When high fashion meets professional sportswear, you get this…
Twelve fashion designers were commissioned by Lane Crawford, the Chinese luxury retailer, to design a uniform of their favorite sport. While they’re not exactly sport-friendly and aero-dynamic, these garments sure are beautiful. Perhaps a little on the fantasy side too like our Project Runwayers showed us last week. ‘‘The Collective: Synergy in Fashion’’ will be on display at Lane Crawford’s Beijing store and will be auctioned off after the conclusion of the Olympics (read more about the exhibition here — photography by Chad Pitman).
(Left to right: Givenchy’s archery outfit, Stella McCartney’s equestrian outfit, Stefano Pilati for YSL’s running outfit, & Martin Margiela’s badminton outfit)
So, the big question is, what did you think of the “real” Olympic opening ceremony outfits? I actually missed the opening ceremony because I was out with these lovely blogging ladies: Paloma of La Dolce Vita, Paige of I Heart You, and Lauren of Material Girls (all just as fabulous as you would imagine). I heard the styles were a little boring but the actual ceremony was AMAZING. I hoped you would all give me the scoop. Can you please fill me in?
Image credits: New York Times & Nitrolicious
8 responses so far ↓
1 Krissy : Aug 11, 2008 at 10:01 am
oh man… the ceremony itself was beyond amazing! I’m sure you could youtube it
I think the american uniform for the opening ceremony was very stylish and classic!
2 kay* : Aug 11, 2008 at 2:45 pm
i normally love the canadian outfits {i’m canadian :O) } but this year wasn’t impressed. normally Roots outfits our athletes for the ceremony but i don’t think these were designed by Roots at all. i thought the US looked pretty dapper. very classic and very ralph lauren - who i think was the designer of the outfits. i wasn’t paying too much attention to fashion as i was the number of athletes each country sent and the ceremony itself :o)
3 Jude : Aug 11, 2008 at 3:25 pm
I’ve been watching the games on and off, and unfortunately missed the opening ceremony!
I love that you’ve posted this. I really like the Pucci and Martin Margiela designs.
4 Paige : Aug 11, 2008 at 6:55 pm
your posts are always so beautiful!!!!!
5 Jen @ Small Town Shopaholic : Aug 11, 2008 at 7:25 pm
I liked the RL designed American team outfits a lot. Classic, and the hats were great. I thought the Americans were the best dressed. One of the teams, maybe New Zealand, had chenogsam inspired tunics on the ladies. I thought they were pretty and that it was neat that they honored the location of the games like that. Other than that, pretty blech. Re: the canadian commenter above, I too was really surprised at the Canadian outfits. Very boring, and they’ve done better in the past.
6 Lauren : Aug 11, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Hi Kylie, it was so nice to meet you! I did catch {some} of the Opening Ceremony, so I saw most of the outfits. I liked the American ensemble but I wish the girls were in something a little more feminine.
7 bandelle : Aug 12, 2008 at 10:11 am
Krissy, I just you-tubed some of it. Absolutely incredible! So far I’ve probably liked the US outfits the most but need to see these tunics that Jen talked about. The Olympics have been so much fun to watch! I didn’t watch much of the Athens games but I’m glued to the tv this year.
8 Anonymous : Oct 19, 2009 at 7:55 am
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