Do you remember watching the opening ceremony of the last Olympic Games with the parade of athletes by country walking towards the camera, waving, one with a big flag? Do you remember what they were wearing? Probably not, and for very good reason. The national Olympic fashions are generally not worthy of keeping for a repeat season. Looking somewhere between a road sweeper and a lollypop man the athletes walk into the stadium wearing something that is looking a size too big for them and is usually so bright can probably be seen from space. The UK have announced the appointment of designer Stella McCartney to be creative director for the London 2012 games according to today's Herald Sun. Smart move. I recall the Manchester Commonwealth Games where the uniform of choice was a brightly coloured vest that was made from old sofas and a funny hat that gave you the impression that they might start a funny dance any minute or wave a stick of black pudding around. It was a bit too culturally significant for anyone to get I think. So well done UK. I just hope the Olympic track won't be too damaged by the high heels.
I find Stella M's clothes boring so she's the right choice for this job.
ReplyDeleteI want to see the MEN in high heels - it'd be worth having a pock-marked running track for and hey, might even make some of the races afterwards a bit more challenging.
ReplyDeleteI think they should all just parade in whatever uniform they wear for their events. In their national colours of course.
ReplyDeleteOh c'mon, we'd never get through all those teams walking round for an hour if we didn't have the opportunity to bag their gear.
ReplyDeleteWell Stella McCartney is not a patch on Ken Done. And I think all athletes should compete in stilettos for the duration of the games, (is it too much to ask for Ken Done stilettos?) as a gesture of solidarity with modern women.
ReplyDeleteI saw a bloke the other day wearing a tracksuit from the 1980 Yugoslavian weightlifting team. He was making a smack deal on Victoria Street.