What do you think of the American Olympic sweaters????

[dixiegrrrrl]

They seem to be univrsally panned.
This pic from an article about them....
reader's comments are a hoot
http://www.wunderground.com/news/team-usa-olympics-crazy-sweaters-20140124




turns out, Norway has even WORSE design:
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/01/cancel-the-olympics-because-norways-curling-team-has-already-won/

[1000words]

1. A little busy

Were they going for a folksy look?

[2naSalit]

32. !!!

Garish was the fist thought I came up with. Overly patriotic? Perhaps this is payback for all the flack RL got about the last batch he came up with. Maybe he wants out of the contract... I think they should be okay with letting him end it!

[1000words]

34. Ralph's been living off reputation for a while now

That, and gobs and gobs of money.

[2naSalit]

37. He sure has!

And I think he went all out with the "everything sourced from the US" and then rubbed the contractor's nose in it with the color scheme. The other response I had was ..."good gawd, what the hell is that?" Have to pay me lots to wear that, even if it was free... well, I might grab one of those hats if I found it in the clothing bank though.

(snrk)

[brush]

56. Arrrrggggghhhhh!

It's like looking into the sun . . . image burned into my retinas . . . can't see, can't see.

[Skip Intro]

2. I like 'em.

Folksy style.

[Tx4obama]

8. I like 'em too :)

[TwilightGardener]

3. Too Norwegian.

[Journeyman]

4. Another half-assed job from the corporate stooges at Ralph Lauren. . .

Why give this contract to established corporate interests who have no desire to impress? Far better to find an up-and-coming independent designer, someone hungry to prove their mettle, a stylist who would at least put some thought and effort into it and not just throw fabric at a wall and see how it sticks.

[JHB]

55. But that would take WORK!. What with the finding and the looking and the choosing...

...and they're all a bunch of nobodies! You don't get on the Olympic committee to hang out with "third would-be designer on the right"! And Ralph has swag to hand out!

Get your priorities right, man!

[Gravitycollapse]

5. I think they're endearing. People take this shit way too seriously.

Have a little fun for once in your lives.

[legcramp]

6. FABULOUS!!

What?

[immoderate]

7. What else with those hats?

--imm

[targetpractice]

10. I love the hats, and I want one... But, not with those outfits. Too much. n/t

[kcr]

16. The hats by themselves are cute.

But the whole ensemble together is an assault on the photo receptors.

[targetpractice]

18. As Tim Gunn would say, "Edit." n/t

[kcr]

21. They should ditch RL and let Project Runway have the contract.

I actually like the uniforms they did on the show.

[hollysmom]

9. they are very current in style - Project runway

I like them up close, not so much further away. I want one, but it is too expensive.

[MNBrewer]

11. Boycott Sochi

Who cares what the participents wear?

[Starry Messenger]

12. William F Buckley on an acid trip.

[LumosMaxima]

13. Kind of '80s-esque

I don't think they're that bad.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. Hideous. Like the most unimaginably ugly Christmas sweater

mated with the most unimaginably ugly hyperpatriotic flag sweatshirt. Just horrible.

[William769]

15. See my sig line.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

17. nightmare on elm street.

barf city.

[frazzled]

19. Gag me with a spoon

Those are a total embarrassment. They look like crazy-lady Christmas sweaters.

[JI7]

20. kind of cute

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

23. Kitsch

[Scootaloo]

24. Looks like grandma's pissed that we never call her. n/t

[1000words]

31. LMAO

[Warpy]

25. Looks like pajama tops and nightcaps

combined with britches from some prison, numbered.

Some politician must have insisted on the numbers of flags and other crap.

Yeah, they're ugly. They've done better ones on Project Runway.

Time to pack up your work space, Ralph. If this is the best you can do, it's over.

[1000words]

28. Thing about the classic preppy look ... it never changes.

Original ideas aren't necessary.

[Warpy]

29. I don't know of any preppies who'd wear that shit

unless they'd lost a serious bet.

