Okay boys and girls. What say you about the design of the US Winter Olympic uniforms?

[Are_grits_groceries]

http://ti.me/18X23Hs

They look like Star Trek thrift shop.
Can't they find anybody who can design decent sport's outfits?

[trumad]

1. Devo Baby!

[adirondacker]

33. Crack That Whip! How "fitting" for Team USA :)

[nolabear]

2. I'm cold just looking at them.

Thermal Blanket meets Modern Dance?

[HappyMe]

3. Sad.

Star Trek Hallloween costumes.

[frazzled]

4. Those are the uniforms for the podium (medal) ceremonies

And I like them a lot. They're a thousand times better than the Team USA uniforms for the opening and closing ceremonies. Those are again being designed by Ralph Lauren, and again they look like some WASPy country club retro blecchhh. (At least they're made in the US this time). Those uniforms, unveiled today are here:



EDITED for finding out which uniforms these were!

[Are_grits_groceries]

11. I can't stand the Ralph Lauren designs.

There has to be a happy medium between ultra-wasp and ultra-tech.

[aikoaiko]

13. I like it. Looks warm and cozy.

[Glassunion]

14. I do like the boots however.

[truebluegreen]

31. Those look like my first pair of ski boots.

[Glassunion]

37. They look like they would make great motorcycle boots.

Probably why I like them.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

42. Thanks for linking. I happen to like them

[Retrograde]

53. They have horse events in the Winter Olympics?

Oh, wait - that's the corporate logo, more noticeable than any reference to the US, again.

Aside from that, they're not bad. Every Olympics Mr. Retro and I watch the opening ceremonies and award prizes in several categories, including uniform that most resembles an explosion in a paint factory, silliest costume, best headgear (the African countries have a lock on this in the summer games), best use of orange (always the Netherlands) and the coveted Worst and Best National Team Uniforms award.

The overall Best in All Shows Award is still held by the Albertville Olympic Committee for its Human Snowglobes.

[antiquie]

5. Does Nike manufacture anything in the US?

Seems like those jackets could have been a teeny bit longer so it would not be necessary to clasp hands in front.

[librechik]

6. very trendy. Those channel down jackets are mandatory everywhere in Colorado

where the team hangs out. Even borin business tycoons wear them.

Not fond of the Nike logo, but whatever.

Neon yellow accents, also very popular on the slopes.

And BTW, if you travel virtually naked at 100 miles an hour in the cold at altitude, sorry, your tech clothes are going to look Trek. it's the nature of the science.

[Are_grits_groceries]

10. I know there will be a techie element.

IMO these are tacky tech.
The separate elements aren't bad. It's they way they are combined that I don't like.

Baby silver Michelin people.

[MineralMan]

7. Spacy. Perfect for the command deck of an

intergalactic vessel.

Otherwise, I don't really care what Olympic athletes wear on the podium. Congratulations to them for earning a medal!

[idwiyo]

8. Star Trek! YAY!

[get the red out]

60. Beware if anyone has on a red jacket!

They are NOT finishing in first place............................

[erpowers]

9. Horrible

Those uniforms look horrible. They look so plain. I would have liked something with a little more color and something a little more fun looking.

I would really like for an American company to design the clothing for the U.S. Olympic team. However, it seems like it may be time to let the Canadian design company Roots design the outfits once again. When they were doing the designs the outfits look hip, fun, and sporty.

[Arkana]

12. It's like Star Trek and the Michelin Man mated.

[TheOther95Percent]

30. Made me spit on my monitor.

[Ganja Ninja]

15. Those jackets look like something out of a 1950's or 60's science fiction flick.

All they need is a plexiglass helmet with antennas on the sides.

Kind of cool but then I'm into retro.

[pokerfan]

20. Forbidden Planet.

[Vox Moi]

39. A Movie far, far ahead of its time

Introduces:
Robbie the Robot, who went on to a a successful film and TV career.
The deceleration … machines … were stolen by Star Trek as transporters
Earthlings in flying saucers as in Lost in Space.

This film explored the danger of unfettered reliance on technology in the face of human - and alien - frailty.
It was truly a Sci Fi masterpiece.

By the way … I like the uniforms.

[theHandpuppet]

16. They look like X-Lg oven mitts

Everyone into the decontamination chambers, please.

[mnhtnbb]

17. I like the Germans MUCH better

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http://world.time.com/2013/10/02/germany-says-rainbow-olympic-uniforms-arent-a-jab-at-russian-anti-gay-laws/

[Vox Moi]

40. Big Birds! Cool!

[frylock]

47. egads!

