In the fashion capital, Olympians are competing to be best dressed.
Athletes in uniform are looking their best as they seek gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics, sporting uniforms meticulously designed to reflect each team’s country of origin.
While enthralled audiences watch for the athletic prowess, the enviable fashion is worth lingering over, from the star-studded elegant opening ceremony, with Olympians in designer outfits, to the outfits worn during the competition – some of which have already set their hearts first. of viewers.
Mongolia team
Mongolia’s opulent uniforms – adorned with ornate gold detailing – captivated the internet, with viewers at home championing the design as “high fashion”, “fire” and “the best” in the competition.
Designed by Michel & Amazonka – who have previously designed clothing for Mongolia Airlines and Team Mongolia at past Olympics – the kits are inspired by the Mongolian Naadam Festival, with the event’s “Nine White Flags” depicted on the top of the vest . , followed by the Olympic rings.
At the bottom of the embroidered vest is Mount Everest, which climbers climb and “become the best,” director Batbaatar Munkhbaya told GQ. The golden thread, Munkhbaya continued, symbolizes the desire to bring home gold medals.
The flag bearers wore traditional pieces under their vests, which was part of a multi-piece ensemble complete with accessories and shoes.
The set of 120 uniforms, Munkhbaya revealed, was completed in just 12 weeks and required 20 hours of sewing.
Team USA
What “or who” embodies the true American more than Ralph Lauren?
The New York fashion house designed the Team USA uniforms worn during the opening ceremony, which consisted of jeans, a dark blue tie, a striped button-down shirt and a blue blazer adorned with red and white stripes and made from materials collected from across the country. The country.
“A lot of the young athletes have told us it’s their first blazer, it’s the first time they’ve ever worn a tie,” Lauren told GQ. “And it’s not just an opening ceremony. They are very proud indeed that they will continue to wear this jacket for the rest of their lives. It is a part of the history that they are wearing.â€
Closing Ceremony attire is more athletic in nature, with a white denim moto jacket emblazoned with “USA” against red and blue stripes, and matching white jeans.
Lauren added: “I would say country gear is where you have the most flexibility to go from something that’s classic or traditional to something that’s a lot more trendy and fun.”
Haiti team
Created by Haitian designer Stella Jean, the colors of the uniforms are a nod to the country’s flag, the print produced by artist Philippe Dodard.
Blue jackets for men, according to Time, are a take on the traditional guayabera shirt worn by people in the Caribbean. But Jean found that one of the biggest hurdles to overcome when designing clothes was sourcing materials, using a dress her grandmother had given her.
“Haiti has no materials now. We have nothing to sell to the world. Our strength now is this intangible asset [from] our deep culture”, Jean told the media. “We are here, we are happy and we will be on our feet again.”
On the world stage, Jean can paint Haiti in a positive light, rather than a country shrouded in political turmoil and ravaged by natural disasters.
“When the Secretary General of the Haitian Olympic Committee called, it was not just a call, it was a call to arms – no hostility,” Jean said. “No was not an answer.”
Team Mexico
Team Mexico took a progressive approach to their Olympic uniforms with unisex ensembles featuring a purple collared shirt jacket emblazoned with the iconic Angel de la Independencia, or Victoria Alada, monument located in Mexico City.
On the sleeves, “milagritos,” or symbolic amulets, were printed as “a little part of all of us for the athletes” to show solidarity and support from the other side of the globe, designer Marijose Rivera told The Associated Press.
The rose, officially known as “rosa mexicano” or Mexican pink, was a deliberate attempt to bend preconceived notions of gender and fashion, the 26-year-old said.
“We want to break paradigms not only in terms of design, but also in the sense that pink is not just for girls,” she added.
“I wanted to represent Mexico as something different, something avant-garde, fashionable, but without neglecting what we are (in) culture and tradition.”
France team
The home team took a button-down approach to their ceremonial wear, opting for elegant two-piece sets designed by Berluti, who added the fashion house’s signature sparkle to the brilliant blue jackets.
“We needed clothes that reflect French knowledge, the heritage of France, and Berluti is a French house,” Brice Guyart, a double Olympic fencer and senior manager for the 2024 Olympics, said in a statement to the Olympics.
France welcomes the whole world and we really need to be able to establish ourselves from the start, showing that the French delegation is ready to make history.
The mission was to create an ensemble that was both “elegant and “high-performance,” according to Guyart, which was a “huge challenge,” added Berluti’s director of industrialization, Agnès Fillioux.
“Everything was produced the same way as all our products in the store,” Fillioux said. “We have changed absolutely nothing, it is the same craftsmen and the same workshops that made this production”.
Chinese Taipei team
Designer Justin Chou, of JUST IN XX, took a collaborative approach to creating the Chinese Olympic uniforms in Taipei, collaborating with “individuals who have deep roots in Taiwan and have excelled on the international stage to form a dream team to design the uniforms,” ​​according to the brand’s Instagram.
“Together, they have created an Olympic Opening Ceremony uniform that embodies the spirit of culture, art, craftsmanship and sustainability, all in preparation to carry out an exciting diplomatic mission of fashion and culture on the world stage,” writes the house of fashion.
South Sudan team
South Sudanese basketball players are diving into the competition – at least in style.
The Olympians were named the “best-dressed basketball team” at the opening ceremony, arriving in Moshions-designed black double-breasted jackets adorned with shiny gold buttons and embellishments that matched the nation’s flag.
Team Philippines
Designed by Filipino designer Francis Libiran, the Philippine team’s Olympic uniforms include the traditional white barong, an embroidered shirt common in the nation’s culture.
“Our barong is very Filipino. The rich culture shows in the embroidery and the fabric itself,” Libiran told L’Officiel.
In front of the white shirt, a blue and red silk sling – the colors of the country’s flag – embroidered with sun rays crosses the athletes’ chests, which he compared to “weapons”.
“I wanted our athletes to carry the iconic rays of the sun [of our flag] closer to their hearts”, he continued.
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