself to broader acceptance of other more conspicuous sportswear in the rest of fashion
Yakkeks
Yakkeks•10mo ago
button downs were invented by polo players its sportswear all the way down
jfarrell468
jfarrell468•10mo ago
/thread. Leo nailed it
Sal
Sal•10mo ago
similar energy but i've come around on these joints, they're cute
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Yakkeks
Yakkeks•10mo ago
and even back in the day ppl were whining about the encroachment of sportswear into normal attire
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
four sport athlete
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jfarrell468
jfarrell468•10mo ago
It's all sportswear. Double vents on a blazer were for riding on horseback.
jibba
jibba•10mo ago
I truly hope in 200 years people talk about the amount of midriff shown on football jerseys the way we talk about lapel width on sports coats.
stevie
stevie•10mo ago
name 4 sports
jfarrell468
jfarrell468•10mo ago
High heels were to keep your feet in the stirrups
seth
seth•10mo ago
i just associate this too much with like dead on arrival streetwear startups
Smiles
Smiles•10mo ago
every streetwear brand in existance bricks a cropped jersey rite of passage
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
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jfarrell468
jfarrell468•10mo ago
So, basically streetwear guys need OCBDs and blazers because they are sportswear. I'M KIDDING.
sharloy
sharloy•10mo ago
Goated jersey is black midi x BCNR
sharloy
sharloy•10mo ago
Dressage is sportswear
sharloy
sharloy•10mo ago
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jfarrell468
jfarrell468•10mo ago
Founder of Patagonia
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ClassClown
ClassClown•10mo ago
God I haven't stopped dreaming of this since you first posted
Esper
Esper•10mo ago
once you get into the world of outdoor sports the definition of sportswear expands so much as to be nearly meaningless arctwizzy shell jacket is sportswear
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
yeah I was talking about sports jerseys and apparel when I wrote this totd lmao
chopper
chopper•10mo ago
nearly no one has ever managed to do a good "off bike" cycling jersey
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
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sharloy
sharloy•10mo ago
To actually add to the discussion S Tier: Soccer Jersey B Tier: Baseball and Hockey Jersey D Tier: Basketball and Football Jersey
seth
seth•10mo ago
footsketball
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Smiles•10mo ago
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artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
the ALD cycling jersey is cool but unfortunately ruined by the brand logo actually
jfarrell468
jfarrell468•10mo ago
Sportswear worn correctly
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artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
you can say that about all of their jerseys
jfarrell468
jfarrell468•10mo ago
I need that sweater vest. Is it sportswear though?
seth
seth•10mo ago
sportswear is anything you wear on the sport
AndrewA
AndrewA•10mo ago
I love and collect minor league baseball hats
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
it's a cycling jersey
AndrewA
AndrewA•10mo ago
Minor league hockey is good too So many random mascots and logos Everyone needs a Modesto nuts or Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp hat Maybe a Fresno Tacos alternative logo
jfarrell468
jfarrell468•10mo ago
I remember when I was learning about MFA there was a great inspo album of fits with varsity jackets, cricket sweaters, and the like. Mostly Japanese, as I recall. Anyone else remember that?
