While having giant “All-Star” or “WEST/EAST” on classic All-Star Game jerseys gives of all sorts of retro cool vibes, the past few editions of that look haven’t aged too well in our opinion.
Compared to this legend from 96 for example
The monochromatic look of 2018 though? We could dig it but we could see why others would think it looked too boring and too plain. Jordan Brand just detailed the newly unveiled 2019 shirts with some color and it looks like they’ve hit the sweet middle ground of clean and striking.
Subtle callouts to host city Charlotte–like the honeycomb effect on the stars–go along with classic red, white, and blue piping to make this the perfect top for some pick-up games. But here’s the real reason we dig it: it’s a good option for repping your team on without having to go to the fuss of matching their color scheme with the rest of your stuff. Because deep inside, we all like to think way more about our balling loadouts than we’d like to admit.
Lowkey it also looks like Philly’s City jersey but you can’t win them all fam.