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The USA and French teams look sharp.

The main theme for those wearing traditional clothing is blazers. Notice how much better these look in a sporting context. Compare with the Netherlands team, which although wearing piping on their jackets, are wearing matching trousers in a suit fashion.
 
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Pretty cool. I like the white (mother of pearl?) buttons. Wonder if I could wear a blazer with MOP buttons and get away with it...
 
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You can get yours too:

Nearly 200 jackets will be available for $695 after the opening ceremony at RalphLauren.com and at Ralph Lauren stores; Lauren expects they'll sell out this weekend. Former President George H.W. Bush-the US team's honorary captain and the grandfather of Lauren's girlfriend, Lauren Bush (hey if they marry, she'll be Lauren Lauren!)-is getting his own opening ceremony uniform, the blazer embroidered with his POTUS 41 title. "Whether he wears it or not, we'll find out," Lauren says.
 
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The hats are ok....

they give the US outfits a kind of Gatsby look which is understandably American. But why only have the girls wearing ascots? Since the ascots are not needed to differentiate sex in these unisex outfits, I think all team members wearing ascots would have been better. Or is the uniform designer trying to say ascots are a more feminine attire?
 
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I'd rather spend $695 on something else, despite that they LOOK cool. The embroidery is too much for wearing it out of context.
 
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The flat caps looked a bit "aren't we cool".
The caps are unfortunate as is the RL pony logo. I wonder if the U.S. is the only country with a commercial logo on their uniforms.

I think the French have us beat on style points, although I find the inclusion of handbags for the ladies a bit strange, although I know enough about ladies handbags to know I don't know anything about ladies handbags.

Cheers, Jim.
 
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The UK commentators suggested Ireland and Italy were the best of the bunch. But I did not see them. I did hear that John Rocha was involved in the Irish design and that the Italians wore silver shoes.
 
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They look way better IF they are of a reasonable size. The ones they are wearing are almost cartoonish (did I just invent a word) due to their size.

Cheers, Jim.
I agree actually... but they're still a big improvement over baseball caps IMO.
 
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I thought a number of the uniforms in the opening ceremony looked pretty good.

What bothered me (and I didn't see the U.S. flag bearer to see if he was doing it) was the way most of the flag bearers were waving their flags as they marched along. A clear misuse of the flag. I enjoyed seeing one team (I think it was Georgia) continuing the tradition that the USSR and US used to engage in, selecting one of their biggest, strongest athletes (typically a weight lifter or shot putter) to carry the flag, marching the entire length of the track while holding the flag straight up in one hand.
 
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I didn't care for most of the uniforms - too fashion-forward, casual and really ill-thought. The RLP-designed U.S. uniforms sans the cap were the best.
 
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The USA team's uniforms are a disgrace. Who are they representing? The USA or Ralph Lauren? Take off the shameless advertising logo and then the uniforms are very extraordinarily beautiful.
Its no different from the Nike logo on their uniforms.
 
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Its no different from the Nike logo on their uniforms.
The Nike logos further exemplify crass commercialism. Perhaps the US Army should advertise Kevlar and Gore-Tex, if they continue to use their products. In fact, perhaps the US Armed Forces should wear logos on their dress uniforms, as well.

If Ralph Lauren truly is a man of style who is inspired by the Golden Age and is not caught up with the latest fashion, then he should abandon the logo.
 
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The Nike logos further exemplify crass commercialism. Perhaps the US Army should advertise Kevlar and Gore-Tex, if they continue to use their products. In fact, perhaps the US Armed Forces should wear logos on their dress uniforms, as well.

If Ralph Lauren truly is a man of style who is inspired by the Golden Age and is not caught up with the latest fashion, then he should abandon the logo.
What?????:confused:
 
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Lopez Lomong carried the stars and stripes. He was elected by the entire team. If you don't know about this young man, he's well worth reading about. He was one of the Sudanese "Lost Boys" and is now part of a US 1500 meter contingent of entirely naturalized citizens. He's really a first-rate human being.

Regarding the logos: you people need to calm down. Single-breasted blazers have their origin in sports clubs, and they often had badges of some sort. Furthermore, the USOC's relationship with Polo is nothing like the relationship between the US Army and its suppliers. The Army pays huge contracts to have gear supplied. Polo paid a huge sum for the right to supply gear to the US. Most Olympic sports are fairly low revenue, so the support of companies like Nike, Polo, and Coke is crucial.
 
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