Weeg
Weeg•10mo ago
Sportswear is cool. It kinda exists outside of the cultural context that i (and i assume a lot of us) grew up in so i dont have a super informed take on the matter Worth pointing out that a ton of designers draw from it heavily. Rick owens especially A lot of his classic designs are takes on 90s streetwear
AndrewA
AndrewA•10mo ago
AndrewA
AndrewA•10mo ago
Red Wings jersey inspo Mostly posted for random collection of people
AndrewA
AndrewA•10mo ago
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Spuck
Spuck•10mo ago
Venezia FC jerseys >>>> Any fashion brands attempts to make an inspired one
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artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
look to real sports teams for cool jerseys, look to brand lookbooks for how to style them
Spuck
Spuck•10mo ago
IDK I think the Venezia styling shots are pretty hard as well
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
speaking generally, but agree
Spuck
Spuck•10mo ago
FUCK
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artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
my local team just ripped the aime leon dore lookbook to promote this season's kit
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damb
damb•10mo ago
Moto pants / cycling jerseys / vintage basketball jerseys are my fave sport wear related pieces
Guatemalean Toupee
Guatemalean Toupee•10mo ago
It’s literally just ald lmao
zeometer
zeometer•10mo ago
i guess technically i support it-
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zeometer
zeometer•10mo ago
(but also that one is stolen valor just wearing a repro prl rugby shirt is insufficient)
Spuck
Spuck•10mo ago
hey if ALD are gonna do inspirtion from sports teams, only fair they do it back
justly
justly•10mo ago
for me the first image that comes to mind for this topic is a gammon in an England football shirt so uh I think letterman jackets are really cool, maybe because they aren't very common here This is an interesting thread
jfarrell468
jfarrell468•10mo ago
What about the olympic uniforms? Someone posted the Mongolian uniforms the other day, which are really pretty
jfarrell468
jfarrell468•10mo ago
I did some reddit archaeology and found this varsity jacket album from 2013: https://imgur.com/a/inspiration-album-varsity-jackets-jjjiy
justly
justly•10mo ago
That looks sick, ty
Guatemalean Toupee
Guatemalean Toupee•10mo ago
I think that’s a little different, it’s basically formal wear that’s worn only for the ceremony’s iirc
Guatemalean Toupee
Guatemalean Toupee•10mo ago
The US one is a lil uhhh
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Guatemalean Toupee
Guatemalean Toupee•10mo ago
I don’t like the giant polo logo
Shrimp
Shrimp•10mo ago
https://www.instagram.com/p/C9VT85NOlGz/?img_index=1 here they are again for those that didnt see
modernnotoriety
Mongolia’s uniforms for the opening and closing ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games.
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AndrewA
AndrewA•10mo ago
It was hated at the time but I have soft spot for the real Pistons jerseys from the 90s
femto
femto•10mo ago
This year has jeans
femto
femto•10mo ago
Idk for me it's chic people wearing like, Brazil or Barca jerseys šŸ˜› Lately I've seen a lot of jerseys of countries in the Copa as part of sick outfits IRL Letterman jackets for fashion depending on how they're done personally can feel a bit too far into posing as someone you're not and maybe don't want to look akin to, because people take high school/college sports seriously lol. I guess another example of how cultural context matters
werkinprogress
werkinprogress•10mo ago
I didn't watch sports growing up, so I feel strange wearing any kinda jersey I've been floated the idea of making trivia team varsity jackets though and that'd be fuckin sick I guess I'm very attached to the idea of sportswear like that as a commemoration of something I can't quite fully separate the context from the piece itself and I'd prefer if those who are more interested in it have the opportunity to present themselves as such
briquebrutale
briquebrutale•10mo ago
big fan of olympics uniforms! the norwegian winter olympics had some pretty great looking jackets for their volunteers / staff olympic branded clothes / sportswear are also so plentiful on ebay and the likes the french usually also have some great looking uniforms my excuse is usually that the item was gifted to me
AndrewA
AndrewA•10mo ago
Which is the True starter jacket? The satin bomber or the half zip pullover?
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singer
singer•10mo ago
When it comes to jerseys/soccer shirts, the odd thing is the more of a fan you are, the more you won't wear something just because it looks good. I'm a diehard for a few teams and I don't care how good another team's jersey (or anything) looks, I won't touch it. Luckily, the last few years have been pretty good to sports fans in terms of team-related gear, and it's fun to mix it up (tshirts that aren't ugly, sweaters that hit). I'm mildly obsessed with some of the RL Yankees gear, but that's more like a collab than sportswear (outside of the everything-is-sportswear historical context).
