WIMBLEDON STYLE 2011
The four major tennis tournaments, also known as Grand Slams, are a critical time for sportswear brands to debut new collections and although Novak Djokovic won Wimbledon, we’ll give Rafael Nadal the slight edge in the style department. That track jacket (more…)
BILL FOOTE PADDLE BOARDS
If you’ve tried surfing with little to no success and want to experience something a bit more mellow, try paddle boarding, also known as stand up surfing. This new sport dropped onto the scene about three years ago with sales contining to climb at a rapid pace. You can find a good board for (more…)
RON BURGUNDY WINS TROPHY
Bruins goalie Tim Thomas won the Vezina Trophy last night as the NHL’s best goalie for his incredible and dominating season. Sporting a robust and vibrant mustache that would make former Met Keith Hernandez proud, Thomas (more…)
OAKLEY BELT BUCKLE WINS THE OPEN
Congratulations to Rory McIlroy for an amazing show put on this past weekend. An incredible display of talent by the young 22 year old. Let’s just hope that 3×5 belt buckle billboard doesn’t catch on. Is golf becoming NASCAR?
GOLF: THE NEW STYLE
If you haven’t watched golf since Tiger’s wife went viking on him, then you’re A) not alone, and B) gonna be surprised by the new styles hitting the links at the U.S. Open Championship outside of D.C. this weekend. There’s a trend towards baggy, loose fitting (more…)
BRUINS TAKE THE CUP
Hockey players are the toughest athletes in sports hands down and last night the Bruins proved their grit and determination by beating the Canucks. In what other sport can you see a player break a nose or lose three front teeth and get right back into the game? The opposite (more…)
FUTSAL GLOBE SOCCER BALL
Keep this soccer ball in your office and treat it like the conch in “Lord of the Flies;” whoever has it owns the floor. Something this cool is sure to get brainstorming sessions flowing a bit quicker. Designed by IDEA from Japan, the futsal blue world soccer ball costs $72 and is available on the fun website A+R Design.
THE BEST WAY TO WATCH BASEBALL
If you live outside of the area where your favorite baseball team plays, your options for watching them are very limited. This is by far and away the best option out there: Purchase Apple TV for $99, then subscribe to MLB.TV for $119. That puts you at roughly $218. The other route, is to purchase “MLB Extra Innings” through your cable provider at $179 for the “Early Bird Special” or $199 soon thereafter.
So why pay the extra $40? There are too many benefits to mention: (more…)
ORANGE CRUSH: PUBLIC CYCLES’ “D3″
The D3 from Public Cycles out of San Francisco ($690). Big color, bold design, no bell required. An easy shifting, 3-gear bike meant for cruising.
PREP STYLE: VARSITY CREW
This past weekend, the world’s largest regatta, the 43rd Head of the Charles, was held in Boston with 8,000 rowers and 300,000 spectators attending. That’s a lot of tweed and penny loafers. Rowing has always been an iconic representation of prep style, and with the recent obsession with the book “Take Ivy,” it may become the next vintage style to pop up in men’s collections, similar to Michael Bastian’s focus on lacrosse for his successful reinvention of Gant.
The Saturday Evening Post illustrated in 1907 by J.C. Leyendecker & vintage poster “College Crews” by noted illustrator Edward Penfield in 1908.
Stall & Dean, an apparel company established in 1898, makes these vintage varsity crew shirts and sweaters.
Brooks Brothers, fully understanding their target demographic, was this years apparel sponsor of the regatta.
USA WORLD CUP TRACK JACKETS
I like these retro warm up jackets the USA team wore before their big win over Algeria.
U.S. MEN’S WORLD CUP STYLE
Great uniforms. I love the old-school banner detail and navy and white strong color scheme. Doesn’t hurt that it’s shown here on Oguchi Onyewu as he towers over Wayne Rooney in the teams rather fortunate 1-1 draw.
Clearly drawing inspiration from the 1950′s U.S. team (and hoping for similar results?) Nike got it right. Nothing fancy. (Think of the yellow Charlie Brown stripe on Slovenia’s jerseys). There still is room for improvement, for instance:
A terrible logo, nothing beautiful or modern about it, just stuck in the middle, looks 80′s. If you’re going with vintage classic jersey’s, design a logo that feels more authentic. Just look at the logo on Rooney’s uniform above for a superb example:
Much cooler. An eagle or some use of iconography would look sharp, perhaps 2014 in Brazil?
