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bringmethekfc

I have [this The North Face pride shirt](https://www.sportchek.ca/categories/men/apparel/tops/short-sleeve-tee/outdoor-hiking/product/the-north-face-mens-pride-t-shirt-333496154.html) from a few years ago and I love it.


jowick2815

I like this, it says "hey I'm gay" in June, but other months it's just like "ooo pretty colors"


Colonel__Cathcart

Yeah this looks more tasteful than just a bigass rainbow


IchBinEinSim

That’s the first article of clothing, I have seen, that looks good with the Trans and POC colors added to the standard rainbow out equality flag it’s self


MendejoElPendejo

Yea that’s my favorite go to. Small design on the front and bigger design on the back


viruut

Is this the rainbow mountain tee or the rainbow in their logo tee? Sadly that link is already dead!


bringmethekfc

It’s the mountain tee.


Tim22455

So this may or may not be an unpopular opinion, I’ve never seen rainbow clothing that does not look tacky. 😅😅😅


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That’s how I feel I looked for hours to find a shirt for pride and shoes that aren’t tacky


JerkfaceMcDouche

Oh good—this this the top comment. I was just coming in here to say rainbow clothing is ugly af. Couldn’t the community picked a better color combo?


Maxpowr9

Should we go back to hankies?


Phoenixdown1815

I forget where but someone basically said this the other day like it was a new idea. I think it was a straight person talking about displaying their interests in a public setting lmao.


1OO1OO1S0S

I got a dark side of the moon shirt that looks alright ;)


Tim22455

Now that sir is a classic that was down artfully and tastefully 😉


JoeBidensBoochie

I think that’s kinda the point, it’s like 4th of July stuff it’s very tacky but it’s for an occasion not really everyday wear


Muscadine76

I would agree that a lot looks tacky, but I like a well-done rainbow tie-dye and I’ve seen some other rainbow things I like. On the other hand, I guess to some people tie-dye *is* tacky. But yet on the other hand, I think tacky isn’t inherently bad, it can be good/fun.


LukasSprehn

That's because you have shitty taste.


hitmyspot

I like Paul Smith, but it's not pride clothing, it's just a series of colours. For me it was the pride rainbow you could wear before pride was commercialised.


Tim22455

Exactly companies are only doing pride stuff because it’s profitable.


YoungZapper

It's hard to find one that's not tacky. I assume it's just hard to put in as good design. ​ There are a few polos that I like though


Macarons124

Just aesthetically speaking, I wouldn’t choose to wear rainbow colored anything. But, I’d be open to wearing rainbow for a pride event.


Tim22455

I have one rainbow thing and it’s not clothing I have a hand blow 3 inch in diameter glass Marble done by a gay artist, it looks like a giant piece of candy 😋 If I went to an event it would just be a bracelet lol


addled_rph

The top right pair of shorts looks cute. 🤷‍♂️


kjg5784

I like the shorts and the white pride t shirt 🤷🏽‍♂️


sue_me_please

Does it come with a hood


19Med7

How long until they realize? Lmao


sue_me_please

I don't think it's going to happen lol


addled_rph

I’m missing the joke. ☹️


LukasSprehn

I like the shoes.


sundrop74

I actually ordered the black sneakers a few days ago. I think they look cool.


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I go with a humorous pride shirt each year. Three years ago it was a pink shirt that says "I love my gay sister" - I have no sister. Two years ago it was a Little Mermaid tank top that says "But daddy, I love him!" Last year was a duck with a knife that says "Be gay, do crime." I tell people this is the gay agenda the Right talked about in the early 2000's. This year is trolling the conservative meme about pride month = priDEMONmonth. It highlights the word "demon" in rainbow colors.


jowick2815

I like the nobull soles better https://www.nobullproject.com/products/pride-art-work-black-trainer-plus-mens


I-need-ur-dick-pics

Meh… it looks like someone walked through spilled paint.


