Those who sat through his second effort, however, were rewarded with a wearable collection of chiffon blouses cut like athletic jerseys, tailored shorts and some beautiful evening gowns made of a men's tie fabric.
The air reeked of burnt coffee, chicken wings and the predominantly male body odor of contestants attired in jogging suits, jeans, undershirts, pajama tops, athletic jerseys, baseball caps and wrap-around sunglasses.
Federal officials say the case involving the athletic jerseys was solved after some college computers in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania were found to be infected with software code traced to a user whose Internet name was pherk.
Adidas tennis clothing contains the ClimaCool technology found in other athletic jerseys and shoes.
This is denoted on the schools athletic jerseys by the letter "C" crossed with an Indian feather, which replaced the side profile of a chieftain in Fall of 2007.
The dress code includes a ban on bandanas, work boots, ripped or baggy clothing, shorts that fall below the knees, athletic jerseys, and chains.
Advertisers have found ways to directly advertise to students including through logos and company names on school buses, athletic scoreboards and athletic jerseys.
He has a solid build and a gentle voice, and was wearing a blue-and-white athletic jersey, long shorts, and loosened, unvelcroed Air Jordans.
His preppy-chic ensembles are a reaction, he says, to the baggy jeans, athletic jerseys and loud jewelry that are standard issue in urban culture.
For us hyphenation was unrealistic: the six-syllable behemoth would hardly fit the width of a newspaper column or, as our 8-year-old nephew, Jake, pointed out, on the back of an athletic jersey.