The Lookfly News

Lookfly Back To Uni - Early Bird Discount Deal!

2011-10-06T13:46:00.001+01:00

You order your kit, and start thinking about how awesome you’ll look at regionals.

Problem is, when regionals come around, the kit’s not ready. You end up piecing together as many shirts as you can from the last few years. Too many ultimate teams are familiar with this situation.

It all starts with suppliers who don’t understand the needs of an ultimate team. But there is a better way. Go to a dedicated ultimate supplier and you’ll get a company that understands your needs.

Lookfly has a new offer which promises you’ll have kit in time for outdoor regionals. 100% guaranteed. If you order before 25/11/11 you’ll get your kit no later than 03/02/12.

And if you have a specific event you’re playing at before 03/02/12, let us know, we could possibly make it in time!

All the kit for this deal is made from our latest NewLife™ fabric, so you’ll be getting top of the range gear.

Here’s why NewLife™ Microsilk is great for ultimate:

Lightweight material
NewLife™ fabric is the lightest material we’ve ever made. It’s 120gsm. That’s the same weight per metre as paper. Only NewLife is more comfortable. Lightweight fabric means you’re free to move, so you’re able to play at your best.

Moisture control
NewLife™ fabric is designed to manage your moisture. It has two main layers. The first takes moisture away from your body. The second evaporates it quickly so your kit stays lightweight and dry.

Silky finish
NewLife™ isn’t only designed for top performance. It’s also made to be comfortable. The inside Microsilk layer is designed to be silky smooth, so you’ll always stay comfy.

What makes NewLife™ even better is that it’s eco-friendly. It’s produced entirely from recycled bottles. If you ever have to get rid of it… you can throw it in with your household recycling.

NewLife™ is worn by many of the world’s best teams. Take Furious George. They wore Lookfly NewLife™ fabric when they won Canadian Nationals.

To make sure you get the right deal, there’s plenty of choice:

• Package 1 - Early Bird Offer - £70.00
1 x Fully Sublimated Shirt with number
1 x Pure Colour Shirt with single colour logo & number
1 x Pure Short with number
(Normally - £90.57*)

• Package 2 - Early Bird Offer - £55.00
1 x Fully Sublimated Shirt with number
1 x Pure Short with number
(Normally - £68.00*)

• Package 3 - Early Bird Offer - £50.00
2 x Pure Colour Shirt with single colour logo & number
1 x Pure Short with number
(Normally - £62.96*)

• Package 4 - Early Bird Offer - £38.00
2 x Pure Colour Shirt with single colour logo & number
(Normally - £42.96*)

• Package 5 - Early Bird Offer - £35.00
1 x Pure Colour Shirt with single colour logo & number
1 x Pure Short with number
(Normally - £41.48*)

So if you want professional kit, exclusively designed for Ultimate that will help you play better, order today.

For existing Lookfly teams topping up on two colour/three colour full custom gear (Edge design, Blade, Flash, etc), please contact us directly at (custom[at]lookfly.com) to see what we can do for you this year!

Now the important detail! To get this offer you have to order by Friday 25th November. Don’t forget that date. We wish we could make the deal last longer, but we need the time to make sure everyone can get their kit.

But if you order before 25/11/11, you’re guaranteed to have your kit 03/02/12, with plenty of time before regionals.

The deal won’t last forever, so don’t miss it. Place your order now.

*Normal estimate pricing based on squad of 12 players ordering 24 shirts and 12 shorts with single colour logo/numbers where applicable.

2011-09-28T18:26:00.001+01:00

Lookfly at EUCF

EUCF is this weekend and here at Lookfly we're pretty excited about it. It’s one of the biggest events on the ultimate calendar and this year is set to be bigger than ever (and not just because we’re sponsoring it - haha!).

Some of the best teams in the Europe have fought their way in their respective regions to get this far, and we're looking forward to watching some top quality ultimate. The weather has also been booked in the beautiful city of Brugges as well, we hear. Imagine glorious Autumnal sunshine, hundreds of delicious beers to choose from, all the ultimate you could possibly hope to watch… plus the Lookfly Pitchside shop stocked with everything an ultimate player could possibly need!

The unusually warm weather means one thing… it’s going to get painfully cold very soon. Don’t be that guy, you know the one, the shivering guy, curled up in a ball for warmth? Clothes are an excellent warmth-solution and Lookfly sells plenty of them. As an added bonus, our clothes are also stylish and sexy.

