Why the Dodgers' new City Connect uniforms are an L.A. blast
6 months, 1 week ago

Why the Dodgers' new City Connect uniforms are an L.A. blast

LA Times  

For the Dodgers, City Connect 1.0 was a mess. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani stands in front of the downtown Los Angeles skyline while wearing the team’s new City Connect uniform. “The whole idea,” Annear said, “is to be a galaxy of stars.” There is an “ITFDB” tag, a reference to Vin Scully’s call of “It’s time for Dodger baseball,” and there are two other shooting stars: one flying out of the A on an interlocking “LA” sleeve logo, and one ascending from a cap logo that is a mash-up of a traditional interlocking “LA” and a script “D.” The not-quite-cream color of the jersey and pants, Annear, said, was inspired by the surface of the moon. Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, left, and catcher Will Smith pose in the team’s new City Connect uniforms. “It is not the thing.” Shooting stars indeed: Los Angeles County boasts a vibrant and vital history in the aviation and aerospace industries, from Lockheed and McDonnell Douglas to SpaceX and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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Presenting ‘Los Dodgers,’ dressed in blue from head to toe
3 years, 4 months ago

Presenting ‘Los Dodgers,’ dressed in blue from head to toe

LA Times  

With nods to a heavily Latino fan base and to the murals that grace the streets of Los Angeles, the Dodgers will take the field this weekend with “Los Dodgers” across their chests. “The Dodgers sought to celebrate their culture of baseball, which is heavily connected and influenced by Los Angeles’ Latino community,” Nike senior creative director Wil Green said. …

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