jfarrell468
jfarrell468•10mo ago
I had a varsity letter for Academic Team. I always sort of wanted a jacket to piss off the football players, but I never got one. šŸ™‚
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
I've cooled off on varsity jackets recently but I think they're cool
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artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
I think if you're gonna wear one with patches and shit on it it's gotta be A) Not yours and B) from before the year 2000
AndrewA
AndrewA•10mo ago
femto
femto•10mo ago
So about cricket sweaters, they might be a little underappreciated for how much swag they have as the sportswear they are
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femto
femto•10mo ago
I'd think the way to style one is with a big or even gone wild collar like cricketers used to but for example Jerrod from OCBD Blog prefers a T shirt and that works ig
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jfarrell468
jfarrell468•10mo ago
swag levels are off the charts. I want a cricket sweater so badly. Also, I've really enjoyed seeing how we took a broad view of "sportswear", and found the MFAD twist on it. <serious>Really good TOTD.</serious> <snark>Almost as good as dress codes.</snark>
Sal
Sal•10mo ago
Reflect on the feedback you were given in that thread instead of making cheeky jokes
sharloy
sharloy•10mo ago
I’m sorry cricket sweaters are not sportswear This topic almost exclusively covers jerseys
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
not sportswear in the context of this totd but as previously mentioned the term sportswear is pretty much meaningless because of how much it can encompass lmao
sharloy
sharloy•10mo ago
when someone says sportswear that’s immediately what I assume A jersey or cap or something actually used in sports or the culture of it Otherwise converses would be sportswear Which they’re clearly not
sharloy
sharloy•10mo ago
Cricket dont wear cricket sweaters in game
femto
femto•10mo ago
They don't in T20, they often do in the traditional forms of the game like for county, and test matches. Or just village cricket 😊 My first post was all cricketers some pretty well beloved ones among them I grew up with ⚽ like oxygen, but also cricket around
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
I see your point but I think cricket sweaters are like rugby shirts in that they've been contextually separated from their sport enough to no longer immediately read as sportswear the same way a baseball or soccer jersey would and honestly baseball caps are approaching that territory for me if they aren't there already
femto
femto•10mo ago
True - especially in the US, I suspect cricket sweaters in prep/Ivy stuck around from when people actually played it more than baseball. In India they're probably very very old fashioned upper class coded now (but also everyone has nostalgia for players who always wore whites with sweaters!) Different cultures, again
jfarrell468
jfarrell468•10mo ago
isn't that the fate of a lot of sportswear?
femto
femto•10mo ago
Super obvious statement but I'm sure different baseball caps conjure up the sport more or less
jfarrell468
jfarrell468•10mo ago
I found the broad historical perspective interesting here, and don't feel the need to draw the line and say "XXX is no longer sportswear"
femto
femto•10mo ago
Old pics of bowlers in big sweater cool :LizeBigbrain:
sharloy
sharloy•10mo ago
I think when people refer to sportswear they refer to jerseys and not polo shirts.
AndrewA
AndrewA•10mo ago
What’s a good hipster soccer/football jersey to get? Like no one popular. Ideally a level or two below the Premier league
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
I like the retro germany kit with the trefoil
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artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
which I understand doesn't really answer your question
tun🌻
tunšŸŒ»ā€¢10mo ago
Finnieston Clothing Ltd.
CLYDEBANK FC x FINNIESTON
Limited Edition Official Collaboration.
tun🌻
tunšŸŒ»ā€¢10mo ago
The most hipster (scottish 6th division semi pro team)
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
there's a team in the italian fourth tier that had an insane one this season
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artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
newcastle jerseys when they still had the beer sponsor
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Smiles
Smiles•10mo ago
Was cricket literally ever played more than baseball in the us Hol on Ok yes but before any of the modern style took hokd
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
I love the getafe burger king jersey because of how random of a sponsorship that was
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stevie
stevie•10mo ago
holy shit lol that's sick
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
Juve pink jeeps are sick as well
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artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
just tell me when to stop
tun🌻
tunšŸŒ»ā€¢10mo ago
can I retroactively spoiler this
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artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
check your local USL team!
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
mine
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Spuck
Spuck•10mo ago
the most hipster one in europe would be FC St Pauli but the jerseys are ugly as shit
femto
femto•10mo ago
I feel like 10 (or maybe 14 lol) years ago there was a bit of a moment of American hipsters who don't follow soccer wearing jerseys for African and Asian countries. And there's lots of those that go hard.