We’ll have all the usual baselayers, technical zippies, glvoes, hoodies and zip jackets, plus a few more unusual extras:

Furious George gear
If you're playing at EUCF, chances are you're already pretty good at Ultimate. If you want to look amazing as well, pick up some top level ultimate Furious George gear. Check out the latest addition of Furious PJ's and Furious Hooded tops for sale.

Ultimate PJ’s
Keeping warm at night can be tough… you want the warmth, but not the layers. Luckily, scientists invented pyjamas to keep you both warm and comfy. We’ll be selling them, so stop by if you need some.

As sponsors, we're excited to be giving all those attending a free Lookfly gift. We can’t say what it is… but you’re going to love it. We've also got a great deal exclusive for players at EUCF2011 - check out the voucher below and head on over to the Pitchside shop!

Lookfly at UK Nationals

2011-08-19T17:14:00.004+01:00

Nationals weekend is almost here and the excitement is building. As main sponsors, we'll be at the event with plenty for you to enjoy.

If you need gear, head to our shop. There will be a sale on shirts, shorts, hoodies, and everything else you need. You can also try out performance gear at our testing station. We'll have gloves, NewLife fabric, and InASkin baselayers for you to try.

Litter is a problem at any tournament, including nationals. To help keep things clean, we'll provide pitch-side recycling bins for all those water bottles. Recycling plastic bottles is a great way to help the environment. It not only cuts down on energy and oil consumption, but it also helps make performance clothing (our NewLife fabric is made from 100% recycled plastic).

So if you're heading to nationals, make sure you use our bins. If you can pull yourself away from the action, why not pay us a visit? We always love to talk ultimate.

2010 – 2011 Lookfly Back To Uni Ultimate Gear Offer!

2010-10-06T11:15:00.017+01:00

Here at Lookfly, we love a challenge!
If your team thinks we can be beaten on price by our Ultimate competitors on like for like products – come and let us know about it and we will happily match it*. Just think, how much easier it would be not to have to deal with surprise customs tax and duty costs, import paperwork, foreign currency transfer charges, lengthy transit times and communication delays due to time differences. Buying local not only has its organisational benefits, but it’s also more environmentally friendly and may cost much less than you think. For example, an order of 15 single colour Lookfly 4Active shirts, all with single colour print and number will cost just £19.30 inc. VAT** per jersey including delivery to your door! If you can find that price cheaper with our Ultimate competitors elsewhere, come and challenge us about it. We’d love to hear from you.

>Grab Yourself 15% Off!

Lookfly would also like to help the budget conscious amongst us this year. We know not everyone can afford a set of two technical jerseys and shorts, and players may need to
make compromises on their away kit and accessories.
Consequently, we are excited to offer 15% off team orders of cotton wear (including t-shirts, zip jackets and hooded tops) when your team places an order of Lookfly 4Active Technical shirts***. What’s more, this offer is available for the duration of the 2010 – 2011 academic year and doesn’t end until 30th June 2011.
Wanna go Full- Bling?
Wanting to look your most sexy at University Nationals and other top Ultimate events this season? Talk to us about our new Sublimation service using our all new 100% Recycled polyester.

Chevron Action Flash, wears Lookfly fully sublimated gear.
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CONTACT - Lookfly Ltd – custom[at]lookfly.com - +44 (0) 115 9326091
*Only non-discounted quotes from Ultimate-based competitors on technical wear (tops/shorts) are valid for price match and evidence will be required. Discounted quotes from competitors will be considered for price matching at our discretion. Comparisons for price matching must also include any other costs outside of the quote that could be incurred such as shipping charges, duty/tax costs (estimates) and exchange rate/transfer charges (estimates).
** Lookfly price example is correct at time of listing. A one-off print screen set up charge (currently £26.00) may apply on new orders. Quote implies a shipping charge to a UK address and deliveries overseas will cost more.
*** Both price match and discount offer only applies to School/College/University based teams in the EU. Teams outside of the EU will be considered for price match/discounting at our discretion. Your order must meet our minimum order requirements and include printing and numbering to receive your 15% discount on cotton wear. Discounts are not applied to print screens, ink colour change charges, embroidery or shipping. All price match offers and discounts must be redeemed by 30th June 2011.

Lookfly Pitchside Shop at UKU Nationals This Weekend

2010-08-19T12:30:00.012+01:00

Lookfly will be at UKU Nationals this weekend in Southampton with the Pitchside shop.

