Have you ever been watching a sporting event and were simply disgusted with your favorite team’s lack of fashion sense? Better yet, have you actually considered going into fashion just so that you could learn how to create better uniforms to replace the old ones? It doesn’t matter whether your favorite sports team is good on or off the field of play when it comes to fashion sense. Marketing departments have tried desperately over the years to come up with new uniforms that will either appeal to a new market or simply to stir up some controversy. Here are some of our choices for some of the worst sporting uniforms on the face of this planet.
Vancouver Canucks – 1978 – 1985
These jerseys were supposed to be used to scare the opposing team but instead scared anybody who paid to see this team play with these awful jerseys. It seemed like Halloween was everyday of the week for the Canucks and unfortunately it was. This jersey has become the standard in how not to design a jersey and how to think more carefully when deciding to mix colors together without thinking. The truly sad part is that the Vancouver Canucks still haven’t decided on a true jersey for this franchise ever since these jerseys existed but every year that the marketing team comes up with a new jersey that gets blasted by the media and the fans at least they can say, “Well, at least it wasn’t as bad as these jerseys!”
Denver Nuggets Road Jersey 1976 – 1998
The Denver Nuggets thought it would be a good idea to have a jersey that stood out from the rest of the teams in the NBA. Not only did this jersey help to identify the team on the court; it also helped to usher in a whole new lifestyle and community to NBA events. The rainbow colored jersey has now become a symbol for the gay & lesbian community. The team has since changed their jersey but the jersey still lives on and can be seen at many gay & lesbian parades still to this day.
Chicago White Sox Home Jersey – 1976
Man, what is it with the 1970s and bad jerseys? I sense a theme here. It’s pretty hard to mess up a baseball jersey. It’s a simple layout. Hat – buttoned shirt – pants. If you keep this combination you shouldn’t have many problems. Well, in 1976, the Chicago White Sox decided to ditch the pants and go with shorts instead. Not only was the team the laughing stock of the league but they also ended up being one of the worst White Sox teams to ever take the field. The shorts incident only lasted one game of a double header and the very next game they decided to put back the old pants and forget the incident ever took place. (more…)