Athletic Gear: Athletic Apparel

Athletic apparel is any type of athletic gear that is worn on any part of the body. These pieces of clothing are specially designed to meet the demands of the different sports they are suitable for, whether it's flexibility, insulation, waterproofing, insect bites, high-friction surfaces, or anything else.

In the athletic world, form follows function, and as you will see, most characteristics of each type of clothing follow the purpose of the garment itself.

Of course, every sport in its infant stage will have used a generic set of clothing, one that is available to the public, to later evolve into something that is custom-fit for that particular activity. Today, we have a wide spectrum of shapes, fabrics, textures, and cuts that overlap and intersect among different types of sports. Some of these clothes have even moved out of the gym and into people's daily attire: casual, preppy, dressy, formal, ultrachic, hip-hop, mixed, matched, and more. Certain patterns and colors are associated with different types of sports; they are also used to distinguish between different teams playing in a league along with team logos and team names.