How can you say no?

[Veronica]

http://www.teamestrogen.com/images/products/PI-0790-BGBRD_fabric_xlg.jpg

Come on it's Big Bird!

V.

[mimitabby]

what is it? (a jersey?)

[Veronica]

http://www.teamestrogen.com/images/products/PI-0790-BGBRD_xlg.jpg

[SadieKate]

Sorry, the concept is cute but the execution is hideous. Been there done that with those 50s/60s/70s era prints. Why do we need them again?

SK who doesn't need another avocado green and harvest gold kitchen

[jobob]

I find so few jerseys that I actually like - so many of them have really unattractive designs or ugly colors. IMHO, of course.

[SadieKate]

So a certain somebody thinks I need this for Valentine's Day. What do you think? Especially those that know my vertical and horizontal challenges

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/SadieKate/Castellicuorejersey.jpg

[snapdragen]

So a certain somebody thinks I need this for Valentine's Day. What do you think? Especially those that know my vertical and horizontal challenges

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/SadieKate/Castellicuorejersey.jpg

No.

[jobob]

ditto.

[Veronica]

SK, your picture is getting blocked here at work. Is it a certain Assos thing? :p

V.

[snapdragen]

SK, your picture is getting blocked here at work. Is it a certain Assos thing? :p

V.

I think it's a Castelli thing....sort of has a heart shaped bodice.....

forgot to add: I kinda like the Big Bird jersey

[SadieKate]

Jersey link for the picture-challenged.
http://www.castelli-us.com/pc-746-1-cuore-jersey.aspx

Another link that will be clear with my next post (be sure to change to the white color:
http://www.castelli-us.com/pc-774-14-free-short.aspx

[SadieKate]

Okey-dokey, then I'll get Bubba the Batman shorts :rolleyes:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/SadieKate/Castellibatmanshort.jpg

[SadieKate]

Then there's always the Boobengrabber jersey for our guvnor:

http://www.castelli-us.com/pc-747-1-schiaffo-jersey.aspx

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/SadieKate/Castelliboobengrabberjersey.jpg

[SadieKate]

I think it's a Castelli thing....sort of has a heart shaped bodice.....Not only looks like a heart, it looks like a bustier -- add in the white shorts with red vertical stitching and a contrast hem color and maybe you've got yourself a garter set.

[Veronica]

Yuck!

What were they thinking?

Although I suppose some women want to draw attention to their assets.

Ick! Ick! Ick!

Thanks for the link, I think. :)

V.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

This is some of the UGLIEST stuff I've ever seen! :eek: :D

Let's see more! :D :D


P.S. after having dragged myself out of bed at 5:30 am for YEARS just to lie on the couch in a miserable sleep-deprived state while my toddler daughters ate cereal and watched Sesame St...I can safely say if I EVER see Big Bird or hear "A La Peanut butter sandwiches!" again it'll be too soon.

[Bluetree]

WOW. Castelli has come out with some real hideous stuff this summer! :eek:

[SadieKate]

The rest of it is OK. More of a personal preference thang - sort of like Snap liking the Big Bird jersey.:p
http://www.castelli-us.com/c-1-jerseys.aspx

I think the kid's jersey is adorable. I love the evil grin on the scorpion.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/SadieKate/Castellikidsjersey.jpg

[sbctwin]

Were they serious when they designed that stuff? Ick!!! Of course, if I had the body to wear something like that...no, don't want to go there....still ick!!!

[spokewench]

Yikes that stuff is oooogley! And, I like Castelli clothing.

Those clothes wouldn't even look good on a guy let along a shapely woman. I wonder what they were thinking about when they designed those.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I think those shorts could use some giant red ARROWS pointing to the circled crotch target! :D :D :D After all, why beat around the bush?


(sorry!!)


(Yeah, I know, and this coming from BeeLady with the target bazooms...)

[mimitabby]

good grief! gross!!

and Lisa, we all know that the beelady is just an avatar, right?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

and Lisa, we all know that the beelady is just an avatar, right?

