All photos courtesy of NWSL
The new 2025 National Women’s Soccer League kits have arrived, with each team rolling out at least one new look ahead of the season.
New kits can only mean one thing: Kit rankings! Who delivered and which clubs got it totally wrong? Allow me to do my annual moonlighting as a fashion critic, through the lens of an NWSL expert.
We’re going worst to first here on each new kit:
14. Chicago Stars


Look, some of this is about a rebrand that is a downgrade and never needed to happen, but the kit itself is also a far cry from the days of standard-setting creativity found in the “Elevated” kit or even the “Foundation” kit. Chicago once set the bar in branding and kits. Now, the “Stars” have “liquid metal-like patterns symbolizes the relentless intensity that lies within.”
Luckily, their primary jersey is great. Here’s to hoping they were that blue one as much as possible in 2025.
13. NJ/NY Gotham FC


Gotham and Nike got it right by going…