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| The U.S. Opening Ceremony outfits look like the Russian flag |
| 2016-07-29 |
| I'm reminded of the problems with the uniforms at the last Olympics. We can't do anything right, it seems. Russian representation may be thin in Rio next month thanks to the country's doping scandal, but those back in Moscow will be able to see the Russian flag on another big delegation. Ralph Lauren and the United States Olympic Committee unveiled the outfits American athletes will wear in next week's Opening Ceremony on Friday morning and it didn't take long for some to notice they might be better suited for athletes representing another country. As sports fashion maven Paul Lukas and others pointed out on Twitter, the pattern of the striped t-shirt follows the order of the white, blue and red bars of the Russian flag. When paired with a buttoned-up navy blazer, only three bars are visible and it looks like the Russian flag. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #4 Part of the broader trend to turn athletes into runway models. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-07-29 17:12 |
| #3 Ugh. It looks like something put together by an intern. Off-the-rack pieces that they didn't bother tailoring to properly fit the athlete models, RL jeans are not designed for muscular glutes and quads, and the group was carefully turned to display the Ralph Lauren logo instead of the American flag. No wonder they aren't smiling. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-07-29 15:39 |
| #2 It won't look so obvious after a dip in the sewage. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2016-07-29 14:37 |
| #1 What, like this was an accident? It's meant to remind everyone of Russia, and the DNC breach. They'll talk about anything but the disgusting contents of the hack, and doing something like this is very helpful. This is what Kulturkampf looks like. |
| Posted by: Slutle Snore7910 2016-07-29 13:37 |