Look good, play good : the world of American sports uniforms

As part of America’s cultural traditions, sports have become one of the most followed and widely appreciated aspects of entertainment and enjoyment for generations. The one consistent part of sports, that all fans and non-fans can understand, is the practice of team uniforms serving as identifiers a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pickhartz, Eric Michael
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
NBA
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-08-4173
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Summary:As part of America’s cultural traditions, sports have become one of the most followed and widely appreciated aspects of entertainment and enjoyment for generations. The one consistent part of sports, that all fans and non-fans can understand, is the practice of team uniforms serving as identifiers and connectors to the city, franchise, and history they obtain. Look Good, Play Good: The World of American Sports Uniforms informs of the sports realm in the context of clothing. Four parts of the uniform world help describe and explain the teams and locations that wear them. They do this through historical, influential, and forward thinking distinctions. === text