The Merged x115 Adventures Of The Fashion Police Weekly aka THE Uniform Thread

[nuposse87]

The problem is that most unis look like garbage.

I'll take our classy, timeless uniforms anyday over what the Seahawks did to their uniform.

I mean...just tell, which looks better to you;

This;

Or this...thing...

The fact is, our current uniform, as is, is kind of timeless. It fits in every era. It's not like the Denver "orange crush" unis that looked ridiculous and then got updated to something better. There's no real reason to update them other than just for the sake of updating them, and there's really only one way to go with the Redskins uniforms, I find---really, really, ridiculously ****ing stupid looking.

Like what the Seahawks did.

Every football fan i know loves the new sea hawks unis. Their old ones are simplistic and rather boring. I guess that is my gripe with these commemorative ones, but meh, as long as we win.

[joeski27]

Here's a phenomenal photo of the helmet, and I must say they didn't just make it look "somewhat" like leather, this thing is ultra detailed. Its actually so detailed that most people watching on TV will never really know, even in HD:



Honestly even if you are lukewarm about the uniform itself, you have to give props to the helmet work, nobody has ever done this before.

[IrepDC]

I like that the pants don't match the numbers perfectly. I like that the helmets are brown and kinda throw things off. This is a tribute to a time when football was simply about hitting people in the mouth, and not worrying about looking cute. I'd love to play in those unis. I feel like the people who are complaining don't get the point that this is an 80th anniversary throwback. Those who wanted a different throwback style, we still have 85, 90, 95, 100, etc. I'm sure they won't stop here, and there are obviously still more retro styles to choose from in our history. Those who wanted something new for our alternate, you chose the wrong year to expect that. We should have been asking for that in year 76,77,78, and 79. The 80th year is a throwback year.

[Diesel Hog]

Every football fan i know loves the new sea hawks unis. Their old ones are simplistic and rather boring. I guess that is my gripe with these commemorative ones, but meh, as long as we win.

I've never heard one person compliment the Seahawks uniforms. From what I've heard, they're generally regarded as worst in the NFL.

[Spearfeather]

Ahhhhh....I see, it actually has a leather pattern on it.

Interesting.

In the photo of them in the sunlight, it almost had a dark gold look.

Even our leather helmets back in the '30's were gold.......surprised they went with this.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

These look like an updated version of the 1994 NFL 75th anniversary throwbacks.

Yep...I actually really like them. Throw Henry Ellard on the team and we'll be set.

[NLC1054]

I've never heard one person compliment the Seahawks uniforms. From what I've heard, they're generally regarded as worst in the NFL.

With uniforms, the simpler, the better.

The uniforms shouldn't distract from the football. The Terps unveiled all these crazy new uniform combos, and then proceeded to go 2-11. Yay, you have colorful, eye catching unis, and your football team still completely blows. The Seahawks uniforms are ugly, and have been ugly, with their monochrome green blandness. The Bills monochrome unis also looked horrible; it was so refreshing to see the Bills return to a uniform that actually looked, like...normal.

I know 'Rak said we were going all out, and people read way too much into that (what else is he supposed to say? "It's bland and boring!"), but why would you want to mess with what we have now JUST to mess with it? We've got some of the best uniforms in the NFL just by virtue of the fact that they look SIMPLE.

And to be honest, as long as Redskins jerseys sell by the droves, all we're going to keep our old unis. Teams changing uni's or adding alternates nowadays is more of a marketing ploy than anything else.

[s0crates]

I like it. A nice tribute to the 1937 'skins, the original DC Championship team.

[Diesel Hog]

With uniforms, the simpler, the better.

The uniforms shouldn't distract from the football. The Terps unveiled all these crazy new uniform combos, and then proceeded to go 2-11. Yay, you have colorful, eye catching unis, and your football team still completely blows. The Seahawks uniforms are ugly, and have been ugly, with their monochrome green blandness. The Bills monochrome unis also looked horrible; it was so refreshing to see the Bills return to a uniform that actually looked, like...normal.

I know 'Rak said we were going all out, and people read way too much into that (what else is he supposed to say? "It's bland and boring!"), but why would you want to mess with what we have now JUST to mess with it? We've got some of the best uniforms in the NFL just by virtue of the fact that they look SIMPLE.

And to be honest, as long as Redskins jerseys sell by the droves, all we're going to keep our old unis. Teams changing uni's or adding alternates nowadays is more of a marketing ploy than anything else.

I like simple. The Raiders and the Giants have two of the better uniforms in the league. I hate the Giants n'all, but their home uniforms are nice.

For the 80th, I was hoping for this:



---------- Post added May-10th-2012 at 07:51 PM ----------

Here is another pic of the "feather" uniform:

[s0crates]

OK, one more:



No doubt this is a throwback to 1937 (first year in DC, and first Championship). Love the history, and love that we are paying tribute this way.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

DH, this iteration is a uniform we'll see twice. I am hoping those feather-helmet uniforms are going to be our main ones at some point!

[KDawg]

Am I the only one who doesn't like the uniforms? *shrug*

[Cools47]

I was hoping for that uni as well Diesel..

Any idea if/when these jerseys are gonna be on sale?

[s0crates]

Of course it is black and white, but here is a video of the 1937 Championship newsreel footage.



Maybe it is a bit too old-fashioned for some folks' taste, but I really like it.

[Painkiller]

I love old school. The helmet work is pretty cool also...it really looks like real leather. I will buy one of those jerseys.