Jump to content

Type keyword(s) to search

Olympic Fashions: Does This Uniform Make Me Look Fat?


  • Reply
  • Start Topic

Recommended Posts

I was so disappointed in Italy! I thought they cared about fashion. Pizza pie jackets?lol

I didnt understand the Austrian shorts with the big spots. Looked like camo from far away.

Paraguay and the messy red striped shirts?!

Faves were the dresses on the Croatian ladies, Zantiga ladies tops and American Samoa.

  • Love 2

I love the violently colorful outfits! Grenada was great. This is an Olympic walk in, not a job interview. Why dull it down?

Speaking of interviews though, the Costa Rica ones theta are calling bad had some amazing tailoring on those jackets. Loved it.

I also loved the pale blue and yellow of the Ukraine.

Also, go away Ralph Lauren.

  • Love 3

I'm sure this has been asked before, but...

Beach volleyball - women wear next to nothing, men wear baggy tank top and shorts.

Gymnastics - women wear leotards cut practically up to their armpits, men wear loose pants or shorts.

Diving - men wear micro panties (hate the word "panties" but that's what they are!)

Women's swimming wear cool long and lean racer-back uniforms that go down to practically their knees

 

Really I'm not a prude but I just don't get the sexualization of the athletes in this way, especially when these outfits don't seem to enhance performance. Am I missing something?

  • Love 6
3 hours ago, seasons said:

I'm sure this has been asked before, but...

Beach volleyball - women wear next to nothing, men wear baggy tank top and shorts.

Gymnastics - women wear leotards cut practically up to their armpits, men wear loose pants or shorts.

Diving - men wear micro panties (hate the word "panties" but that's what they are!)

Women's swimming wear cool long and lean racer-back uniforms that go down to practically their knees

 

Really I'm not a prude but I just don't get the sexualization of the athletes in this way, especially when these outfits don't seem to enhance performance. Am I missing something?

I can’t speak to the other sports, but since 2012, female beach volleyballers are not required to wear bikinis, and can wear shorts and tops with sleeves. I think they also wear something like running tights in cold weather.

So why they continue to wear bikinis, or why the US teams seem to wear bikinis two sizes too small I guess would be a question for them.

 

 

  • Useful 1
  • Love 2
4 hours ago, seasons said:

Gymnastics - women wear leotards cut practically up to their armpits, men wear loose pants or shorts.

Not sure if they'll show it in primetime tonight, but the German women's gymnasts have been wearing unitards that cover their legs. They showed one of the German gymnasts (Kim Bui, I think) during the streaming for the women's individual all-around today and she was wearing it. It's nice when they have a choice.

  • Love 5
46 minutes ago, galaxygirl76 said:

The German track and field outfits are fugly. 

Just got a gander at the ladies' sprinter unis. That washed out gold tops and gray shorts is....a choice.

12 minutes ago, legaleagle53 said:

Is it just me, or are the American men's Track shorts leaving NOTHING to the imagination regarding their packaged goodies?

Talk to Norway! Karsten's little Warholm came out to run, too! 😄

  • LOL 7
On 7/24/2021 at 2:33 AM, Vermicious Knid said:

10 worst team outfits. Belgium totally looks like pajamas.

I actually didn't mind Costa Rica's.  They weren't great, but there were worse outfits out there.

On 7/29/2021 at 5:27 AM, seasons said:

Diving - men wear micro panties (hate the word "panties" but that's what they are!)

Speedos is a name brand, but that's basically what the men are wearing for diving and water polo (2 pairs at a time for water polo).  Used to wear them for swimming too.  I rather miss the days of swimmers in speedos. <sigh>

  • Love 4

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...