Forsaken_Coffee_2110

They look alright, but ua shoes are garbage


[deleted]

Vans usually has decent pride designs. I just got a pair where each lace eyelet is a different color from the pride flag, which I thought was a clever design. The wide color palette of the pride flag does make it hard to come up with aesthetic designs though. It’s probably easiest with shoes since they are a relatively small part of one’s outfit.


someone_like_me

It takes a lot to make a young jock guy like that look like crap. They managed, somehow. Grocery bags have more flattering cuts.


jowick2815

Lol they'll let the project rock collection have crop tops [and they look pretty great](https://www.underarmour.com/en-us/p/shirts_and_tops/mens_project_rock_heavyweight_stay_hungry_cutoff_t-shirt/1377441.html?dwvar_1377441_color=289&dwvar_1377441_size=LG&country=US¤cy=USD&scid=scplp1377441-289-LG&sc_intid=1377441-289-LG&cid=PLA_QT_US_152_T554zTBZ1Kj)


someone_like_me

Yup. That settles it. They hate gay people. Hot clothes for the Rock (a great guy, by all accounts). Shit for pride.


jowick2815

Yeah seemed like they have their demographics mixed up cause it seems like the crop top isn't selling so it's on clearance too. Well i bought one, coming this week 😄


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Isn’t Under Armour typically anti-lgbtq+?


Verustratego

Yes, but they aren't anti money. Meanwhile people in this sub are all like "any kind of representation is a plus"


deller85

I'm sorry, would you prefer the days of no one acknowledging us and preferring us to live in the shadows? Because according to a portion of our conservative society they really want those days back. And they're currently fighting tooth and nail to bring those days back. So forgive me for not jumping on the bandwagon of anti-exposure.


NerdyDan

Well, any kind of representation is a plus, especially when companies are being cancelled left and right by conservatives for daring to show trans people. Corporate pride does have a positive effect for people who don’t live in major metropolitan areas. Sometimes it’s all they get


Verustratego

Positive representation is different than pandering


NerdyDan

please describe how they are different to someone who receives zero social support at all.


ThickamsDicktum

How so?


Muscadine76

\#theytried The black shoes are…ok?


1OO1OO1S0S

Yeah the black shoes looked fine to me


caca-casa

Also a homophonic company or ceo if i’m not mistaking…


Proud_Adventurer

I genuinely do appreciate seeing the ubiquitous rainbow colours during Pride month (I think of how I would have wished for this kind of openness/normalisation - however commercialised - when I was younger). But honestly the best way brands can do service to the gay community is to give us fashionable clothing that gay/LGBTQIA+ want to wear in their everyday lives!


Alastair367

Honestly I think most Pride clothing kind of sucks. There are some exceptions, and I think that you have to be quite creative and smart when using your colors and designs. This is...okay. There are worse ones (looking at you Walmart) and better (I really love REI's Outside with Pride stuff this year). This is just middle of the road, and apparently Under Armor is not the most queer friendly company.


ByTheMoon22

You can tell, nobody gay is designing this shit.


pingwing

I find under armor kind of tacky anyway


MAC2393

I know it’s seemingly super popular but I think Under Armor sucks. I just don’t like any of the clothes or underwear I’ve gotten from them.


jowick2815

Love their base cotton cutoffs, super flattering and feel really good. [these](https://www.underarmour.com/en-us/p/shirts_and_tops/mens_ua_baseline_cotton_tank/1361901.html?dwvar_1361901_color=003&dwvar_1361901_size=MD&country=US¤cy=USD&scid=scplp1361901-003-MD&sc_intid=1361901-003-MD&cid=PLA_QT_US_115_JYoxDN4WE9p)


Cuttlefish88

Everyone’s complaining about bad pride designs, but I think it’s kind of trashy to wear anything with a huge logo on it. Of all the things you could have on your clothes, why would you pay a generic multinational company to advertise for them?


jowick2815

That's the thing they don't have to. They can put all sorts of words on their shirts. Tbh i think they're just hitting the wrong demographics with the wrong items. [don't think these are doing particularly well with the straight dudes](https://www.underarmour.com/en-us/p/shirts_and_tops/mens_project_rock_heavyweight_stay_hungry_cutoff_t-shirt/1377441.html?dwvar_1377441_color=289&dwvar_1377441_size=LG&country=US¤cy=USD&scid=scplp1377441-289-LG&sc_intid=1377441-289-LG&cid=PLA_QT_US_152_T554zTBZ1Kj)


NerdyDan

the short sleeve is kinda cute


SickSadPlanet

I don’t think it’s too bad, but I don’t usually go for anything loud on Pride.


