Yesterday I attended the opening reception for a new museum devoted to elevators (yes, really). The work uniform you see above — which was being worn by a mannequin, not by a live person — was one of the exhibits. Super-nice chain-stitching, no? Other uni-related items on display included elevator jackets, elevator sleeve . . . → Read More: Until the Uni Watch Museum Opens, This Will Do
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Almost all of today’s photos all come from the Sporting News archives. With one exception, which I’ve noted, all were contributed by the increasingly indispensable Mike Hersh. Some really good stuff this time around, so off we go: • One can never have too many satin uni photos. • Speaking of satins, here’s something . . . → Read More: There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 31 The superb Texas band Centro-matic will be playing this Thursday at the Mercury Lounge in Manhattan. I’ll be there, because I’ve been a fan of the band for about a decade now. But what I didn’t know until very recently — when reader Brad Tucker pointed it out to me — is that . . . → Read More: Uni Watch Profiles: Will Johnson Latest contribution from the increasingly indispensable Mike Hersh: a bunch of listings from the latest Classic Auctions sale, most of them hockey-oriented. Let’s take a look: • I really like this 1955 Team Canada jersey, although the color scheme and red stripes make the design feel more American than Canadian. Also, interesting how . . . → Read More: Auction Action, Hockey Edition By Phil Hecken As most of you are aware, one of, if not the most important uniform histories was compiled by Marcus Okkonen, in his epic book, Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century, many of the images from which are contained on the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Dressed To The Nines website. While . . . → Read More: Back to Baseball… By Phil Hecken So, this is what happens when you let the players and the fans design the unis, not some “professional” with a powerful computer and a *vision.* Ladies and gentlemen, your 2011 Buffalo Bills uniforms. In one of the oddest uniform unveilings in memory, due to the NFL lockout, no current . . . → Read More: Bills Bring Back Beautiful  168 comments - (Comments are closed)  Helmets, History, Jerseys, NFL, Pants, Throwbacks  Buffalo Bills new uniforms Last week I wrote about Stanford pitcher Mark Appel and his unique flaps-out stirrup stylings. As you may recall, I had hoped to interview Appel for that piece but it didn’t work out, so I had to construct an imaginary interview. With Stanford’s season now over, Appel is pitching for Team USA this . . . → Read More: Loop de Loop Revisited The Predators are rolling out new road jerseys this weekend and new home jerseys in mid-July, but their new logo set began circulating yesterday (some people say it was a leak, others say it was planned this way all along, but whatever — it’s out there). Let’s take a look: • The new . . . → Read More: The South That Roared |
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