View Full Version : USWNT Uniforms
Mississippi Flash
10 Sep 2002, 10:39 PM
Our women's kit on Sunday struck me as awfully plain and uninspiring. A plain white jersey with no trim or collar and plain white socks didn't exactly catch the eye. The shorts with the white trim looked neat and classy. Did anybody else wonder about that uniform?
FearM9
11 Sep 2002, 01:45 AM
Expect a redoing of the unis for the 2003 WWC.
Uhhh someone go find the SIW article that contained this blurb please.
IIRC from another article...it is suppose to be similar to the new mens kits...the blue scheme instead of red.
lasoccervegas2002
11 Sep 2002, 10:29 AM
all countries have the same uniform for Men and Women except US, why ?????????????? pls anyone answer this Q
Trayster
11 Sep 2002, 09:57 PM
I hope they don't make the uniforms like the U.S. men's... it looked like they ran short on red and blue fabric! I liked the uniforms the women wore for the '96 Olympics.
M9fanatic
12 Sep 2002, 12:19 AM
Originally posted by lasoccervegas2002
all countries have the same uniform for Men and Women except US, why ?????????????? pls anyone answer this Q
Because when the WNT wears the same kit as the mens NT they look dumb. :D
Baggy kits that are 2 sizes to big. IMO Women don't look right playing in one thats so baggy and has a big ass collar that just gets in the way.
I kinda think its cool that Nike goes out of it's way to design our WNT thier own kit.
I myself like the red one. The white shirt and blue shorts they wore on Sunday were pretty classy.
my 2 cents anyway.
FearM9
12 Sep 2002, 01:30 AM
Originally posted by Trayster
I hope they don't make the uniforms like the U.S. men's... it looked like they ran short on red and blue fabric! I liked the uniforms the women wore for the '96 Olympics. Good God those were baggy. Players wallowed in 'em.
AB1FAN
12 Sep 2002, 06:14 AM
Originally posted by M9fanatic
Because when the WNT wears the same kit as the mens NT they look dumb. :D
Baggy kits that are 2 sizes to big. IMO Women don't look right playing in one thats so baggy and has a big ass collar that just gets in the way.
I kinda think its cool that Nike goes out of it's way to design our WNT thier own kit.
I myself like the red one. The white shirt and blue shorts they wore on Sunday were pretty classy.
my 2 cents anyway.
i agree w/ you i like the white and blue.
but the red is hot.
lasoccervegas2002
12 Sep 2002, 10:35 AM
this is all about bussines, Nike made the design for almost all members of FIFA ( that's why all look similar except for colour combination ) and split the money from sales. I myself like the white on top and blue short + white socks ) for woman soccer, just like what they wore during final 2000 olympic.
lasoccervegas2002
12 Sep 2002, 10:39 AM
Originally posted by M9fanatic
The white shirt and blue shorts they wore on Sunday were pretty classy.
my 2 cents anyway.
I agree.
FearM9
12 Sep 2002, 11:17 AM
The difference betwixt the Scotland match unis and the Norway handball unis is that on Sunday their shorts had white stripes down the side whereas the Norway handball unis had red stripes down the side.
Awe-Inspiring
12 Sep 2002, 05:07 PM
I like the '99 WWC uniforms. Aside from generally looking like normal soccer uniforms, they evoke a championship feeling and championship memories.
And as for the question, why does the WNT wear different uniforms from the MNT, the question is wrong. The WNT is the defending world champion and a team with proven drawing power in the USA. The men's team is getting there. The real question is, why does the MNT wear uniforms different from their sister world championship team? ;) In The Games That Rate, I suggested that the WNT consistency of uniforms and championship associations made those uniforms the appropriate choice for both national teams.
PoetSong
12 Sep 2002, 06:04 PM
Does anyone have any upclose shots of the unis from the Columbus game? (I don't have cable, so no go on seeing the unis..and I have yet to find a photo from the game)
I've always enjoyed the blue and white ones... something classy about them... and the red and blues, too- the power of the red..with the blue..hmm.. speaks of a champion to me.... the all whites.. ech...
SeattleFan
15 Sep 2002, 07:00 PM
This story has a couple of photos from the Columbus game: http://www.dispatch.com/sports-story.php?story=dispatch/news/sports02/sep02/1472290.html
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Sachin
27 Sep 2002, 07:32 PM
Originally posted by Awe-Inspiring
I like the '99 WWC uniforms. Aside from generally looking like normal soccer uniforms, they evoke a championship feeling and championship memories.
And as for the question, why does the WNT wear different uniforms from the MNT, the question is wrong. The WNT is the defending world champion and a team with proven drawing power in the USA. The men's team is getting there. The real question is, why does the MNT wear uniforms different from their sister world championship team? ;) In The Games That Rate, I suggested that the WNT consistency of uniforms and championship associations made those uniforms the appropriate choice for both national teams.
I'm glad I saw the winky, othewise I would have locked and loaded the flamethrower :D
Why don't the women have two stars above the crest for the World Cups won?
But the men's and women's designs should be the same. After all, it's all the same team, just different categories.
Sachin
magiclamp
27 Sep 2002, 08:40 PM
I like the red and blue combination best, personally.
And they DO have two stars, but they are on the right sleeve.
I'm anxious to see what they have in store for WWC '03... hmmmmmmmm...
Norma
Mississippi Flash
27 Sep 2002, 08:57 PM
Originally posted by magiclamp
I like the red and blue combination best, personally.
And they DO have two stars, but they are on the right sleeve.
Norma
I wondered about that. I believe the Brazilian men put the stars above the badge on the left breast. The women's uniforms sure could use a little spicing up. Putting the stars in the right place would be a start.
Sachin
29 Sep 2002, 02:44 PM
Originally posted by Mississippi Flash
I wondered about that. I believe the Brazilian men put the stars above the badge on the left breast. The women's uniforms sure could use a little spicing up. Putting the stars in the right place would be a start.
All World Cup winners do that. I don't see why the USA has to be different. BTW, the CBF (Brasilian FA) has said that if the women win a World Cup, they will add another star for them.
Sachin
M9fanatic
01 Oct 2002, 02:49 PM
Doesn't the US soccer crest already have 3 stars on it?
I could be wrong i'm too lazy to look.
TOTC
01 Oct 2002, 02:56 PM
It does; supposedly for the USSF, AYSO, and USASA.
In the old days, the crest had had 13 stars (int'l matches) or five rings (Olympic games).
TOTC
03 Oct 2002, 02:14 PM
Interesting Gold Cup trends:
1. Russia, a Nike team, wore its men's jersey for the match vs. Italy.
2. The US women, though it could have chosen to wear an all-white strip vs. Australia, didn't. Instead, it wore the blue shorts with a white stripe -- kind of like how the US men did for the World Cup (1-1 draw with Korea excepted).
2a. These shorts were different from the blues worn by the US women for the Olympic final, which were blue with red stripes down the side.
3. Does this mean our women will be wearing a clone of the men's strip at China 2003?