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Wetsuit Colours
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Wetsuits are a bit like the old Model T Fords, you can get them in any colour you want, but you better like black! Actually black is good. Athletes look great in black. Gives the start to a wetsuit legal triathlon a formal air to it, or we all look like a bunch of seals cavorting on the beach - that's good to as seals swim fast! :)

Last year at Nineteen we introduced our Pink Ribbon progam offering two of our suits for women with pink trim. We are carrying on the Pink Ribbon program for '08. It's been a hugely successful program. FYI - about half of our women's wetsuit sales have been pink and the other half have been our normal aqua colour. However, it's time to start looking ahead and I was wondering what sort of colours women would like to see on wetsuits - given that the wetsuit is going to be predominantly black what trim colours would you like to see?

Thank you.


Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog
Last edited by: Fleck: Apr 17, 08 8:22
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Re: Wetsuit Colours [Fleck] [ In reply to ]
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I love the colors on the Diva, the green shade and the blue:

http://www.orbea-usa.com/...d=524&lifetime=1

Purple is a nice color too. Not too feminine but definately a girl color, easy to spot.

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Re: Wetsuit Colours [Fleck] [ In reply to ]
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hey Steve, thanks for asking!!! silver and/or purple would be awesome!
Cam
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Re: Wetsuit Colours [Fleck] [ In reply to ]
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Black


No way for purple. TNT already has this on their suits.

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Re: Wetsuit Colours [Fleck] [ In reply to ]
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orange and silver!! :)
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Re: Wetsuit Colours [Goldens] [ In reply to ]
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I second Orange and silver! My favorite race colors!
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Re: Wetsuit Colours [Fleck] [ In reply to ]
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green. I would love a green wetsuit.

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Re: Wetsuit Colours [Fleck] [ In reply to ]
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No pastels please! I vote for the basic deep colors, royal blue, dark red, forest green.

If it has aqua or pink I won't buy it. That stuff is just too girly-girl.
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Re: Wetsuit Colours [Oleander] [ In reply to ]
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Thanks. Please keep the ideas coming.


Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog
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Re: Wetsuit Colours [Fleck] [ In reply to ]
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I like the citrus combo of lime green/acid lemon - it has a nice pop to it.

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Re: Wetsuit Colours [Oleander] [ In reply to ]
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I second the jewel colours vote - especially red.
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Re: Wetsuit Colours [Fleck] [ In reply to ]
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sparkly ruby red!
I do like the turquoise, it's girly without being TOO girly. I actually like black and pink together in sort of a 1950s retro kind of way.
Mint green!
The only purple I'd go for would be a deep regal purple, I think it would look very sleek with the black and deep purple. Kind of panther-ish.
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Re: Wetsuit Colours [Fleck] [ In reply to ]
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Orange, silver, red. I'm also not a fan of the pinks or purples.
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Re: Wetsuit Colours [Fleck] [ In reply to ]
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I have a preference for pink (at my height (6'1") it helps identify me as a girl). :( But i LOVE the way you spell *colours* ~~ makes it seem so much more je ne sais quoi.
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Re: Wetsuit Colours [Alibabwa] [ In reply to ]
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I'm with the jewel colours and anything bright, like the citrus stuff. I hate the way workout clothes for women always seem to be in pastels.

I swim in one of your Nineteen women's fit suits, and it's awesome. Thank you for asking what we want!
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Re: Wetsuit Colours [Fleck] [ In reply to ]
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I'll put in a vote for something like blue or red. Personally I can't stand any colour that is remotely girly. A woman does not need to have pink on her wetsuit to look feminine.

For some reason I started thinking about how the running/multisport shop where I work has to sell these monstrosities this year:
http://www.zootsports.com/...amp;products_id=1454

Does anyone actually find that design to be attactive?

(Sorry for the OT comment. Though I suppose it could be a "how not to do the aesthetics of your wetsuits" suggestion.)

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