The December issue of Boys’ Life, along with the Sears Christmas Wishbook, formed the basis for any serious Christmas List preparation
Category: Ads for Uniforms
Are Some Uni Ads ‘Better’ Than Others?
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Good Sunday morning, Uni Watch readers! Spring starts today (at 11:33 EDT in fact), which means our founder’s birthday is tomorrow (more on that below). …
NHL Will Allow Jersey Ads Beginning with the 2022-23 Season
[Editor’s Note: Paul is on his annual August break from the site. Deputy editor Phil Hecken is in charge from now through the end of the month, although Paul may …
Could We See Ads on College Football Unis this Fall?
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Greetings and Good Saturday Morning, Uni Watch readers. I hope everyone had a good week and (for most of us in the northern hemisphere) you’re …
Let’s Look at Some Vintage Uniform Ads
For all images, click to enlarge I’ve written a fair amount over the years about uniform catalogs, but I haven’t written so much about single-page uniform ads that have run …
Australian Open 2020 – Fire Down Undah
By Phil Hecken, with Brinke Guthrie Follow @PhilHecken The Australian Open — Tennis’ first “major” of the year — is set to begin this Monday (in Australia), but due to …
And So…It Begins
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Yesterday, the Cincinnati Reds became the first team to announce a new uniform (jersey, actually) for the 2020 season. They like to claim they’re the …
Grizzlies Unveil New Unis, Logo, Court & Advertiser
[Editor’s Note: Paul is on his annual August break from site. Deputy editor Phil Hecken is in charge from now through the end of the month, although Paul is still …
Bucks Unveil First-Ever Throwback Uniform with an Ad Patch
[Editor’s Note: Paul is on his annual August break from site (although he’s still on the clock over at ESPN and may be popping up here occasionally), and Phil is …
‘And So It Begins’
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken The big, and pretty much entirely expected news yesterday was the announcement by the NBA that the league will begin selling jersey …
adidas Wins NHL Uni Contract: 3 Stripes & Ads Coming?
Concept by Ross Taylor By Phil Hecken The big uniform news yesterday wasn’t the unveiling of another college football uniform, or a jersey snafu, or any of the usual mid-August …
Ads Gone Bad: Worst Soccer Sponsorships
By Phil Hecken Back when I put out the “call” for readers to pitch stories for Paul’s month-long sabbatical, I got some excellent ones (and a few that won’t make …
In Soviet Russia, Uniform Wears You!
I like to look for old uniforms on eBay, so I do lots of searches for “vintage football uniform” and “wool baseball jersey” and so on. I also search on …