Question for the ladies

Since I’m lazy, I’ll just copy and paste here:

As a woman, I absolutely can’t stand the women’s cut jerseys, and whatever they think women want to wear to support their team.

Some women might enjoy wearing the ladies’ cut jerseys, or the pink ones, or whatever, and that’s fine – for them. I own five jerseys, all of which are traditional ones. I can’t even bring myself to buy a RBK one (too expensive, and for the cost of a nice CCM you get one with iron-on patches?? WTF?), let alone a pink jersey.

The day that I wear a pink Blues jersey is the day that I cease becoming a real hockey fan and start becoming a puck bunny, and that isn’t going to happen.

That, and frankly, the guys that I know all prefer women to wear actual jerseys, and to actually be able to discuss hockey. They find it to be a bigger turn on than the twit in the pink jersey 2 sizes too small who looks like she’s going clubbing.

And to whomever said that the traditional jerseys don’t work because “you have boobs,” that’s an awful excuse. I can’t find a women’s jersey that fits me right because of my boobs.

In case you can’t tell, I am not a fan.

I absolutely HATE the pink jerseys (with certain exceptions, I suppose, for breast cancer survivors). If you are a fan, put on the team colors. Our team has great colors and a great logo, respect that.

That being said, I have thought about ordering the “female cut” jersey to see how it would look, but the sizing is crazy. There’s no reason I (at 5’5", 125lbs) should have to buy a large or extra large just because I have boobs. Shouldn’t the fact that these are cut for women take those into account? This is my same gripe with everything Alyssa Milano has ever designed for the NHL. It’s cut way too small for women with curves. Not to mention the fact that my second X chromosome does not automatically predispose me to want to wear sparkles, baby pink, or short cropped shirts.

My solution is to wear my men’s medium jersey to games. It’s big, but it allows me to lean forward to will them to score on the power play, jump up to yell at refs or fights, and celebrate goals all without restricted motion or fear of showing butt cleavage to the gentlemen in the row behind me. It’s more comfortable and going to hockey games is one of the few places I don’t feel like I have to worry about how I look or how my clothes fit. No jewelry, no heels… just jeans, my jersey, and my converse allstars (in blues colors, of course).

For t-shirts, I go with a boys XL shirt, which fits better than any “female cut” blues shirt I have found.

because the NHL could gain a lot more support with female jerseys like that…

The regular cut size small fits perfectly for me.

I tried on a woman’s cut jersey on at a store, it was really weird looking.

I wouldn’t be seen dead in a pink jersey…and as to the supposed “women’s” jerseys …HA!

I buy the normal jerseys. There’s just something…superficial about the pink and the womens jerseys. It’s just not right.

I hate pink to begin with, so those atrocities will never be acceptable to me. I suppose I can understand why some women might want a women’s cut jersey, but I find them completely pointless. Obviously, considering the only jersey I own is an old school red clown jersey that is at least 1 size too large (it was my brothers and heading for the garage sale 7 years ago before I rescued it), I don’t wear my jersey to make a fashion statement or to impress guys with my looks; I wear it to support my team. When I finally have enough money to buy a new jersey (for the record, I like the new RBK jerseys… why all the hate?), it will be a men’s medium and it will look damn good, not because my boobs are popping out of it, but because (1) I’ll be comfortable and (2) It is a symbol of my pride in my team.

As Laurabeth said, there are times when I want to look cute and girly while still supporting my team (not so much at games, but on game days as I’m putzing around campus), but I also hate most of the other women’s clothing thay make (some of it is nice, but all of it fits me weird). My personal solution is to bust out my sewing and pattern making skillz to turn those 2XL shirts they give out at games and other events (prospect camp, fan fest, etc) and turn them into fitted t-shirts and tanks. I have 4 shirts like this, with 2 fan fest shirts waiting to be doctored. It’s nice because everything fits me perfectly and it’s all one-of-a-kind! (I also made a stocking cap with a Blues patch from a pair of pajama pants that were too small, and the pants became a shirt, as well… no Blues apparel gets thrown away in my house!)

I’ve been buying jerseys with a lot of guesswork – mainly because I order online and can’t try them on first. Subsequently I’ve got two Blues jerseys now (one is still in CA waiting for me to pick it up) that are definitely WAY too large for me. The upside of this is that they are terrific to wear over the top of hoodies etc in the winter.

And besides…as said above, I don’t wear the jersey for a fashion statement. I wear it to support my team.

i didnt realize this was a heated issue.screw the pink jerseys(sorry breast cancer survivors)where the team colors. I wear my Oshie jersey with pride