S78 PT #3: Dress to Impress

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08-26-2024, 11:45 AM (This post was last modified: 08-27-2024, 12:41 PM by phoenix. Edited 2 times in total.)

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08-26-2024, 11:51 AM

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08-26-2024, 12:22 PM

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08-26-2024, 12:29 PM (This post was last modified: 08-26-2024, 12:29 PM by MikeLiut. Edited 1 time in total.)

Option 2 - I have a really bad idea for a special third jersey. During warmup, players could wear jerseys made from the same material as plush animals. Imagine fluffy hockey players, that could be original. At the end of the warmup, the crowd could throw plush animals onto the ice for charity groups and pediatric hospitals. After the game, kids could come onto the ice to meet the players and take photos. The jerseys could then be sold to raise even more money for groups working with kids. Sure, the players might look a bit silly, almost like mascots, but who would say no to raising money for kids in need? I can see the Grizzlies doing this in Montana, or even all the animal-themed franchises we have. Falcons? Why not. Raptors? Maybe! Panthers in LA? That could be cool. Walleyes… nah, maybe not walleyes and barracudas. Forget it, it’s not a very good idea. Let’s keep our camo jersey promos.

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08-26-2024, 12:30 PM

Traveling with a suit isn’t exactly always easy, though it’s definitely easier on the chartered team flights than it would be flying like a pleb. MyPudding feels it’s worth the effort. It’s a way to fit in with teammates and meet expectations, whether stated or assumed, so that a cup of pudding playing professional hockey is slightly less shocking. MyPudding has found a few workarounds. You don’t really need a whole new suit to keep your looks fresh, you really just need a couple basic jackets, pants, and shirts. With some careful planning, you can mix and match in a way that keeps the look fresh. The real trick, MyPudding has found over the years, is to keep your supply of ties fresh. MyPudding has a strong preference for bow ties and has found some people that makes ones he really loves. The ties are a great way to look sharp and keep your look fresh, while not having to lug around a bunch of different suits while hitting the road.

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08-26-2024, 12:30 PM

Written Option 2

In the early 2000s, Allen Iverson largely shattered the formal-wear expectation in the NBA, beginning a wave of players dressing how they wanted to dress, expressing themselves, and overall really being able to promote their own unique images. Some of it has been good, with memorable fashion, and some of it has been bad with ... other memorable fashion. Although Weston Windsor is having an off year and doesn't quite have the overall experience or star-power of someone like Iverson, he nonetheless has sought to follow in the shoes of the NBA rather than the pro hockey leagues that the SHL itself tends to reflect.

Though not all of his teammates are enthused by his choices, Weston tends towards a more casual style, eschewing the suits in favour of jeans or shorts, and either a t-shirt or a hoodie. Though it's prompted some to label him a 'bum', and more than a couple notable old head hockey personalities have condemned him as lazy, the style has allowed him to more or less provide running shout-outs to causes he cares about, or past players he respects, or even media he's consuming.

Maybe he's breaking the unwritten rules of hockey, but when he shows up to the rink to compete and draws the ire of local media, that cause on the front of his shirt is front and centre for all to see.

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08-26-2024, 12:51 PM

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08-26-2024, 01:03 PM

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08-26-2024, 01:09 PM

Written 1;

As heavily documented, Langston always wears Hawaiian shirts at all times, even when he plays hockey. However, what some may not realize is that Langston comes to the rink with 4 different sets of outfits featuring hawaiian shirts. The first is his entrance outfit that usually is very flashy and will often include a panama hat and nice chinos as well as sunglasses inside to block out the haters. Then he puts on his game hawaiian shirt under his pads. He likes to make sure that jersey is as garish and flamboyant as possible so when it peaks from under his pads and jersey, his opponent may be caught a little off guard. After the game, Langston has two separate outfits for each outcome. One is a similarly garish hawaiian shirt in the brighter Aurora colors and featuring polar bears on it. His loss outfit is very demure and is the darker Aurora colors.

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08-26-2024, 01:25 PM

My player Louis Belanger arrives at each game with a clean suit and tie. He's not the type to wear a bunch of fancy stuff like earings and weird stuff people put on their noses or whatever. You need to show that this is serious business. When you arrive at the game, you arrive dressed in a professional manner. You have to show you mean business and that you are here to work hard. We've all seen players, especially in other professionnal american leagues, dress in funny ways, that's not always ideal. Look at Cam Newton and the way he dressed, he would distract the main attention of the goal of winning and competing to his wardrobe. That's not for me and Louis. We like when everyone is dressed in a way that shows you are a serious. No need to change every single game and put clothes that will make everyone see you.

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08-26-2024, 01:46 PM

Graphic Option 1: Draw your player with their sweet pre-game fit.

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08-26-2024, 01:58 PM

Written Option 1:

Cadmael, being of native descent from Guatemala, likes to lean into his heritage quite a bit. Considering that there aren't many hockey players from Guatemala, let alone good enough to compete at a pro level, Cadmael likes to often be the representative from his humble nation. With that, one thing that he likes to do is incorporate his native Mayan heritage with his game day dressup. Often he will put multi colored plumes of feathers that maybe match his teams colors or a theme for whatever night it might be for the crowd. Mayan garb typically also has lots of beads and different gems of varying niceness, so maybe some of those as well. Either way, Cadmael would do his best to absolutely stand out from the rest of the players in the locker room come game day. The SHL or the Raptors/Patriotes could possibly use this as a way to set themselves as unique in the culture of hockey.

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08-26-2024, 02:29 PM

Graj has never been a very formal type of person, and yet his style when arriving to games has changed through the years. At first, he wore khakis and a button up shirt to every game for his first few seasons, but when he swapped to forward he began to expand. Sometimes coming in khaki shorts, sometimes jeans, every once in a while jeans shorts, sometimes for home games black pants with a black shirt and black hat and black mask with white letters very small spelling out the word "Shadow" down the side of the arms and legs of his outfit, and on fan nights he dresses as insanely as he possibly can. It's become something that fans are excited for each season, and to such an extent that every once in a while he will pick a random home game and dress just as sillily as he would for fan night. It's his favorite night of the year and he usually does incredible when he dresses that way because there's no pressure and the fans just love it.

Thanks to EAB and sulovien for the sigs!

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08-26-2024, 03:32 PM

I've never understood the need to wear a suit and tie or why every league sees the need to do it. Like I get it, you are dressing to impress and you are showing that you're a millionaire or you understand how to dress fancy but what is the point? To show kids that you're not stupid? I don't understand why you can't wear a nice polo shirt and pants or maybe a blazer and a nice shirt. My player doesn't go through all of that, he wears a nice shirt and button down slacks with nice shoes and that's it. He's not trying to put on for anyone or trying to impress or motivate. He's a chill guy like me who just wants to be comfortable. People knows he plays pro sports, he does good for his community, he gives to charity. He doesn't need to dress like a brooks brother to get that point across.

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