In ancient times, the only way to get purple dye was byextracting the mucus of harvested sea snails. The scarcity of purple dye and its non-fading abilities made it the color of Roman ceremonial and Imperial robes. Yesterday, Northwestern football released its uniforms for Week 1 against Nevada, and Under Armour is clearly angling for the regal all-purple look to start 2017.
From browsing through the amazing fansite Hail to Purple, Northwestern hasn’t worn all-purple uniforms since the 2011 homecoming game against Penn State. The all-purple combination should be a completely new site to most new fans (including me).