OT: Blue Pants/Gloves

[Asinine]

Were you high the first time?

No and now I am looking at them differently. They look better as an entire unit. If you single out one player and analyze everything about what doesn't match they look bad.

But they match better if you look at them together because they match, together.

Boys i'm buzzzzzin

 

[Barklez]

No and now I am looking at them differently. They look better as an entire unit. If you single out one player and analyze everything about what doesn't match they look bad.

But they match better if you look at them together because they match, together.

Boys i'm buzzzzzin

 

[expatriatedtexan]

The only way to "fix" the current road jersey for the time being is to make the lower burgundy strip along the hem blue. It could be fixed long term, but it would need new shoulders and the elimination of the mountain striping maybe. I've seen some of the designs some of the folks on this board have done in mockups and they are amazing.

 

[UncleRisto]

The silver-only striping on the aways was incoherent already before the gear change, but now it's just really apparent.

A blue stripe, be it by itself or under the silver one, would make the set coherent along with the blue numbering. I'm not saying it's going to look rip roaring awesome, but it would make this a coherent set of jerseys.

The home/away coloring should have mirrored each other from the beginning, and that's the problem that we have here now.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

It's unfortunate but this year our throwbacks are my favorite set. So glad they'll be using it for the outdoor game.

 

[Boulder Avalanche]

I like the silver only stripe on the jersey. Makes the whole mountain stripe more modern.

 

[UncleRisto]

I like the silver only stripe on the jersey. Makes the whole mountain stripe more modern.

Yeah, I honestly think they should do blue only. It muddles a bit, but that's what color it's supposed to be.

 

[MartinSkoulYa]

I'm curious if anyone with photoshop skills could add the blue stripe back to the mountain trim with the new pants and glove combo.

I don't like the current away look, but I think the issue is with the jersey itself, not necessarily the colour. As it's been mentioned several times, there isn't enough blue in the jersey for this to work. It looks out of place.

Things I'd be curious to see if it'd improve the look:

- Blue stripe returned to mountain trim
- Blue numbers with, silver piping and burgandy trim (or some combination of this)
- 2 or 3 coulored gloves. (instead of solid blue, maybe adding some burgandy and a splash of white or silver)

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

I'm curious if anyone with photoshop skills could add the blue stripe back to the mountain trim with the new pants and glove combo.

I don't like the current away look, but I think the issue is with the jersey itself, not necessarily the colour. As it's been mentioned several times, there isn't enough blue in the jersey for this to work. It looks out of place.

Things I'd be curious to see if it'd improve the look:

- Blue stripe returned to mountain trim
- Blue numbers with, silver piping and burgandy trim (or some combination of this)
- 2 or 3 coulored gloves. (instead of solid blue, maybe adding some burgandy and a splash of white or silver)

Ok, last mockup from me. I did a comparison from current road, to only blue equipment, to blue equipment and added arm stripe. I think it goes ok, good, best in that same order. Absolutely love the blue equipment and added arm stripe.

Charles did in the "Incoming Nordiques Jersey" thread. There's more in that thread too.

 

[CharlesPuck]

@UncleRisto

Here it is with the blue stripe instead of gray.

@MartinSkoulYa

Here it is with gray stripe, blue strip, and blue numbers. This clearly is the best look and the blue gear looks AMAZING. The issue all along was never the blue pants, it was the lack of blue in the sweater. Hopefully they make these tweaks to better match the gear.

 

[UncleRisto]

@UncleRisto

Here it is with the blue stripe instead of gray.

@MartinSkoulYa

Here it is with gray stripe, blue strip, and blue numbers. This clearly is the best look and the blue gear looks AMAZING. The issue all along was never the blue pants, it was the lack of blue in the sweater. Hopefully they make these tweaks to better match the gear.

Yep, that checks out.

 

[MartinSkoulYa]

Those are much better looking IMO

Here was my abomination of an attempt in Paint

 

[MartinSkoulYa]

Here's my numbers take on the Rantanen pic above. Again Paint abomination

 

[MartinSkoulYa]

Just seems way more balanced IMO

 

[MartinSkoulYa]

And then this one is an ode to the cup teams with black numbers, silver piping and black trim around the numbers

STILL looks way more balanced. I think the blue returning around the mountain trim is KEY, you can probably do whatever you want after that.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Here's my numbers take on the Rantanen pic above. Again Paint abomination

I'd go with just one thicker burgandy outline around the numbers, but that’s my opinion. I'd also like to see gloves be burgundy with a white cuff and blue lettering, and the "Ball" logo be the right shade of Avs blue too.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

For the Home versions, I'd add a white mountain stripe, blue stripe around the white numbers. I'd go with burgundy helmets, and burgundy gloves with a white cuff and blue lettering, and keep the blue pants.

 

[MartinSkoulYa]

I'd go with just one thicker burgandy outline around the numbers, but that’s my opinion.

I like it too. Like I said before, I really think the key is the re-introduction of blue around the mountain striping. You can basically go whichever direction you want after that.

 

[UncleRisto]

@UncleRisto

Here it is with the blue stripe instead of gray.

Yeah, I think this one's the most modern, but the important thing is the blue.

They should probably match the socks, too.

 

[MartinSkoulYa]

Really starting to think that maybe it's the jersey design that needs to be tweaked

I think something like this helps break it up a bit on the homes

 

[UncleRisto]

No.

 

[henchman21]

Really starting to think that maybe it's the jersey design that needs to be tweaked

I think something like this helps break it up a bit on the homes

You're right, it does need tweaked... to this:

 

[CharlesPuck]

You're right, it does need tweaked... to this:

The Nick Holden of uniforms

 

[CharlesPuck]

Really starting to think that maybe it's the jersey design that needs to be tweaked

I think something like this helps break it up a bit on the homes

I was toying with a similar idea for the roads. Keep the mountains but add a hem stripe to separate the blue and burgundy. Stay tuned.

 

[henchman21]

The Nick Holden of uniforms

Best uni the Avs have ever had though...