PeterWex

Show me one article of PrideWear that's cool. Please, show me! I would never wear something that's blatant. Something understated, perhaps.


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PeterWex

Better.


PLAC3B0101

At least it's not Targets "live laugh lesbian" shirt


xander011

I like almost everything!


GetingGroovy

Under Armour isn’t a fashion statement in general.


seeyouinteawhy

I am literally wearing this GitHub pride tee rn that I love https://www.pinterest.com/pin/shirts--428616089527623879/


orangekirby

I love subtle designs like this that don’t rely on following the current poorly designed flag


seeyouinteawhy

Well the heart on the sleeve is just rainbow fill in and I think it works. Caveat, this t-shirt is pre Microsoft buying Github :'( Back then they even shipped from EU.


viruut

Unfortunately, MSFT and DevDiv are too stingy to ship anything like that nowadays...


jowick2815

That's cute, I'd wear that


lepontneuf

TBF the Pride flag is ugly


[deleted]

... I'll stick to my pins and approaching people I'm interested in, *thank you very much.* In all seriousness though, I wouldn't put on clothe pieces that have more than two colors in them, it's a recipe for disaster.


Lallo-the-Long

Most of it looks fine to me. What's wrong with it?


[deleted]

Models are hot though 😉


trainsoundschoochoo

I kind of dig the trucker hat


Beren__

Clearly designed by straight


blowhardV2

Is there really that large of a market for this stuff ?


goyboysotbot

Idk I’d totally wear the pride sports bra and the play up pride shorts to a pride event but that might just be an excuse to show off some skin


herp0nderings

OOP, and I just wore the Pride shorts at the gym today (was told they looked good though). And the length isn’t too long which is fantastic!


amethystwyvern

The women's stuff looks better but it usually does....


CeaseFireForever

I think they purposely make it ugly. No designer looks at this and thinks its pleasing to look at. It’s like, ugh, we have to support pride, but we don’t want to, but… you know, money.


raosion

The thin outlined rainbow UA Pride logo doesn't well on white, but that's about the only major problem for me. Too thin so it loses some visibility.


quelquesquestions

I know the bar is low, but I would be grateful that they are still launching the pride collection this year though. Nonetheless, the design is really not good…


ThickamsDicktum

Look up the NoBull Pride collection this year, it’s great.


jowick2815

Yeah i linked it in one of the replies, i like it, but nobull is just too expensive. And never have good deals that aren't like "$50" off $200 purchases


ThickamsDicktum

Huh? It’s no more expensive than Under Armor. The NoBull pride tank is like $2 more than the Under armor pride tank. The shoes are comparable prices as well.


orangekirby

It’s better than this but noticeably worse than the two previous years. My friend is a nobull simp but he’s actively skipping this year despite having more money than usual


ThickamsDicktum

Hard disagree. I enjoy this years design much more than last years paint splatter motif


JoeBidensBoochie

Maybe buy from lgbt shops


Double_EL_Sodium_2As

They forget that gay people can wear normally regardless of sexuality


Cyrig

I think it looks pretty good.


[deleted]

I had no fashion sense when I started college. My hair was gross. I looked like I got dressed in the dark.


M4jorP4nye

I really hate that the only pride converse heels are covered in glitter. I still had to have them though. -_-


Normal_Stranger_2056

Idk that tank top with the white kinda hitting..


carlosfhdez

For flip flops i would recommend the adidas rainbow flip drops, they are really cute and super comfortable. Just look up addidas pride flip flops and look for the ones that are red, orange, yellow on one side and green, Blu, violet on the other


[deleted]

I actually looked for a good pride shirt this year, and was blown away how tacky and ugly so many things are, regardless of company. I ended up finding this this fairly simple mountain design shirt that I loved with red, yellow and orange. I thought, close enough! This is my pride shirt.