[1000words]

30. Yah ... that's something you make a frat plebe wear

[uppityperson]

26. Those Norwegian ones are GREAT! If you are going to go bold, go bold.

[Beacool]

27. I want one of those hats.

The rest.....meh.

[JI7]

36. the hats are wayyy cute , i think they are what makes the outfit

[southerncrone]

33. Chaotic mess.

[dem in texas]

35. Belong on the Ugly Christmas Sweater Rack

When the thrifts stores start putting out the holiday stuff, there will be a rack of sweaters titled "Ugly Christmas Sweaters". This is where these sweaters belong. R. Lauren has lost his way.

[defacto7]

38. How camp...

n/t

[Packerowner740]

39. Don't like em, too busy, too much in your face.

[Historic NY]

40. Looks like something left over from the Bi-Centennial...

Tchotchke collection.

[Luminous Animal]

41. Kicky!

[NancyDL]

42. I think they're wonderful - Made in America!

More countries need to adopt this policy (including Canada, where I live now.)

[MADem]

44. Canada's costumes ARE made in Canada--for their Olympic team.

The "knock offs" that will be sold to the public are cheap imitations, made in China.

[avebury]

60. Canada's outfits have a classy look to them, the US - tacky. nt

[MADem]

43. I wish they'd been rainbow striped--I think the entire Olympic team should have done the

"Don we now our gay apparel" in a great big rainbow-colored Fuck You to Pootie and his haters!

[dixiegrrrrl]

63. What a great idea!!!!

Tasteful rainbow colors..I can see that.

[Shrike47]

45. I'm just really glad I don't have to wear one.

I was one of the kids in elementary school who always lost her sweater. They itched.

[eShirl]

46. How I looked on laundry day in my early 20s.

seriously, they would literally have to be the last clean clothing items I had left before I would wear something like that

[eShirl]

47. I mean, my dog could eat a flag, drop some acid

and barf you up a better sweater design than that.

[pansypoo53219]

48. stupid jingoistic.

[penultimate]

53. That's the olympics for ya though...

They tend to do that whole flag thing and stuff.

[tblue37]

49. Will they be riding in a clown car during the opening night procession? (They're too *busy*!) nt

[Paladin]

50. Laughably bad.

And given that Lauren is involved, big money had to be spent to look that clownish.

[spanone]

51. it's show business.

[stevenleser]

52. I don't... think of them that is. Way down on my list of things to worry about.

Particularly concerning these Olympics. First issue concerning me is the LGBT issue with Russia. The second issue is the threat of terrorism. Compared to those two issues, the sweaters don't rate a passing thought.

[penultimate]

54. Blahahaha.. That's real? I feel sorry for the athletes who have to wear those goofy

looking things.

[Bluenorthwest]

57. They are ugly and loud, perfect for the Putin Bigot Games

Vulgar places call for vulgar clothing.

[avebury]

58. They look like something that Walmart would sell.

I don't care for them. It looks like Ralph Lauren could not make up his mind on a design and threw in everything but the kitchen sink.

[polly7]

59. The Norwegian Curling Team has had fun with their Olympic clothing

for a while, now ... I think they're great.

"It began with the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, where Svae decided he couldn’t stand the traditional black and white uniforms and ordered matching golf trousers from the designer Loudmouth instead.

Since then, the team’s sartorial affairs have been tracked by a dedicated Facebook page, called “The Norwegian Olympic Curling Team's Pants”, which at its peak had almost 700,000 likes. By comparison, the “official” page of Team Ulsrud has just 860."

2010 -

2012 -

”It would be awful if all the teams were wearing them — it would look like a circus. But I think it's a trademark of the Norwegian team only and we like it that way.“

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-norway-curling-team-unveils-muchawaited-outfits-for-sochi-9077287.html

[unhappycamper]

61. .

[jberryhill]

62. I didn't even know sweating was a sport!

[jsr]

64. Poorly coordinated. Pants should be Duck Dynasty Camo.

[WinkyDink]

65. Betsy Ross on acid.