USA VolleyballDec 27, 2016 by Megan Kaplon
Best and Worst Dressed of 2016
Best and Worst Dressed of 2016
Who were the best and worst dressed volleyball teams and athletes of 2016?
Those in the volleyball world know that this is a very fashionable sport. That fashion-conscious attitude extends from socks and shoes to uniforms to hair to bikinis and boardshorts.
This year we've seen many fashion successes on the volleyball court, but sometimes a volleyball fashion statement misses the mark. Here are our picks for best and worst dressed.
We loved the old-school flair of the University of Wisconsin women's Under Armour jerseys. Those elbows pads though...
From their incredibly colorful uniforms to beautifully braided hair, the Cameroon women made a statement on the court at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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The Golden Girl turned heads at the ESPYs.
The Bruins rocked a pretty shade of blue-gray this year. There was some complaining about the lack of contrast with the libero wearing a blue jersey while the rest of the team wore gray.
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Rox Volleyball created a line of crab-themed boardies for the Crabb bros. Will be interesting to see if Taylor and Trevor keep rocking the Rox shorts after breaking up their beach partnership.
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We think it's safe to say everyone was jealous of Patterson and Gibb's Lululemon sponsorship deal.
Lululemon also sponsored the four Canadian beach volleyball teams that qualified for Rio. Their custom-created bikinis and boardshorts were works of art.
It really doesn't matter what the Lion King wears, the hair and attitude were enough to get him on this list.
Argentina always looks good in that characteristic blue, but the intricate design of the team's uniforms in Rio really caught our eye.
The four men of Brazilian beach volleyball at the Olympics made their country proud, rocking elaborate blue, green, and yellow uniforms and bringing home the gold medal.
Coastal Carolina
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Love the color and the style of this team that got its first NCAA tournament victory this year!
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Team Brazil Indoor Men's Podium Uniform
Neon was taken to a whole other level with the Brazilian men's podium uniform. It was kind of like staring into the sun. Or are we just bitter that it wasn't Team USA up there receiving gold? Hard to say.
Yellow spandex. Need we say more?
No disrespect to the Olympic bronze medalists from Italy, but these outfits reminded us of tennis whites. Also it rained, so white was a bad choice, and, of course, Lupo's flat brim hat that kept coming off in the middle of plays.
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The two-time Olympic medalists had plenty of victories this year, but this outfit was not one of them.
Whoever it was who decided that neon green shoes would work with burnt orange jerseys was severely misguided.
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Not as bad as in years past, but we're still not ready to boost this ensemble up to the best-dressed list.
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Dear Under Armour, please upgrade Phil and Nick's boardshorts so they don't look so dated...
It's a shirt, it's a dress, no, it's Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst's podium uniform.
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This year we've seen many fashion successes on the volleyball court, but sometimes a volleyball fashion statement misses the mark. Here are our picks for best and worst dressed.
BEST DRESSED
Wisconsin
We loved the old-school flair of the University of Wisconsin women's Under Armour jerseys. Those elbows pads though...
Cameroon Indoor Women
From their incredibly colorful uniforms to beautifully braided hair, the Cameroon women made a statement on the court at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Kerri Walsh Jennings
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The Golden Girl turned heads at the ESPYs.
UCLA Indoor Women
The Bruins rocked a pretty shade of blue-gray this year. There was some complaining about the lack of contrast with the libero wearing a blue jersey while the rest of the team wore gray.
Taylor and Trevor Crabb
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Rox Volleyball created a line of crab-themed boardies for the Crabb bros. Will be interesting to see if Taylor and Trevor keep rocking the Rox shorts after breaking up their beach partnership.
Casey Patterson and Jake Gibb
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We think it's safe to say everyone was jealous of Patterson and Gibb's Lululemon sponsorship deal.
Team Canada Beach
Lululemon also sponsored the four Canadian beach volleyball teams that qualified for Rio. Their custom-created bikinis and boardshorts were works of art.
Aleksandrs Samoilovs
It really doesn't matter what the Lion King wears, the hair and attitude were enough to get him on this list.
Argentina Indoor Men
Argentina always looks good in that characteristic blue, but the intricate design of the team's uniforms in Rio really caught our eye.
Team Brazil Men's Beach
The four men of Brazilian beach volleyball at the Olympics made their country proud, rocking elaborate blue, green, and yellow uniforms and bringing home the gold medal.
Coastal Carolina
[instagram url="https://www.instagram.com/p/BKKGuhjB3z7/?taken-by=ccuvb" hide_caption="0"]
Love the color and the style of this team that got its first NCAA tournament victory this year!
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Worst Dressed
Team Brazil Indoor Men's Podium Uniform
Neon was taken to a whole other level with the Brazilian men's podium uniform. It was kind of like staring into the sun. Or are we just bitter that it wasn't Team USA up there receiving gold? Hard to say.
China Indoor Women
Yellow spandex. Need we say more?
Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo
No disrespect to the Olympic bronze medalists from Italy, but these outfits reminded us of tennis whites. Also it rained, so white was a bad choice, and, of course, Lupo's flat brim hat that kept coming off in the middle of plays.
April Ross
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The two-time Olympic medalists had plenty of victories this year, but this outfit was not one of them.
University of Texas' Shoes
Whoever it was who decided that neon green shoes would work with burnt orange jerseys was severely misguided.
Team USA Opening Ceremony Uniform
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Not as bad as in years past, but we're still not ready to boost this ensemble up to the best-dressed list.
Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena
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Dear Under Armour, please upgrade Phil and Nick's boardshorts so they don't look so dated...
Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst's Podium Uniforms
It's a shirt, it's a dress, no, it's Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst's podium uniform.
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