Yeah, that's right, just an avatar..... :rolleyes:

[Trekhawk]

The rest of it is OK. More of a personal preference thang - sort of like Snap liking the Big Bird jersey.:p
http://www.castelli-us.com/c-1-jerseys.aspx

I think the kid's jersey is adorable. I love the evil grin on the scorpion.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/SadieKate/Castellikidsjersey.jpg

That other stuff is just hideous but I do love this kids jersey. Some of the kid jerseys out there are so cool I wish they made them in bigger sizes so I could wear them.

I have nothing against Big Bird but those colours are awful.

[maillotpois]

Yeah - that kid jersey is great. The rest looks like it came from Fredericks of Hollywood or something.

[SouthernBelle]

But there is some twit who wants to ride around looking like a mobile hooker. If Castelli doesn't sell any of that crap, they deserve what they get. JMHO.

I tend to go for rather plain jerseys. At least no flowers or boob handprints.

[Susan Otcenas]

I have sooooo enjoyed reading your comments. :D

Some "inside" info for you: I asked the Pearl folks about the colors on the Big Bird jersey, because I thought they could have made better color and design choices, especially with something as fun as Big Bird. Turns out they had no design control over the piece at all. The color and design was dictated by the sesame street folks.

As a childless workaholic, I haven't seen Sesame Street in decades. :o Perhaps the color and design scheme ties into a current theme on show. Anyone know?

In general, we're seeing a lot of green for 2007 and the whole retro thing is going strong, so I won't be surprised if we sell a fair number.

On the Castelli Cuore Jersey, I think it's different strokes for different folks. You'll see that piece on TE sometime in the next few weeks. We bought 15 or so pieces, as I recall. Castelli's headquarters are right here in Portland, so we speak with them alot. The National Sales Manager told me that jersey was very strongly received in several regions of the U.S. One of the things I really appreciate about Castelli is that they are one of the few companies willing to go out on a limb, style-wise. Alot of companies play it pretty safe. Castelli isn't afraid to take a risk now and then. It certainly creates some buzz!

Susan

[SadieKate]

It's interesting, Susan. 100% of the men I've spoken to like the Cuore jersey. I think someone tall and lean could carry it off. I think it is very striking but the person who wears it needs to be very careful.

[SadieKate]

And just how big does that darling kid's jersey come?

[Bluetree]

I don't dislike the Cuore jersey as much as I do a lot of the other ones on the Castelli site (the Maya jersey is nice). In fact, if I had a ride on Valentine's Day I would love to wear it... but that's only one day. I can't see spending $100+ on a novelty item.
It's no wonder that men find the jersey attractive, Sadie. When I was looking through the Castelli site, I kept thinking to myself, "I bet a bunch of men designed these!" :p

[Susan Otcenas]

And just how big does that darling kid's jersey come?

There's no sizing chart for the children's jersey on Castelli's website. There isn't one in the dealer catalog either. :confused: Sorry I can't be more helpful!

Susan

[emily_in_nc]

I was looking at this thread at work, in Ghostzilla (http://www.ghostzilla.com/) (highly recommended for stealth web browsing, btw). It grays out all the pictures, so I was looking at them all in grayscale. I actually thought the Big Bird jersey looked kinda cute, til I got home and saw the colors!!! Gag!! :eek: And I even have a green hardtail and like green, but no, no, I had enough of those color combos in the 70s!

As for the jersey with a heart, in grayscale, I couldn't see the white part at all -- it just looked like a bustier! I was scratching my head trying to figure out how anyone could wear that cycling! No straps?!?! I got a laugh when I saw it in the flesh! I can see wearing it for V-day, but that's it!

And the shorts are F-UGLY! What WERE they thinking?? :confused: Any guy with dark body hair, which seems to be most of them, it's going to show through like crazy once they get sweaty! TMI, anyone?! :eek:

Make it stop, please!!!

Emily

[SadieKate]

If I saw a guy in those shorts I think I'd have a hard time not exclaming "Holy _________, Batman! Look at the furry bat." Might embarass my friends and loved ones.:p

[KnottedYet]

Ick. I'll stick with my prosaic and curmudgeonly Ibex.

[bmccasland]

:eek: No, no make it go away! Make it stop!!! Bad designers, bad bad designers!