hint of hippie in burton olympic snowboarder look

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In this undated photo provided by Burton, the U.S. Olympic competition uniform for men snowboarders is shown. The uniforms, unveiled by manufacturer Burton Tuesday night, Dec. 3, 2013, are built around the competition jacket with squares of stars, stripes and plaids. (AP Photo/Burton)

NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. snowboarders will be showing off a patchwork of styles in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Their uniforms, unveiled by manufacturer Burton Tuesday night, are built around the competition jacket with squares of stars, stripes and plaids.

The design was inspired by a handcrafted patchwork quilt spotted at an antiques fair, according to the Vermont-based company. The way the fabric is printed, no two items with the quilt fabric are quite the same.

The subtle palette gives an overall vintage vibe but with a patriotic theme- a well-worn blue, soft red and winter white.

The uniform includes base-layer henleys, warm-up pants, fleeces and five-pocket corduroy snowpants.

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1. I like it!

Very cool