As a part of our continued mission to be kinder to the environment and to launch our upcoming line of premium ultimate gear called “New Life”, Lookfly will be will be running a recycling point at the Pitchside shop to collect your empty drinks bottles. “New Life” is not only a technical fabric made with 100% recycled plastic bottles (and other PET) generated by UK and mainland Europe-based recycling centres, it is manufactured in Britain ensuring a low carbon footprint in its production cycle.

So please pay us a visit as the Lookfly Pitchside shop and bring along your empty plastic bottles to our recycling point. We’re also running a Lookfly Summer Sale, with up to 75% off Clothing, DVDs, Wristbands, Hats, etc., whilst stocks last.

Cheers for now

Steve, Allison and Penny

P.S. Worried we’ll run out of stock on that thing you want in the sale? Visit http://www.lookfly.com/uk/shop and buy it now, selecting “for collection at event” as your shipping preference. We’ll bring it with us to the Pitchside shop, and you can collect it from us there.

P.P.S. http://lookfly.blogspot.com/2010/08/15-off-all-lookfly-ethical-team.html

15% off all Lookfly Ethical Team Sweats, with a further 5% contribution to UK Ultimate development projects for UKUA Registered Teams

2010-08-13T10:59:00.022+01:00

As the nights draw in, the temperatures start to drop and we move ever closer to the beginning of Autumn, Lookfly would like to keep Ultimate players warm on the sideline with 15% off their range of Ethical Team Hoodies/Zip Hoodies/Jog Pants. What’s more, for all team registered with the UKUA , Lookfly will make a further contribution of 5% funding from the value of the order donated to UK Ultimate development projects such as coaching schemes and school training programmes.

The Hoody/Sweats offer will run from Monday 16^thAugust until Sunday 31^st October and is open to all teams from all countries. Team contacts who also submit their UKUA membership number will also have 5% of the value of their order donated to the UKUA’s development projects on their behalf.

Lookfly offer a range of premium quality hoodies, Zip Hoodies and Jog Pants in 45 colour variations and 11 styles, all produced with WRAP certification that ensures all garments come from lawful, ethical and humane manufacturing sources. This applies right back through the supply chain to include environmentally sound cotton production.

For further information or a quote, please contact allison[at]lookfly.com or phone +44 115 9326091. To place your order, please fill out the following form:

http://www.lookfly.com/uk/media/staticlookfly/LookflyOrderFrm2010.zip

Choose from the following styles:

College Hoody – the bedrock of all hoodies in standard and children’s sizes.

Varsity Hoody – with contrast hood

Street Hoody – with thumb holes in the cuffs, hidden MP3/Phone pocket inside kangaroo pouch pocket and small opening for ear phone cord feed

Zoodies – Zip hoodies, in standard, women’s and children’s sizes.

Jog Pants – heavy weight sweat pants in standard, women’s and children’s sizes.

Hoody Sizes : XS-34"** S-36" M-40" L-44" XL-48" XXL-52"*

Jog Pant Size (To Fit) : S-30" M-32" L-34" XL-36"

Girly Zoodie/Jogpant Size (To Fit) : XS-8" S-10" M-12" L-14"

Fabric content : 80% Cotton 20% Polyester

Fabric Weight : 280gsm – 330gsm

Unisex design

45 great colours

Kangaroo pouch pocket

Double fabric hood

Self coloured cords

Ribbed cuff and hem

Twin needle stitching detailing

Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production (WRAP) certified

* Size XXL only available in Arctic White, Bottle Green, Charcoal, Fire Red, French Navy, Hawaiian Blue, Heather Grey, Hot Chocolate, Hot Pink, Jet Black, Kelly Green, Lime Green, Purple, Red Hot Chilli, Royal Blue, Sapphire Blue, Sun Yellow

** Size XS only available as a College Hoody in the following colours: Arctic White, Baby Pink, Candyfloss Pink, Fire Red, French Navy, Heather Grey, Hot Pink, Jet Black, Kelly Green, Purple, Royal Blue, Sapphire Blue

Terms & Conditions: Minimum order 12 per style. Colours and styles are subject to availability. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers. Lookfly vouchers cannot be redeemed against orders using this promotion. This offer does not include print screens, print colour changes or shipping costs.Offer ends Midnight, Sunday 31^st October.

Lookfly Secures Sponsorship Deal With World Famous Ultimate Team - Furious George

2010-07-22T17:05:00.011+01:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

PR CONTACT:
Allison Baron
Lookfly Ltd
Allison[at]lookfly.com
www.lookfly.com

Lookfly Secures Sponsorship Deal With World Famous Ultimate Team - Furious George

UK based ultimate Frisbee gear supplier Lookfly join forces across the pond with Canadian 3 times UPA winners Furious George.

