Friday, December 07, 2007

deciphering athlete’s fashion choices

Award season is in full swing for some of our favorite athletes. While they may be piling up on the trophies, their fashion choices are nothing less than questionable.

A few days ago GQ threw a big bash celebrating its Man of the Year issue.


ARod
Alex Rodriguez obviously missed our post on Men in Black. If he would have read it, he would have known that the little hankerchief in his pocket is not enough to break up all that black. Why so down, Alex? You got $275 million from the Yankees, you knocked up your wife so she has probably forgiven you for the manish stripper incident and GQ singled you out as the hit man of the year. So why can't you brighten up the outfit? It looks like you're going to a funeral.
(Photo: AP)


Shaun White
Ever since the cheetah pants, Shaun's decision making skills have come into serious question. We're not sure why he is so into looking like carrot top. Or why he insists on unbottoning his shirt to 70s kind of levels. But we're hoping he'll drop the tight gear and slip into something more suitable for a kick ass snowboarder.

The night before the Man of the Year bash, Sports Illustrated crowned their Sportsman of the Year


Brett Favre
Can you tell that Brett Favre was the big winner of the night? Yeah, neither could we. Of course, if you were chosen as the Sportsman of the Year, you'd put on your wranglers, go against the idea of shaving, throw on a polka dot button down and dress that up with a blazer and think yeah, this looks perfect. Because we sure as hell wouldn't. Take off the jeans, Brett. Throw on some chinos, put on a buttom down that does not look like it could be turned into a dress for a seven year old girl, keep the blazer, it's a good fit and be proud of the fact that you were named Mr. Sportsman of the Year and that your team has only lost two games this season!


Jorge Posada
It looks like Jorge was deciding whether his huting shirt could work for this party. Seriously, I'm pretty sure that shirt is made of flannel and and no, it's not working. Overall the look is just too disjointed for our taste. It's like the pants are craving a matching blazer and the shirt is begging for Brett Favre's wranglers. OMG, Brett and Jorge should switch tops and bottoms. It's so Ugly Betty, we love it. Oh, but we're not loving Mrs. Posada's dress. She also looks like she's headed to a different type of party than Mr. Posada.
(Photo: George Napolitano/Getty Images)

Last week Nascar brought their game to New York City culminating in Friday's Awards Banquet.


Tony Stewart
While we question ARod's motivation for being so grim, we can understand some of Tony's pain. Afterall, he's apparently given up hope on marrying a woman and has settled on making crew chief Greg Zipadelli his permanent date. But if he ever wants to woo the opposite sex, he may want to drop the all black look and also he can stand to get a hair cut. We know we went on and on about the long hair, but at this point, it's beginning to look a little creepy.
(Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images for NASCAR)

It's been fun blogging with you,
Kate

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You must not have ever seen a California snowboarder before because that's how they dress. They don't care what you think about their clothes. It's kickass...just like he is.

Get over it.