Fashion Faux Pas: Marseille Edition

By: chris | August 10th, 2008

This is the year Lyon is supposed to go down, with Bordeaux and Marseille lining up as the hopeful victors. Well, if Marseille ends up winning they’ll be doing so in one of the worst kits in history. Somebody - Helen Keller maybe? - has decided that a good choice of fashion this year would be an argyle sweater vest-cum-sleeves-onesie type thingy in three shades of blue. Maybe, just maybe it’d look good on some JC Penney wannabe model, but it’s extremely rare when fashion and football can come to some harmonious agreement. This is not one of those days.

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• lefutur |  August 10th, 2008 at 9:13 am

  
  
  

  that kit is killer. one of the best in the league. Lyon’s kits this season are dreadful.

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• Kelly |  August 10th, 2008 at 9:18 am

  
  
  

  i like the kit tbh

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• Dave Martinez |  August 10th, 2008 at 9:19 am

  
  
  

  BREAKING NEWS:

  Banana Republic is suing Marseille for taking their plaid wool vests and calling them jerseys!

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• erik |  August 10th, 2008 at 9:46 am

  
  
  

  they are sick.

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• Inara |  August 10th, 2008 at 9:55 am

  
  
  

  The biggest fashion crime being committed by Marseille isn’t so much their kits as it is Ben Arfa taping his earrings. Now that is tacky.

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• Matt |  August 10th, 2008 at 10:00 am

  
  
  

  Those kits are awesome! It is a lot better than the boring normal adidas kit with some solid color and three stripes. Props to Marseille for thinking outside the box! These are a lot better then their creamsicle kits last year!

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• rogan |  August 10th, 2008 at 10:17 am

  
  
  

  ein American sprechen von kultur?

  hahaha

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• Jadczak |  August 10th, 2008 at 10:28 am

  
  
  

  I like the kits I dont see whats so bad about em.

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• Matt |  August 10th, 2008 at 11:01 am

  
  
  

  I saw these in a shop yesterday and I was looking around for the hidden cameras. Could have sworn someone was playing a joke. They don’t even feel right, they’re very scratchy-ish.

  Oh and Rogan- I didn’t realize ze Germans were ze kings of culture. I mean McDonalds I’m sure is real grateful for the Hamburger, thanks for that buddy.

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• gaston |  August 10th, 2008 at 11:24 am

  
  
  

  this kits remind me of old mens vest

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• Tommy Wong |  August 10th, 2008 at 11:24 am

  
  
  

  I like them a lot actuallyyyyyyyy……….

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• Laurie |  August 10th, 2008 at 11:27 am

  
  
  

  Gaston, exactly. You’d see them on the golf course, on old men wearing white Sansabelt pants pulled up to their armpits and white golf shoes and a Scottish tam.

  Oh, wait. That was Caddyshack.

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• Johnny |  August 10th, 2008 at 11:46 am

  
  
  

  If created to confuse the opponent, it works.

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• ursus arctos |  August 10th, 2008 at 12:52 pm

  
  
  

  Ein Deutscher schreibt “American”?

  Duden, please.

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• rogan |  August 10th, 2008 at 1:43 pm

  
  
  

  ursus arctos: Wie würden sie es sagen? Sie müssen verstehen.

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• zach |  August 10th, 2008 at 1:48 pm

  
  
  

  i actually think they are great! they’re unique

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• BMatthews |  August 10th, 2008 at 2:21 pm

  
  
  

  Marseille just became my new favorite Ligue1 team. That kit rules, now…can i get it in pink? (kidding….kind of)

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• Laurie |  August 10th, 2008 at 3:30 pm

  
  
  

  Rogan and Ursus Arctos: Little exchanges like this one are the reason I try to never, ever miss any of the comments on this blog.

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• Greg |  August 10th, 2008 at 5:11 pm

  
  
  

  You guys who don’t like this kit are fucking bananas. It’s ridiculously hot. I’m also typing this while wearing my town All-Star Little League baseball jersey from when I was twelve, so what do I know.

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• julio |  August 10th, 2008 at 5:41 pm

  
  
  

  i think its kinda hot actually

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• richard |  August 10th, 2008 at 6:06 pm

  
  
  

  it’s too North Carolina Tar Heels for my taste…

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• Dave Martinez |  August 10th, 2008 at 10:02 pm

  
  
  

  im not gonna lie, I think they are pretty ill too - but plaid stinks on me.

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• Ollie |  August 11th, 2008 at 6:07 am

  
  
  

  anyone else thinking mid 90s coventry?

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• Jon |  August 12th, 2008 at 8:41 am

  
  
  

  Now I realize that in some parts of Europe this kit is considered pretty chav-tastic, but over in the US, argyle has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity over the last couple of years. It’s worn more by hip 20- & 30-somethings than by old grandpas on the golf course.

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