It seems that everyone is gearing up for the Olympics this August, some more than others.
My pal geeksugar found a first look at the new Olympic uniforms on Towleroad and I just had to share them with you. As you can probably tell, Polo Ralph Lauren has designed the official U.S. Olympic Team uniforms (for athletes to wear during the Opening and Closing ceremonies as well as "village wear" during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing) and I'm not sure how I feel about them. They just don't scream American athlete to me. Of course I'm dying to know what you guys think about the new uniforms, so cast your vote below.
Agnes B
Bullboxer
Yoox
dweeb
1"ello mate, care for a game of tennis?"
2they're excessively preppy, I think.
3DOR-KEEEEEEEEE.
4I'm with you Fit! I am totally thinking Wimbledon... not US Olympic Team! And fully not loving the band 'o' red, white and blue around the sweater. How unflattering, especially with the red, white and blue belt. Too much! And the pony's too big!
5I'm with you, Fit. Not liking these at all.
6They look like croquet players
7OMG NO! I think they look super dorky. LOL
8I kinda like the clean cut look (better than sloppy Roots jogging suits, anyway), but it's very cricket, a non-American sport. A little heavy on the logos, between the Olympic Rings and the Polo horse. And what's with the sweater logo front and center under the V-neck?
9"village wear" oh. no.
10Ughhh... if all olympic athletes were WASPs from the Northeast who played tennis, these would be perfect.
11They look like they stepped out of 'Leave it to Beaver'.
12GEEKY!
13I'm it screams "douchebag prep" but there is still something I like about it.
14I say dorky!
15If they were playing Cricket, I'd say go for it but sense they're not, I say "no thanks"!
16i can totally imagine myself wearing those outfits!
i'd be the life of the party..
hahahaha
chaw brah!!!
17UGH. That fit is going to be terrifically unflattering on a lot of athletes with muscular thighs and shoulders, both women and men. Who the hell approved these?
18No... ew, no.
19Blech, what are the women weightlifters and larger softball players going to look like in these?
20Makes me glad I live in
21* makes me glad I live in Canada. Crap. Typo, sorry.
22I like them. Very clean and fresh....
23EVERYTHING about this olympics is WRONG!
24THESE OUTFITS JUST PROVED IT!
Please no! Olympic athletes are hard core jocks. That does not fit in with that uniform! Seriously ... hard core prep jock? I think not. And long sleeves? Geeze!
25laaaaaaame!
26from afar almost looks like the guy on the left is wearing two belts
27not liking the sweater w/ the belt on the left
28Cheesy!
29I like them - well at least the one with the polo shirt, but I'm preepy.
30Those are so dorky. I wouldn't wear them if I had a choice.
31These are terrible!
32UGH! Is this just a late April Fool's joke?
33Nerd alert!
34Sort-of like it. Although Michael Phelps would look hot in any item of clothing.
35I had to stare at this picture. The guy on the left looked like his sweater was a childs sweater that fit him like a belly shirt. But then I realized it was stripes across the middle of it. HORRIBLE.
36I just keep expecting one of them to pop his collar.
37Ha- I actually like them... I am ultra Preppy though... if only Lilly made matching girls tennis skirts
38they're very logo-ful, and look more stuffy british than cool american
39Ralph Lauren is my drug of choice -- I'm obsessed!!! They better be wearing deck shoes, too!
40I really like them. Clean, crisp and very Red/White and Blue without being a geek about it. China is very conservative so I think this was a good safe choice.
41Design wise, it's very Ralph Lauren and could pretty much pass for his normal line. Def no risk.
it screams tennis to me, not american fashion. and yeah, the polo logo is too big but i also don't like the usa logo. and why is it all white? i wouldn't want to wear white in the olympic village. think of how easy the athletes are a target of running jokes from the other countries. *giggles* ralph lauren should have put more thought into this then rehashing what he already has made.
42I don't think they're bad!
43Looks like their were stolen off the set of Sixteen Candles. Can someone say 1984?
44Totally not cool! Ugh!
45way too preppy
46These look dorky. They just do.
47Hey, I like it. It's different. With everyone else in the world obsessed with hip-hop culture, bling, and baggy 'gangster' clothes, this style is professional and classic.
48Evidently America = Preppy.
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