The Washington Wizards have released their special uniform that highlights the areas cherry blossoms. The ‘Bloom City’ uniform draws its design elements from the trees that are synonymous with springtime in D.C.
The uniform puts an emphasis on the cherry blossom pink coloring as the base color. The pink jersey features white and blue accents throughout with subtle cherry blossoms silhouettes down the sides. Across the chest of the jersey is the new Washington wordmark that features a cherry blossom as the dot for the i.
The uniform also features three distinct cherry blossoms that are above the official jersey tag, meant to mirror the three-star design of the Washington, D.C. flag. The shorts feature a pink to blue ombre color scheme, symbolizing the blossoms on the water of the tidal basin. The finishing touch comes with the classic Wizards ball logo on each side of the new-look shorts, connecting the cherry blossom pink to the deep blue on the shorts.
“We are excited to announce our Cherry Blossom jersey today and look forward to seeing them on the court next season. Our great partnership with Nike and the Nationals and the timing of D.C.’s Cherry Blossom Festival have allowed us to be the first NBA team to announce our 2022-23 City Edition uniform. We know Wizards fans have been asking for a Cherry Blossom jersey for some time, so we are glad it’s come to fruition.” -Monumental Sports & Entertainment Chief Marketing Officer Hunter Lochmann
The 2022 NFL Draft hats have official been released. Each of the draft hats includes the team’s nickname in big, bold italic letters across the front of the crown, while the team’s city is in a lighter colored script style font in from of the nickname. The crown of the hats are black with the bill utilizing the team color. On the left side of each team’s hat is the NFL shield with the team logo on the back of the fitted style hats.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have introduced their new ‘Flipside’ reversible jersey. In collaboration with Justin Bieber and Drew House the Maple Leafs have the first ever reversible jersey. The main side of the jersey that we will see on ice features a fashion-forward black and blue color combo with the primary classic crest on the front. On the sleeves is the Toronto skyline subtly woven into the stripes as well as on the uniform’s socks. For fans off the ice, they will have the option to flip the jersey inside out to feature a drew house inspired version with gold trim underneath, and the drew house motif inside the classic Maple Leafs logo.
“My love for the Maple Leafs has always been a big part of who I am, and my passion for the team, and the passion of millions of fans, is stitched into this Next Gen sweater. I’m grateful to the Leafs for the chance to team up again to create something so authentic for the team and its fans.”- Justin Bieber
We will see Toronto wear the ‘Flipside’ jerseys for the first time on March 23rd.
With the new NFL season around the corner we have seen some of the leagues biggest names land on new teams and with that comes new jerseys for each player. Take a look below and some of the biggest names on the backs of new team jerseys and possibly new numbers.
The Florida State football program has revealed their newly renovated locker rooms to the players ahead of the second part of spring camp. The white design gives the locker room a sleek look with new modernized lockers and televisions added throughout to go along with displays highlighting former Florida State stars. The hardware was proudly put on display for each player and recruit to see when they enter and each player’s locker has a custom graphic with their photo, name, number and hometown.
The 2022 MLB Spring Training hats will feature the mesh back this season. While on the front of each team’s cap will be the team logo embroidered, with most of them featuring same color logo as cap. On the sides of each cap will be one of two different patches, featuring a cactus or a palm tree inside a blue baseball diamond. The two different side patches represent where each team’s Spring Training site will be, either Arizona or Florida.
The New Mexico United club launched their new home jersey for the 2022 season. The ‘Artist Jersey’ features a new design twist on the club’s classic black and yellow, while giving a nod to the creative spirit that is found in New Mexico. The black jersey is covered with a yellow speckle pattern with yellow trim on the sleeves. The front of jersey sponsor, Meow Wolf, is on display across the chest in the company’s fun neon colors along with the club’s crest on the left side of the chest area and the puma logo on the right.
“Since day one, our club has been about bringing people and ideas together in ways that they never have before. Our partnership with Meow Wolf is an incredible example of that marriage of Art & Sport. As the only club in the world with an art collective as their front-of-jersey sponsor, we are proud to provide a platform for art, creativity, passion, and innovation in our state.” -United President/CEO Peter Trevisani
The Arizona State Baseball team has released special Tequila Sunrise throwback threads. The Sun Devils are honoring the 1981 College World Series team that wore these when they took on Oklahoma State. Across the chest of the jersey is the retro Devils word mark with the sunrise style striping below it, running into the sleeves. White pants and maroon hat finish off the special look for ASU.
Formula One has revealed the design of the new car for the upcoming 2022 season. The new car has been designed to allow for closer racing and the potential for more overtakes throughout a race. The new design will make for a more competitive race come 2022.
Each team will now release their new car throughout the month of February.
The Nashville Predators have released their 2022 Stadium Series jersey and with the new look they are paying tribute to their fans. The front of the jersey features the Smashville word mark that was inspired by letterpress music posters which are part of Nashville's rich history. The NP Nashville guitar pick is found front and center of the jersey over the smashville mark. The sleeves will feature the oversized stadium numbers with a heavy navy and gold colorway found throughout the look. The player's name and number font will feature digits and characters of different widths and weights as seen when mismatched letterpress blocks are used in letterpress music posters. The finishing touch comes on the inside of the neck with a stylized sound wave pattern graphic paying tribute to the music city.