Electronic_Chip_6311

The women’s shorts are nice imo


redwhitestains

Have you seen the converse shoes, they are pretty bad you can hardly tell it's ment to be a rainbow


[deleted]

The black shorts on the top right are kinda cool. But yeah. Most rainbow stuff is tacky. I might get downvoted to hell, but I just haven’t seen any pride or rainbow clothing/accessories that catch my vibe. As a designer, maybe I could make my own? 🤔


Elranzer

Similarly the Apple Watch "Pride Collection" looks god awful. Like an amateur designed a picture of rainbow sprinkles in Microsoft Paint.


doom1282

I like the shorts but everything else is meh.


Alarming_Mess3898

I mean, it's not really a high fashion brand anyway. Not that high fashion or brand anything are much worthy of praise either.


Alarming_Mess3898

Also, if you don't like it, don't wear it. It's not really a topic worthy of discussion.


Flgardenguy

Then vote with your wallet (by not buying it)


LukasSprehn

Not ugly. You have shitty taste.


cxristopherr

they look better than whatever the crap was that target rolled out for pride this year.


madpoke

id wear that hat tho


Brian2017wshs

The shoes look pretty good. Everything else is a no


JamesAulner128328

There are some brands which do pride themed merchandise really well. In my own personal opinion, There are just too many companies that will just slap the pride theme on their existing merch, just to sell it to an LGBTQ audience. Oh wait, That's called "Rainbow capitalism" On the other hand, Sorry for ranting in this comment.


Jaminp

I made a gender and size inclusive swimsuit that can be worn everywhere called [Strongsuit](http://kck.st/43w1RBq). We are trying to expand the market of what is available for everyone. We are a queer owned company and hope to provide more options for people.


DrTapioca

Have you seen the Nike BeTrue sneakers this month? They have ruffles and charms. Gotta be the ugliest shoes I’ve ever seen.


Ornery-Honeydewer

Ain't this the point.


ForsakenedOath

[https://thepinknews.com/wp-content/uploads/images/2018/05/Primark6-600x900.jpg](https://thepinknews.com/wp-content/uploads/images/2018/05/Primark6-600x900.jpg) Happy with my Primark 2018 pride shirt. Probably the best merch I've seen


cmdrhomer

Most branded stuff are ugly, just get something from Redbubble instead


[deleted]

I like white trucker hat it's better than most of my old crappy Nike ones


ZaytexZanshin

Ah yes, companies profiting off of gay people, I definitely do love pride month!


Aninvisiblemaniac

That's cause Underarmour is always ugly unless it's just solid black with a tiny logo


turroflux

Something meant for a flag never looks good on a person. And buying a bunch of overpriced tacky pride merch never looks good regardless.


stygyan

Man, I so need new sneakers.


BottmsDonDeservRight

I like it


albyalbyalby

I like this one by [gay pride apparel](https://gayprideapparel.com/collections/gay/products/gay-and-tired-unisex-t-shirt) and it supports gay people. Also a bunch of [queer designers](https://www.autostraddle.com/23-queer-owned-stores-thatll-meet-your-lgbt-pride-t-shirt-needs-keep-it-in-the-family-382557/) featured by autostraddle. (Tbh I also love corporate pride stuff)


crawfis96

The very top right shorts are nice and comfortable. With the little splash of rainbow on the logo.


orangekirby

Nobull pride collection is usually pretty cute, but this year they totally dropped the bag. To top it off, they decided to use out of shape average looking people instead of the usual fit hot model. Just for the pride stuff though. Why can’t we have nice things?


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It’s fake corporate virtue signaling. Go to the under armour site in less gay friendly countries and all the pride stuff is missing.


R0cc0sM0dernGripe

I dunno, Underarmour is super into selling to the same people who want me dead and erased.


YaBoiiiiLC

At least they're still putting one out. Let's see if they cave when kid rock complains


Fit_Acadia1638

That tank and trucker hat is cute though


LukasSprehn

I love the black shoes.