American Olympic Uniforms Made In America, Are Still Terribly Ugly

[ashling]

http://thinkprogress.org/sports/2014/01/23/3195711/american-olympic-uniforms-america-terribly-ugly/

apparently Ralph Lauren put so much effort into ensuring that the uniforms were made in America the company didn’t have much time to actually design a uniform. Because what in the world is this?

However ugly the uniforms are, there will be no doubt about where the athletes come from. These are outspokenly patriotic, so at the very least, they should keep Fox News happy.

[Auggie]

1. Hideous. Does Ralph Lauren do this pro bono?

[Scuba]

2. I like 'em.

But then I'm oooooooooooold.

[greatauntoftriplets]

8. I like them, too.

Also old.

[noamnety]

3. Oooh! The ugly christmas sweater guys got some extra work!

It's really hard being in an industry that's so seasonal, I'm excited for them.

[Myrina]

9. YES! That's exactly it !!!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. This is the misbegotten spawn of the ugly Christmas sweater

and the ugly flag sweatshirt.

That has to be the worst Olympic uniform yet.

[Solly Mack]

5. Blech

[Ryano42]

6. I feel so bad for Zach Parise on the left...

He usually wears this in the Olympics:



The look on his face here is more like:

[WolverineDG]

7. Not only are they God-awful

they let Lauren put his damn logo on them. The uniforms for the closing ceremony are much much nicer (except for the damn Polo pony masquerading as a "patriotic patch on the lapels).
http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/luckyrightnow/2013/10/ralph-lauren-sochi-uniforms

ETA: If you get invited to an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party on the 4th of July, you're all set.

[nolabear]

10. I like 'em too. But I'd like 'em better in leather.

I'm serious. Those sweaters as a kind of distressed Jasper Johns version in leather would be AWESOME.

[eShirl]

11. That's how I look on laundry day. n/t