Spuck
Spuck•10mo ago
the grail is the FC Clapton 'no pasaran' kit, insanely low level team put out this banger
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artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
ny cosmos pele jersey
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AndrewA
AndrewA•10mo ago
Amazing
Esper
Esper•10mo ago
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AndrewA
AndrewA•10mo ago
That is very hipster Sorry I was in and out but these are all great. No USL team near me but I grew up near Detroit and I like that one. I live in Nashville but I’m not sure I like the NSC jersey
lolcaz
lolcaz•10mo ago
Would be interested to hear how attitudes to sportswear as casualwear differ between people with a slim or athletic build vs plus size people. As a fat person, I feel like wearing stuff that's overtly sportswear is kinda awkward unless it's something so mainstream that it's lost the sporty connotation - e.g. Vans skate shoes, retro basketball shoes, sweatshirts, etc Also interesting to read about how football/soccer tops are perceived in different cultures. In the UK, it's very much associated with hooligans and footie tops are banned from various situations and are generally frowned upon outside of match day.
carrion
carrion•10mo ago
Like, attitudes from plus sized people or towards plus sized people? I'm a person who swings between plus sized fat and plus sized fit pretty regularly based on my lifting goals and my experience is: anything can look good on anyone. ALD, mentioned prev in this thread, goes up to 2XL and does a great job in this exact category
briquebrutale
briquebrutale•10mo ago
converse are fairly popular shoes of people that do weightlifting
Esper
Esper•10mo ago
I wear rick shoes to the gym sometimes that doesnt make them sportswear though Knee sleeves or a skintight competition singlet though…
briquebrutale
briquebrutale•10mo ago
why not?
lolcaz
lolcaz•10mo ago
Both, tbh! I think one influences the other.
Weeg
Weeg•10mo ago
I feel like rick draws from sportswear but is different enough to be distinct Like its inspired by the pieces and silhouettes but takes on a totally different function
lolcaz
lolcaz•10mo ago
I just can't imagine wearing a top that's like "track athletic team" over my body that's clearly not run in years unless it's for a bus
briquebrutale
briquebrutale•10mo ago
if many people use them for sports itā€˜s sportwear imo
lolcaz
lolcaz•10mo ago
I am realising, however, that some people are thinking of sportswear as wearing a top of a team they support - which is a totally different scenario than wearing a top of doing a sport if that makes sense
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
I think we can all agree that when I wrote this totd I did not intend for y’all to start talking about converse all stars
sharloy
sharloy•10mo ago
And are not sportswear I can wear air max 95s and those aren’t sports wear I can wear a rugby shirt and that ain’t sportswear I can wear a baseball SnapBack and that ain’t sportswear
lolcaz
lolcaz•10mo ago
What's that saying about the difference between a cult and a religion being about 2000 years? The difference between sportswear and casualwear is about 20 years.
briquebrutale
briquebrutale•10mo ago
i just donā€˜t think these categories are mutually exclusive
sharloy
sharloy•10mo ago
Babe I don’t go to your house looking for technicalities Answer the damn discussion topic In good faith
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
I literally just wanted everyone to talk about wearing sports jerseys lmfao
Weeg
Weeg•10mo ago
This topic made me think about jerseys and basketball shoes
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
See the picture attached to the topic ACTUALLY
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
Read the topic!
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lolcaz
lolcaz•10mo ago
Sportswear ≠ jerseys It starts off with jerseys but asks about sportswear
bishopcorrigan
bishopcorrigan•10mo ago
He’s the guy that wrote the thread He knows what he meant
lolcaz
lolcaz•10mo ago
Yeah but people can interpret things in a way one didn't intend I mean, fuck me for thinking a thread titled "sportswear in fashion" is about sportswear in fashion and not just jerseys
Esper
Esper•10mo ago
jerseys nuts
thumb yorke
thumb yorke•10mo ago
maybe the real sport is the friends we made along the way
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
I apologize for the discrepancy
SteezeTrain
SteezeTrain•10mo ago
Hockey jerseys with shorts is my fav
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
But if you read the prompt and thought the intent was to discuss polo shirts and fishing vests idk what to tell you I will do better with tomorrow’s topic
Weeg
Weeg•10mo ago
We havent discussed proper ping pong attire yet
SteezeTrain
SteezeTrain•10mo ago
Y'all like esports jerseys
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
I’m extremely disappointed that nobody brought up Nigel Cabourn at all today
Smiles
Smiles•10mo ago
you posted emilie
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
That should have teed someone up 😭
Smiles
Smiles•10mo ago
i think i figured you post nigel after ngl
SteezeTrain
SteezeTrain•10mo ago
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Smiles
Smiles•10mo ago
mb i had to post ALD like a meme
Esper
Esper•10mo ago
Yes, love these I want the black skeleton kountry jersey so bad
myownmoses
myownmoses•10mo ago
Not my style, but I love a styled hockey jersey. I had two high school students come in wearing hockey jerseys last year not even knowing they were hockey jerseys. They said they just saw them online and liked the color and fit.