Ilkeston, Derbyshire, UK, 21st July 2010 – Lookfly are proud to announce their sponsorship of Vancouver BC based Furious George, one of Canada’s most famous open teams. Furious George, who are three times WUGC winners, 3 times UPA champions and 7 times Canadian Champions are considered great role models to many players in the sport and are recognized as one of the best Ultimate teams in the World.

Furious George turned to Lookfly, who are based in the UK for their team uniforms after learning about their ethical and eco-friendly manufacturing policies. Lookfly have consistently made choices to keep their team uniform assembly local to Lookfly HQ. Lookfly Director Steve Giguere comments, “it’s only when you keep things local that you can guarantee welfare levels for employees and reduce your company carbon footprint as much as possible”.

Lookfly have chosen Furious George to be the flagship for their upcoming line of premium ultimate gear made from 100% recycled plastic bottles (PET). Over the last 12 months, Lookfly has spent much time investigating and testing several examples of recycled yarn in order to find one that demonstrates the same characteristics as polyester yarns produced with virgin raw materials. Steve Giguere continues, “There are more and more examples of 50% and 100% recycled fabrics coming to market, the majority of which make compromises on performance, feel, weight and durability. Finally, after months of research and testing, we have developed a 100% recycled fabric that meets an ultimate players needs”.

Speaking on behalf of Furious George, team Captain Morgan Hibbert says, “we all unanimously agree that it is a no-brainer to work with Lookfly this season” He continues “everyone is really pumped … and we hope we can increase [their] portfolio here in North America and internationally”.

As part of the sponsorship agreement, Lookfly will be creating fully sublimated shirts for Furious George in 100% recycled fabric (named by Lookfly as “New Life”) with shorts and accessories such as hats, hooded tops and wristbands. Replica team uniforms of Furious George gear will be available for general sale in the Lookfly shop (www.lookfly.com/uk/shop) with proceeds going back to Furious George development programs.

For more information about Lookfly’s new 100% recycled fabric “New Life”, their sublimation process and their sponsorship with Furious George, please contact steve@lookfly.com or visit www.lookfly.com.

ABOUT – Lookfly Ltd, based in the UK and established in 2001, produces custom team uniforms for Ultimate Frisbee teams using ethical and eco-friendly manufacturing policies.

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xEUCF complete.

2009-09-29T17:32:00.004+01:00

This tournament was quite a long time in the making for the organisers (credit to Si Hill and co) and for Lookfly as well. It's rare that an opportunity comes around where we'll have such a dense population of the Ultimate players from so many different countries and it's so close to our doorstep.

We couldn't also forget however that it's also a good deal of pressure. With so many people coming and likely seeing us for the 1st time it was the best opportunity to screw it all up as well.

We started brainstorming on how to present the shop, what new products to introduce and how to best approach the way to place ourselves once there more than 6 months ago. Sketches were drawn up for the shop, we had design session days where we came up with and mostly threw away so many concepts. Our goal was to provide the tournament with a service and not just a sales outlet. So began the idea of the Lookfly Village Green, our best effort at providing an environmentally friendly shop and lounge area for players.

Most of the contents of the shop fit and lounge was borrowed or reused somehow. The bags were biodegradable, the 1800 player passes we were asked to help create were recycled or biodegradable in some sense as well. The used furniture came from a donation of £260 to the local Heart Foundation Charity and was returned to the same charity shop immediately after to be resold again.

From a product perspective we introduced our sublimated shorts and our ability to do this kind of printing in general. We had a stack of new lifestyle wear that was a bit different but seemed to go over well enough and our teasers for our new fabric technology went down very very well. Our new fabric mill is the real deal. Envionmentally conscious, local to us and quite advanced in what they can provide. I'll write another article about fabric developments later.

Overall we were really pleased with the 4 day weekend. We weren't the only Ultimate supplier on show so we had to scrub up and put on our Sunday best. In spite of not being selected to be the official merch provider I think we presented Lookfly in a positive way, met loads of cool people in our lounge and got numerous thanks from those parents with small children for our constant supply of hot water from the tea and coffee area. Time for a quick rest and back to work.

The blog is finally up!

2009-08-01T14:42:00.001+01:00

Years and years ago we did Lookflynews as a way to comment on the world of Ultimate and then we started hosting articles on our website which was a cool idea but not executed in the best way. The best way of course is often the easy way of just using the extensive tools that already exist out here in the cyber info mega globo-bahn.