[Arugula Latte]

49. Well, Germans are well known for their colorfulness, lighthearted playfulness, and sense of whimsy.

[msanthrope]

58. Okay...I laughed. nt

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

18. Do the accessorize with bubble helmets and Decoder Rings for Space Rangers?

[RedCappedBandit]

19. ahahahahha

[DetlefK]

21. Brr. My ass is freezing when I look at those clothes.

[seabeyond]

22. why are the guys pants all baggy and the girls all skin tight? nt

[surrealAmerican]

26. agreed.

The baggy pants are easier to stay warm in. There's no need for gender-specific uniforms.

[seabeyond]

34. i am thinking they are probably lined and will cut wind better, too. not to mention the obvious.

though, i agree the tighter look better. but athleticism is not about the looks. we gotta get beyond that stupid.

[snooper2]

28. So we don't have articles like this again

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[seabeyond]

32. lol lol lol. hey. goose/gander. we had plenty of sexist objectification of women that year, too. nt

[Inkfreak]

44. I wondered that too

I gotta tell ya, from the male point of view...I'd hate those tight ones. Oh boy, would I be uncomfortable wearing that. I'd feel like people were staring at me. And at 6'4", 225 & covered in tattoos.. I got enough of that. So yea..they should get some athlete input on what they'd be comfortable with. IMO.

[seabeyond]

45. my 19 yr old is a crosscountry/track runner. he is home for break and seeing his uniforms....

they have the tight. he is perfectly comfortable in it, it appears. but then, he is used to wearing very little. teeny short... and that is it, running thru town.

[shenmue]

23. Yah!

What the heck? I don't know, I love the science fiction aspect but they should have done more to show our flag colors.

[HERVEPA]

54. Yep. Because the Olympics certainly need more nationalism.

[snooper2]

24. Yellow and silver don't really go together

[JaneyVee]

25. I like.

[Drahthaardogs]

27. It looks like the Michelin Man and a yoga instructor got busy...

THIS is the result!

[xulamaude]

29. Retro Futuristic! It's all the rage.

[City Lights]

35. U.G.L.Y.

[Historic NY]

36. LL Beans DownTek isn't as spacey looking...

they fold up in to a pouch.

[Inkfreak]

38. I'd honestly feel stupid. Those jackets are horrible.

The bottoms seem to be in line with today's fashion. I wear those types of bottoms at the gym. And every woman I see seems to be wearing those, regardless of where their going. I heard a joke the other day of tv. "Why do all these women I see now look like they are coming or going from yoga class?" It made me laugh cause my wife is forever wearing them she loves em. All the athletes need now are those Ugg boots, lol.

[ananda]

41. Space cadets!

Cute

[SoCalDem]

43. Swanson TV dinners (the ones from the 50's)

[Brother Buzz]

46. Bummer, in my perfect world they would have gone with tie dye rainbow

à la Grateful Dead Lithuania; solidarity with the rainbow community

[frylock]

48. i like em

[RobinA]

50. Beam Me Up!

Hate'em, but I'm probably a fogey. I don't like these channel down coats, but when I was in NYC this past weekend 75% of people were wearing them, so I'm not exactly mainstream on this. Don't like booties, either. Can't imagine parading around in the winter in a coat that doesn't cover my butt. Women do wear those yoga pants everywhere, so that's just the fashion. These uniforms seem like something young people would like, and that's who they are for.

Basically I'm from the '70's. Jeans and a wool coat. I have never liked athletic-wear. Didn't then, don't now. I do like those German uniforms though. Different and colorful. And the coats look warm.

[DJ13]

51. Hmmm

[tridim]

52. Reminds me of "Lost In Space"

Olympic uniforms are always wacky, I'm okay with that.

[sarisataka]

55. More Buck Rogers than Star Trek to me

[tridim]

56. It's Goretex!

[jmowreader]

57. They could just come right out with it

Since to the media's eyes this meeting in Sochi is the Figure Skating World Championships (count the number of minutes they spend showing figure skaters lacing up skates, being handed roses, applying lipstick etc. and compare it to the number of seconds of biathlon that accidentally makes it on the air) why not just dress everyone in figure skating costumes?

[csziggy]

59. First thought on seeing these

[GoCubsGo]

61. Wow! I thought the men's hockey sweaters were hideous.

Especially the fake laces and puffy stars:




Nike has apparently designed the sweaters for all the teams, and they all get the fake laces. Team Canada's sweaters have puffy maple leafs, rather than stars. They all look like soccer jerseys, rather than hockey sweaters. Yuk. Not too late to get rid of the puffy stars, and give it real laces...

[Lint Head]

62. Rainbow colors would have been better. The Olympics represent people from different cultures and

beliefs.

[MadrasT]

63. As a grumpy misanthrope with a reputation to maintain...

...I want to hate them.

But for some inexplicable reason, they appeal to me. They look astronauty.

[HereSince1628]

64. Are those women's tights or is that just black spray paint?

Russia wants to exclude LGBT community

and America apparently strikes back by bringing thighs to the ceremonies.