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THESE WIZARDS HOPE NEW DUDS FEATURE THE GREAT AND POWERFUL

          The Wizards debuted their new uniforms on Friday,
     featuring a color scheme of blue, black and bronze,
     according to J.A. Adande of the WASHINGTON POST.  The home
     uniforms are white with a blue stripe down the left side and
     the road uniforms are blue with a black stripe.  The new
     uniforms are made by Nike, and bronze is used in the trim. 
     The Wizards will be allowed to establish a secondary uniform
     after two seasons and once that deadline passes, the Wizards
     plan to unveil a black alternative road uniform (WASHINGTON
     POST, 7/12).  The POST's fashion writer Robin Givhan: "[T]he
     problem with the Wizards' look isn't the silhouette or
     colors of the uniforms themselves, but the logo.  It is
     ugly.  At the very least, misguided."  Givhan calls the road
     uniforms "sleek and tough," and the home uniforms "not as
     successful" (WASHINGTON POST, 7/12).  Also in DC, Scott
     Bowles wrote that "fans and paraphernalia dealers say, the
     switch from the Bullets' logo to the Wizards' has created an
     unexpected demand for shirts, caps and jerseys sporting the
     old emblems" (WASHINGTON POST, 7/13).  

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