U.S. Olympic Team Opening and Closing Ceremony Uniforms by Polo Ralph Lauren
The 2008 Beijing Olympics just kicked off with a spectacular Opening Ceremony in China. Call me shallow but it’s the parade outfits that I love seeing during the Olympics Opening Ceremonies. It’s interesting to see what each country’s team is wearing and which country has the best uniform. (So yes, I am shallow in that way as I am not the sporty kind anyway.)
Anyhow, the U.S. Olympic Team is outfitted by Polo Ralph Lauren from Opening and Closing Ceremony outfits to Olympic village wear pieces. The Opening Ceremony Parade Outfits reflect the heritage and sensibility of the 1920s and 1930s with a tailored and modern silhouette. Men and women althletes wore double vent navy blazers with safari pleats on the back, white slacks, white driving hats and canvas walking shoes. The Closing Ceremony Parade Outfits reflect a sportier aesthetic that includes a classic white polo shirt, white shorts, a red/white/blue belt and a sleeveless sweater.
Apparel from the entire Polo Ralph Lauren U.S. Olympic Team Parade Outfit collection are available for purchase in the U.S. – with the official men’s Parade Outfit tie in numbered, limited editions – as well as a collecton of designs represented in the athelete village wear pieces. They are available online at RalphLauren.com and the U.S. Olympic Committee website.
Update: Check out opening ceremony parade outfits from other countries here.
Photos by Guest of a Guest and Yahoo
August 8th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
The team usa polo ralph lauren outfits are great!
August 10th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Boring, boring, boring. I can find that at JC Penny.
August 10th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
RL is getting lots and lots of publicity.
August 13th, 2008 at 4:54 am
Very nice! RL designs are awesome!!!
August 20th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
These are soooo boring and the women look like men. Only the lanky supermodel types look good in this much fabric…It is boring. These people have the most developed, fit and beautiful bodies and it’s hot there!!! Why can’t they wear less clothes, more comfortable clothes and still look American? Some of the stuff that was made for the Olympics challenge on that Bravo channel designer contest show was waaaaaay better.
August 24th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
I thought that the women were going to wear the outfit that won the Project Runway challenge. The Ralph Lauren outfits with all do respect are boring. the outfits for men were Ok, but the women were terrible.