Kit Nerd Corner : Houston Dynamo home

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Houston Dynamo home

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In a nutshell : Finally, a Houston kit with some real character

houston-2015-homeReally digging the gradient of orange down to the white at the bottom and the diamond/fence pattern pinstripe print of the shirt.  Very happy to see them drop the awkward “Space City Blue” that they use in their badge.  It’s terrible.

Here’s a team that could do a better job of using the Raven Black (or a better shade of it) as their trim, just to break it up.  Collar and cuffs, especially.  Maybe throw some of it into the V-neck collar as it is an ordinary white.

I’m not against state pride, but I don’t feel the state flag was necessary as a jock tag at the bottom right of the shirt.  Could’ve been a neat opportunity to “Houston” up the state flag and use the clubs colours (then sell that flag at games).  It draws the eye away from the shirt as a whole, and I can’t imagine “Texas” being more important than “Houston”, since there is another side from the state in the league.

Get if : you’ve been waiting for something interesting you would be proud to wear on non-game days

Author: Mark Hinkley

Mark is a full-time graphic designer, full-time smart ass and full-time logo, stadium and kit nerd. When he isn't writing ridiculous match reports or redesigning logos for his own amusement, he's salivating over the day that promotion and relegation occurs in MLS. You can follow him @kitnerdmark on the twitterz.

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