We've got lots of past articles and will likely move the good ones back onto here...somehow back dating them. The important new developments that need some padding out or explaining beyond a simple twitter (www.twitter.com/lookfly) entry will land here.

Over the next 6 months there will be much to write about. We're making major advances in our product line and our product quality thanks to recent partnerships.

Stay tuned...and follow the twitter to find out when new stuff is posted.

Modern Ultimate

2008-01-01T19:15:00.003Z

“The game is cancelled” were the words carved out by Beavan in the wet sand of Rimini. Shortly after he had finish spelling out this statement he experienced Colonel’s reaction to yet another Huck & Sea practical joke.

“I think the first thing I did was hit him.”

Captaining the team at their second Paganello, Colonel had been trying in vain to rally an unusually demotivated Huck and Sea playing in the last game slot of the day. Despite a passionate prep talk and a run through of some new tactics something wasn’t right. The players were really lacking motivation and no one seemed up for the game. Frustrated he called the team into another huddle.

“I told them we were going to loose.”

With no other option he broke with tradition and forced his team through a warm up. When complete he tried to again find the words to ready his team. But as he struggled to blend stimulating visualisations with talk of owning the opposition, Beavan walked away from the huddle towards the sea. One by on the rest followed as a bemused Colonel felt he didn’t know his team mates anymore. Eventually he trudged through the sand himself to see what his team were looking at. It turned out to be the words Beavan had written and the joke was once again on Colonel.

The attitude, the lack of motivation had all been a charade and in fact the game was to be played the following morning at 9am. He laughs about it now.

Huck and Sea players can’t take themselves too seriously and clearly require the ability to take a joke. This has been the mantra of the our favourite beach team since they were first assembled in 2001. The aim was to bring together the best student players from each region to create quality ultimate on the sand then kick up a storm at the party afterwards.

“Essentially we look for people who have the skills.”

On pitch this translates into a fast, athletic defence which forms the core of team’s game.

“I’ll admit we are not the most tactical of teams. But we use our youth and speed to counter the experience of other teams.”

As the sudden death game against No-Tsu-Oh at paga last year proves, this can be very effective on the beach scene.

Skills on the pitch are all very well and good, but Lookfly like to see more from Beach Ultimate players and these guys don’t disappoint. The initiation is back to back car bombs and the pictures from Paga 07 say the rest. Their ‘original’ brand of banter is also large part of the team’s ethos. Colonel recounts how he was ‘coached’ in the ways of Huck and Sea humour at Paga 05.

‘They once gave me a gag count. Apparently I wasn’t funny enough so they started to count how many times I said something which made people laugh. When I made a joke enough people had to laugh for it to be counted as a successful gag. I scored 15 over the four days.”

With all this talk of Paganellos past, what have our beach boys got in store this year? Do they still stand by their prediction of a win against the backdrop of the Adriatic?

“We definitely aiming for that. But it’s not going to happen any time soon. The level at Paga is so high. If you look at the teams that make the quarters it’s the same teams every year and they are of a high level. When we make the quarters it will be a big break through.”

We look forward to it, let be honest it’s satisfying to see a new team to steal a title away from the established champions. But will the guys be forced to abandon their partying to do themselves justice the next day?

“We want to do it (win Paga) with out changing. The big teams like UTI and Catch don’t drink or party hard at Paga until they are knocked out. We are out partying every night and we don’t want to stop that.”

What about tactical partying? Select some guys to stay late and give them the morning off?

“No. We play as a team we party as a team. In fact we’d rather be a team like Houston, not UTI or Catch. They are out partying each night, play hungover and win games.”

Previously we labelled Huck & Sea the ‘bad boys of beach’ but when asked to re-brand themselves their Colonel told me they were ‘Modern Ultimate’.

I’m guessing their taste for irony might be wrapped up in this description. But if you are interested in what ‘Modern Ultimate’ looks like, go and watch them play. Huck and Sea are easy to spot, look for the guys wearing the best kit at the tournament and sporting yellow crips sides. In fact, just where did they originate from?

“Well we have a lot of ‘gangstas’ in the team, JJ being the biggest and we want to be able to identify each other so we wear our crips sides. I think it started around 2004 there was a song out by Snoop Dogg in which he talks about wearing his colours on the crips side. We were in a restaurant and napkins started getting used. It has carried on from there.”

Whether they’re ‘Modern Ultimate’ or classic debauchery, we believe Huck and Sea are everything Beach Ultimate should be. We still mean it when we say ‘don’t ever change’.