As part of the WPS uniform unveiling on Tuesday in Manhattan, PUMA presented several elements aside from just the uniforms in their WPS performance collection including the WPS Official Match Ball, team-colored backpacks and PUMA performance boots with a special white/jasmine green colorway.

One of the more unique elements of the WPS collection put on display are “ wraps” that were made as an additional piece for the Los Angeles Sol, Boston Breakers, FC Gold Pride and Sky Blue FC.  It’s a complement to the shorts and definitely something different.

They are completely optional and will not be worn in games. The wraps are removable and can be detached from the shorts with easy to remove buttons.

PUMA’s wrap takes cues from the trends in female sports gear today, as well as fashion, such as the popularity of technical running skirts. The wraps were designed with the female player in mind.

It uses the same technical performance elements as the rest of the uniforms, so it could be worn to and from the field, after practice -- and if a player really wants to, they can wear it on the field, too, in training or warm-up.

This, of course, comes from PUMA, the world’s leading sportlifestyle brand, that always does something a little different and fun as part of its collections. In 2004, PUMA unveiled a one-piece uniform for the Cameroon National Team at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations. In 2007, PUMA created a special gold golfing shoe as well as camouflage golf accessories like hat, shoes and bags for its top golfers as a color option they could wear. Around the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the world’s fastest man – Usain Bolt of Jamaica – had a casual running shoe created for him by PUMA that included his own handwritten notes on it.