Monday Morning Uni Watch

. We have a LOT to cover today, boys and girls, so let’s get right to it, beginning with notes from yesterday’s NFL games:

• The Falcons once again wore their beeYOOteeful throwbacks. Too bad the Saints don’t have road throwbacks — that would’ve been a gorgeous game to behold.

• The Bears . . . → Read More: Monday Morning Uni Watch

Sunday Morning Uni Watch

By Phil Hecken, with Terry Duroncelet

No, the splash photo isn’t from yesterday’s seizure-inducing Notre Dame vs. Maryland game (Terry will have more on that below), that’s the golden-domed Jenny Sweet, modeling the Notre Dame gold helmet that Paul received (and also modeled in Friday’s post) from adidas in preparation for yesterday’s game. . . . → Read More: Sunday Morning Uni Watch

'Cool...Miami...International'

By Phil Hecken

“Cool…Miami…International.”

Those were the three words Florida Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria used to describe the new uniforms of the South Florida baseball team.

So…how’d they do?

Let’s start with the logo, which isn’t exactly breaking news, since it leaked quite some time ago. It’s a very distinctive, four-color, beveled . . . → Read More: ‘Cool…Miami…International’

Kiss Me, I'm (an honorary member of the) Irish

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My Scottish friend Lindsay Hutton (the man behind the awesome Next Big Thing, don’tcha know) is in town, and yesterday morning he wanted me to come out with him for coffee. I was going to explain to him that I don’t drink coffee, but you can’t tell . . . → Read More: Kiss Me, I’m (an honorary member of the) Irish

Sins of the Fathers

Uniforms don’t exist in a vacuum. They fit into many contexts, not the least of which is the history and heritage of the teams they represent. So even though I’m generally a traditionalist, sometimes a traditional design just doesn’t make sense for a given team. Case in point: the new Padres set, which . . . → Read More: Sins of the Fathers

Auction Action

As you may have noticed from the ad in the left sidebar, our friends at Grey Flannel Auctions have a bunch of new items up for bid. Here are the ones that particularly caught my eye:

• I love this Topps check and letterhead. Also, I didn’t realize the Topps offices had been . . . → Read More: Auction Action

And They Aren't Even Giving Me a Consultant's Fee

. Over the past two months, I’ve told about 20 different interviewers that the current trends in college football uni design basically boil down to the fact that 17-year-olds respond to shiny objects. As you can see above, the folks at Notre Dame have apparently taken that concept a bit more literally . . . → Read More: And They Aren’t Even Giving Me a Consultant’s Fee

Monday Morning Uni Watch

People, I’m gonna be frank with you: I watched about 20 minutes of football yesterday. Here’s why: I began the day with a New York City Marathon brunch party hosted by my friends Joan and Jason. From there I went to an amazing birthday party for my friend Amy Fritch (who, as you . . . → Read More: Monday Morning Uni Watch