Adidas Uniforms

[Duelist]

Anyone have experience with those new Adidas jackets? They look rather unique.

[Kismet]

new Adidas Jackets??

[whtouche]

A friend of mine has both the jacket and knickers.
What did you want to know about them?

[Feanor]

Aren't they exactly the same as the Uhlmann Olympia and Allstar Startex FIE uniforms only with the addidas striping? That's what I was told...

There was another who posted on the board that seconded that opinion and even metioned that after just a few light washings the printing faded significantly. I think his opinion of them was that if you had money to burn, go ahead

[Duelist]

What I was wondering is are the stripes painted on or are they sewn on? If they are sewn on couldn't the blade get caught in them?

[CvilleFencer]

I have only ever seen them in person once, and that was from a few feet away. I did not fence the person in question so I had no reason to study him more than to notice he had the overpriced Uhlmann suit, but from what I could tell they were painted/printed onto the jacket somehow. If they were sown to it, it was done so well the I could not tell from a few feet away so it does not have an obvious raised seem. I would say that even if they are stitched/glued on somehow the fit is so fine that you would not have to worry about a blade snag.

[damianip]

I think Peach has that kit.

Delia? Any thoughts?

Paolo

[K1P2]

They are made by Uhlman. The stripes are screened on and will fade unless you it by handwash it in lukewarm water and Drip Dry. Also if you have the World Cup design screened on wait several wearings before washing because that will badly fade. Have one a little over a year and with proper care it still looks very white (no Yellowing)and no snags.

[Peach]

Originally posted by damianip
I think Peach has that kit.

Delia? Any thoughts?

Paolo

I liked them when they were new, but they fade like crazy, as another poster said. The World Cup emblem is barely visible.

[downunder]

Originally posted by K1P2
They are made by Uhlman.

allstar sell them too

[canthidefromme]

Originally posted by downunder
allstar sell them too

Allstar is Uhlmann

[ReverseLunge]

The Adidas uniform only looks good if you do epee otherwise Adidas need to make a lame with stripes going down it too. Also stripes fade big time from washing.

[downunder]

Originally posted by canthidefromme
Allstar is Uhlmann

allstar is not uhlmann...! :P

two separate german companies , although afaik they are closely linked at the executive level

[downunder]

Originally posted by ReverseLunge
The Adidas uniform only looks good if you do epee otherwise Adidas need to make a lame with stripes going down it too. Also stripes fade big time from washing.

i'm assuming you mean sabre here?

[canthidefromme]

Originally posted by downunder
allstar is not uhlmann...! :P

two separate german companies , although afaik they are closely linked at the executive level

Mercedes is Benz

[downunder]

what are you talking about?

listen carefully.

They are two different, german companies.

Here are their websites:

Uhlmann

and

Allstar


where do you get the idea that they are the same company?

[Inquartata]

Mmmm. Chrysler and Dodge are "two different companies", too...

Here are THEIR websites:

http://www.chrysler.com/

http://www.dodge.com/

And yet....


http://www.daimlerchrysler.com/dccom...-0-0-0,00.html

[labouche]

I believe that uhlmann and allstar are two different branches of the same company.

[downunder]

if they are the same company, how come their head offices are in different places...

Allstar
Adresse: allstar Fecht-Center GmbH & Co.KG
Carl-Zeiss-Str. 61
D-72770 Reutlingen
Tel.: +49 (0)7121/9500-0
Tel.: +49 (0)7121/9500-22 (Export: English, Français, Espanol)
Fax: +49 (0)7121/9500-99
Email: info@allstar.de
www: www.allstar.de


Uhlmann Fechtsport
Uhlandstr. 12
D-88471 Laupheim
Germany


guys.... read their websites, and the details about the two branches... they are seperate organisations

[The0ne]

They are either owned by the same organization or person, or they are very, very closely related. The Allstar stuff is the same as the Uhlman stuff pretty much, it just says Allstar on it. . .