Can we get back to bogus cycling kit, please?
One of the things I liked about the Acqua & Sapone / Mokambo speedsuit was that it had an uncannily dubious appearance - it sort of raised the question of its own authenticity. It looked like it was a made-up team, with made-up sponsors. I've spent about five months all told in Italy over the last few years, but I don't remember ever seeing those brands Was there ever
really such a team? At the same time, it was fairly convincing. "Team Formaggio?" Not so much. Turns out my subconscious knew it was a real team - I'd just forgotten about it.
As for the design itself, I'm not generally a fan of red jerseys and shorts, but these had enough white and bits of blue to overcome that. Then there's the the bubbles, so altogether it's walking a very thin line separating seriousness and goofiness, which I kind of like to tread. Not so wacky as their zebra kit, which is rather infamous.
Here's a photo of the REAL kit (but ordinary jersey and shorts) on the REAL team:

Stefano Garzelli (whom we happened to run into at a cafe during the Giro a couple of years ago) in the foreground. Turns out I actually know a guy who was on the A&S team. The guy who ran the tour I took last year was on that team in'06 (but the kit was all red then, and made by Nalini).
I took a look on ebay to see if anyone was selling legit kit speedsuits from defunct teams: mighty slim pickings. Katusha had a similar design (Red, white, and bit of blue) not too long ago, but the only thing available was the wrong size.

Anyone ever have any luck with that? Meanwhile, ye olde team designs available mass-market are just boring. Seems folks get custom jerseys for all kinds of reasons though, so maybe I should just invent a team and make up my own logos (a lot harder than it sounds, I know!)....
edit add: I've got it!
Team Lorem Ipsum! By the way - I'm'a copyright that....