pacific_north_dressed
pacific_north_dressed•10mo ago
Same šŸ’•
myownmoses
myownmoses•10mo ago
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pacific_north_dressed
pacific_north_dressed•10mo ago
hockey jerseys rule when styled well
Weeg
Weeg•10mo ago
Gotta support the team
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zeometer
zeometer•10mo ago
there's a thin line with baseball jersey between nigel cabourn and this-
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zeometer
zeometer•10mo ago
rare kendall brick even though dramaturgically it makes sense
bishopcorrigan
bishopcorrigan•10mo ago
ā€œRare Kendall brickā€ idk about that
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
Just pair it with workwear and or milsurp
zeometer
zeometer•10mo ago
okay rare clothing brick sue me lol that said i feel like there's a way to make that less cringe (sartorially)
artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
Kendall Roy's Good Fits: A Thread End of Thread
zeometer
zeometer•10mo ago
would make an easy totd or else turn into old money discourse round 2 who knows
Shrimp
Shrimp•10mo ago
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Spuck
Spuck•10mo ago
Thats not really true any more. If anything you're more likely to not be let in a pub on match day, especially wearing the opposite teams colours. I wear jerseys all the time for running and never have an issue anywhere. I wore converse all stars while playing basketball for my university, they do the job!
OceanicEternity
OceanicEternity•10mo ago
I used to wear a lot of soccar t-shirts because my uncle loves soccar and occasionally give me some. What I noticed was what would happen whenever I was at a gathering of people wearing them is all the soccar fans would gather around me to talk about soccar. I've phased them out of my wardrobe because I don't like wearing polyester.
lolcaz
lolcaz•10mo ago
So it's true they're still banned from certain situations. I mostly remember them being very much banned on non uniform days in school and not allowed in college. I never see anyone wearing them casually unless it's a match day, but I also don't like football and only have a couple of friends who do so maybe I'm not seeing as many as you do, or maybe it's also a reflection of where I live.
Spuck
Spuck•10mo ago
I can't think of a single place in my city (Liverpool) that bans jerseys, it is an extremely football mad city. But I have seen it in London, around places that had more problematic fans (Chelsea, Millwall)
femto
femto•10mo ago
Chelsea :xd: Probably is true that like, Latinos are more likely to wear jerseys anytime anywhere
singer
singer•10mo ago
I think they got a boost in the US due to Ivy + becoming Tennis sweaters here as well. RL and others usually refer to them as that, and they seem to cycle through popularity. I love a good one
singer
singer•10mo ago
Love the idea of this "Tennis cardigan" from Velasca, but wish it had pockets https://www.velasca.com/products/deuce-prblrsc
Velasca (World)
Velasca | Cream cable knit cotton cardigan, made in Italy
Cable knit cotton cardigan. Tennis-inspired, with blue and red stripes at the collar, wrists and edges.
ClassClown
ClassClown•10mo ago
Bop or flop
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DidYeAye
DidYeAye•10mo ago
New Arsenal x Adidas x A Tribe Called Quest just dropped
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artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
new cool italian jersey just dropped
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artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting•10mo ago
unfortunately the club is called 'Latina' so
Spuck
Spuck•10mo ago
would on levels
Jek
Jek•10mo ago
I havent been wearing jerseys but i have been wearing some t shirts sold by soccer/football clubs. Some of have really dope designs. For example I got a p cool shirt from a sparta praha shop in praha this summer. I think the big red star looks cool.

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