 Posted: Sat 16:13, 20 Jul 2013 Post subject: Lauren is right on the button with Team USA's unif |
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| Lauren is right on the button with Team USA's uniform
By Olivia Barker, USA TODAY Before they hit the gym,http://www.itifen.com/uchome/space.php?uid=7028&do=blog&id=687926,http://bbs.xdkb.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=19091, the track and the pool,http://www.cgegg.co.jp/blog/2013/07/360.html#comments, Team USA is making a pit-stop at prep school. Designed by Ralph Lauren,http://www.rakuen-jutaku.co.jp/blog/2013/04/post-103.html#comments, the uniforms for the 650 athletes marching in tonight's Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing are a crisp contrast to the short-sleeve jackets and shorts worn four years ago in Athens: tropical wool navy blazers emblazoned with oversized Polo ponies,http://686616.com/read.php?tid=355, off-white wool trousers,http://www.im126.com/, white cotton broadcloth shirts,http://www.dhxyw.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=581, white twill newsboy caps and striped silk neckwear ties for the men,http://bbs.lvy123.cn/showtopic-150752.aspx, scarves for the women. COMPLETE COVERAGE: Latest from Beijing GALLERY: Images of China GOLD STANDARD: Inside Team USA The goal was to create "something simple enough for the athletes to put together,http://sincemac.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=10147935,http://www.iytour.com/viewthread.php?tid=2192608&extra=, yet stylish enough to elevate us as a country,http://betaboard.da-cube.net/lolly/showthread.php?219348-August-2011-Birth-Club&p=296948#post296948,http://bbs.tao2t.com/thread-19355-1-1.html," says David Lauren,http://www.0757sn.com/bbs/home.php?mod=space&uid=2038, the designer's son and the company's senior vice president of advertising,http://www.yuhaibin.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=76302, marketing and corporate communications. Olympic Committee's chief operating officer. The image is "appropriately formal for the occasion. We want our young ambassadors in the best possible light as they step out onto the world stage." The USOC estimates that 4 billion people will watch TV coverage of the Games. "We are nervous,http://t9.bischina.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=3370722,http://bbs.gcmhw.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=183028,http://www.fusgle.com/bbs/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1012264, but we are more excited,http://chndating.86child.net/iweb_sns/home.php?h=1883&app=blog&id=157679&user_id=1883," says Lauren,http://www.shyg120.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1481418,http://minomusi.blogdns.com/blog/2013/06/post-538.php#comments, who calls tonight's parade the company's "highest-profile moment" in its 41-year history. "It's our ultimate fashion show. " Though the official design inspiration is the 1924 British Olympians movie Chariots of Fire,http://www.qq445566.com/bbs/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=326439,http://midwestcargo.warpedhorse.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=193122, Alex Badia,http://www.hey.ne.jp/~mosya/suido/bbs/aska.cgi?mode=resmsg&no=2608648, fashion director at menswear trade magazine DNR,http://www.tzbbmm.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=55418, sees a slightly different,http://www.srac.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=168631&PID=223914#223914,http://wgceshi.zhengxing168.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1021605, more relevant reference: the great,http://www.layer.ne.jp/2013/05/xserve-g5.html#comments,http://dz15.com/, Gatsby age of American fashion. "You really associate Ralph Lauren with America at this point,http://686616.com/read.php?tid=365," he says. "They have drawn so much from American heritage that it represents the country." Badia is happy to see Team USA follow,http://shuisero.com/thread-136289-1-1.html,http://hzjnqy.w1.0735data.cn/x2/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=540913, for instance,http://k-pla.net/cms/mt_plugins.html#comments,http://www.viptopfashion.com/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=967051&extra=, Spain's lead and trade in its locker-room gear for something more sophisticated,http://bbs.yijia.com/, more suited to the biennial rite than track suits. "I know that it's a sporting event,http://www.ciliba.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=1014," but for the opening ceremony "probably one of the best fashion runways ever" the teammates should be more dressed up, he says. "Nylon has never been a friend for parades." First-time Olympian Andrew Campbell,http://www.lewo8.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=80291&do=blog&id=1269952,http://ufolio.uoregon.edu/, 24,http://qhclub.w206.yn114.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=2858, a sailor from San Diego,http://www.alpha-sw.com/blog/threads/141471-Trendy-discount-mbt-women-shoes-are-generally-sufficient-cla-spun1?p=324497#post324497, is "thankful" Lauren and the USOC decided to hark back to "a really clean-cut,http://web.kingtc.com/home/uchome/space.php?uid=148778&do=blog&id=321423,http://japan-power.net/, classic American look" devoid of any "silly cowboy hats or berets." Having spent his private high school days in ties and slacks,http://www.qiaonews.com/bbs/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=200565, Campbell is accustomed to such polish. "With that USA team patch on your chest with those white rings underneath, it's a pretty powerful symbol,http://wk.yuyj.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=103872," he says,http://www.pop3c.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1295600,http://www.dhxyw.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=564, referring to the blazer. But not all the athletes are so comfortable with veritable country-club attire. Ergo,http://vanhomeiss.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=471852,http://tips.adsaus.com/node/134#comment-136261, each competitor is receiving a pamphlet that details how to wear the clothes well from how to button a blazer to how to tie a tie to how to "walk and talk in them,http://www.haoask.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=368405&do=blog&id=1526661," says Lauren. There are other challenges when it comes to turning out tailored clothing for everyone from gymnasts to basketball players. 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