2015 PCHL SPRING FASHION RUMOR MILL: DALY CITY BRIANS

The 2014 PCHL campaign rolls onward gloriously in vogue, with exciting new trends popping up from all corners of the league and fierce style rivalries developing between full squads and individuals alike. Someday these players will look back at the 2014 season and say to themselves, "Wow, we all looked amazing, those were some really special times and some very unique looks." 

With that said, all of us here at PCHElle are eagerly anticipating the new 2015 Spring Lines from the assorted PCHL squads. Rumors are swirling and there is reason to believe that 2015 will be the most fashion-forward season to date, with each franchise giving their all to establish themselves as the preeminently chic lineup both on and off the diamond.

We begin the discussion with an exclusive report on the Daly City Brians, formidable PCHL trend-setters since 2013. Much can be said of the Brians' ~ Look ~ but it also might be boiled down into something deceptively simple; all-white all the time, the dirtier the better. What happens when you combine the 1919 Chicago Black Sox with Andrew W.K.? You get one of the most consistently On-Trend teams in the history of the PCHL.

When the 2014 Brians reluctantly concluded that they would not be making the playoffs for the second year in a row, they held a private team meeting and mutually agreed to move forward focusing on the core values that bind their franchise: 1. Looking Amazing and 2. Setting New Trends.

PCHElle sources reveal that a splinter group of Brians players (coincidentally members of the distinctly fashionable post-punk quartet, Hafner) recently stepped up to forge a new visual identity for the team. A member of the foursome who asked to remain anonymous told us:

"Things were going great with the band and things were going pretty decent with the ball club...but sometimes you just gotta mix it up and start over, you know? We [Hafner] were playing a bunch of shows and having fun and everything but something just didn't seem right. We wanted to get back to our musical roots, get back in touch with that sort of vibe that initially got us totally piped out on this fresh, magical wave that we call life, you know? So we recently decided to sell all our guitars and just focus on our original band vision, which is Happy Hardcore. We all grew up with the house/EDM/D&B scene that thrived in the greater Bay Area in the mid-90's-early-2000's and that is where our hearts remain, it is the music we want to be playing. Nothing less than 180 BPM, period. So when we started talking about the 2015 Daly City Brians' Spring Line, it was an obvious choice that we go full-on Candy Raver, circa 1998. We really didn't anticipate any objections, it seemed like a total no-brainer. But it didn't go down that easy."

DCB's Style Icons, The 1919 Chicago Black Sox

According to documents, in June of 2014, the faction group of musicians formally motioned to change the name of the organization from the Daly City Brians to the Daly City Candy Flippers. The proposal was immediately met with objections from the team's upstart neoconservative segment, the Daly City Brians Heritage Foundation. A spokesperson for the D.C.B.H.F., Elias Brians, agreed to speak to PCHElle:

"We love Hafner as much as anyone in the league, those guys are like our brothers. Love their tunes, very rock n' roll, very fun stuff. But hey - I'm sorry - we just will not stand for the blatant promotion of illegal activities. The Brians have a lot of friends in law enforcement; we scrimmage with the Daly City Police Department Co-Ed Softball Team four times a year for goodness' sake. So I'm happy to report that we have officially agreed to meet halfway; we are going to keep the official team name, 'The Mighty Daly City Brians,'  intact for next season. However, we have decided to accept the proposed jerseys of the Hafner insurgency, so you can count on seeing us out there in white mesh tank tops and iridescent pearl lamé leggings. A lot of us aren't happy about it but hey, it's a compromise, and ultimately the most important thing is keeping the team spirit alive and well. I personally refuse to apply Vick's Vapor Rub to my neck before games, but I was surprised at how much I enjoy the glow necklaces and bracelets, I think they're a lot of fun and I like how they come in cool neon colors."

The Brians are reportedly in negotiations with several abandoned warehouses - including the Cow Palace - about hosting their off-season banquet, which promises to be a raucous and stylish affair. Keep up the great work, Brians, PCHElle is watching you and we like what we're seeing.