![]() ![]() Goodbye vague faux-marble, hello actual design cues! I hate that collar because it looks like an actual collar but is just V-shapes on a crew-neck and the less we say about “Dude Wipes” the better, but overall this is one of the best of the bunch. JPN: So let me get this straight NYRB want to be downtown, and NYCFC are desperate to escape, via train? Amazing. That being said, I feel that there is a lot of action in this background, three different varieties of ‘tiles’, over-thought, possibly over-designed, where it looked better on paper than in action. There’s so much iconography in New York, designers could be paralyzed where to draw inspiration from. It’s a tile mosaic that you might see in a subway. NYCFC : The Interboro Kit (SECONDARY) MLSSOCCER.COM To be fair, probably would’ve rated it higher, but RSL did this kit much cleaner, but still excellent. The watermark is an interesting effect to see within the chest of the kit, seeing it switch from the yellow cream to the blue grey as depending what it is overlapping. MH: I understand that a design house came up with it, and the colours look great allowing their sponsor (and club owners) to pop off the chest. Love the colourway, love the overall vibe. All kidding aside, this is a pretty great shirt that absolutely nails the intersection of streetwear and functional kit. Regardless, it’s nice to see New Jersey cosplay as Manhattan, again. JPN: Apparently, Daniel Patrick is something of a hot NYC-based fashion designer, and, judging by this kit, he’s also a big fan of faux-marble detailing and maybe (?) the reason we’re seeing so much of it across the line this season. NEW YORK RED BULLS : The Daniel Patrick Kit (SECONDARY) MLSSOCCER.COM Had to add this later BECAUSE MLS DOES NOT HAVE COMPANION ARTICLES FOR ALL THEIR CLUBS. For a better visual, just add a navy blue and white stripe border on either side of the solid stripe and it’s now improved. It’s a perfectly fine kit without it but this design is clearly a subtraction-by-addition situation. Why? Does it make it look interesting? I guess interesting can be annoying. Let’s add this weird rotating sash that degrades with each new layer behind it. Let’s put the sash in the kit that’s on our new badge. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION : The Defiance Kit (SECONDARY) NOTMLSSOCCER.COM I would do hard-ish time at Fulsome Prison for a voucher. JPN: I would shoot a man in Reno for this kit. It’s not terrible, but this is far from good. Are you paying for the silver or the black? There isn’t much on here that inspires or excites me. MH: With apologies to Johnny Cash, this is just black and silver, and while I suppose this is a tribute, I’m surprised that nothing else could be added to the kit to further reinforce the tribute to a musician. NASHVILLE SC : The Man In Black Kit (SECONDARY) MLSSOCCER.COM If there’s a warm up jacket with this design, you got a winner there too. Wish it was sky blue on the back instead of white. MH (Mark Hinkley): I love the colours and was worried the teases of the sky blue and pink were going to be sad tiny threads of colour on a dull kit, but the black smudges of a skyline look incredible. Sure, there’s at least half a plain white, easy to stain and ruin forever part here, so stay away from those meatball subs, but we all know fashion=pain anyway, and it should cost you something to look this good. MINNESOTA UNITED : Northern Lights Kit (SECONDARY) MLSSOCCER.COM As always, we’ll each contribute a blurb and a rating. (And be sure to tune in for our extra long winded podcast/livecast component, hitting your eye and ear holes very soon!)Īs we discovered last year, it’s better to split this into two nuggets and go alphabetical, so let’s do that. So, yes, Sports Fans, expect some scoops to go with the hot takes this year. In case you’ve been hiding under several rocks, this is the same mark Hinkley that had a hand designing the new TFC kit. JPNĪs always, I’m joined by the illustrious Mark Hinkley, who is, in fact, extra illustrious this time around. “No, I will not be taking any questions about the whole ‘sunglasses inside’ thing.” - Ed. Yes, it’s true, we have a proper sequel to the 2014/2015 TFC away stripe. Onyx stans, rejoice? For it is upon us, the return of that shade that makes us all swoon, the colourway of THAT past TFC kit, that is everyone BUT Justin Morrow’s favourite. ![]()
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