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Upton

(9,709 posts)
Thu Jul 19, 2012, 05:53 PM Jul 2012

Spanish Olympians mock their own uniforms..



On the left is Saul Craviotto, a gold medal-winning canoeist, who tweeted this image of him in Spain's Olympic garb and offering a "no comment" about their look: "I leave it up to you."

Retired tennis player Carlos Moya said, via Twitter: "Looking forward to seeing [tennis player] Feliciano López wearing the official Olympic uniform. He'll never have worn anything so ugly in his life."

Field hockey player Alex Fabregas tweeted the photo in the right, with a request to his fans: "Spare the adjectives ..."

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/spain-garish-london-olympics-uniforms-mocked-spanish-olympians-161035657--oly.html



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Spanish Olympians mock their own uniforms.. (Original Post) Upton Jul 2012 OP
The US uniforms are nicer than that. Renew Deal Jul 2012 #1
Those Spanish unis are horrible.. Upton Jul 2012 #3
Looks military, with a huge corporate logo on front Auggie Jul 2012 #10
lol Upton Jul 2012 #11
DUzy candidate! rocktivity Jul 2012 #14
Looks like the NBC page uniform... bluedigger Jul 2012 #15
I thought polo wasn't an olympic sport anymore. El Supremo Jul 2012 #12
What are you complaining about? Upton Jul 2012 #13
What's Spanish for rocktivity Jul 2012 #2
But were they made in China ? n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2012 #4
Actually they were made in Russia.. Upton Jul 2012 #7
"Above all, very Spanish"? Is it not bad enough to make these uniforms, hughee99 Jul 2012 #17
¿Qué Chingados? Auggie Jul 2012 #5
NASCAR meets Taco Bell...nt joeybee12 Jul 2012 #6
It's a tie with Russia for the most bizarre. >> El Supremo Jul 2012 #8
And guess who made them? Upton Jul 2012 #9
Call me an old ex-LSD 'young experimenter' but I admit... Amonester Jul 2012 #16
Why don't they just go back to what the original Olympians wore when competing: NOTHING!!! tonybgood Jul 2012 #18
Looks like my cousin Rickie Fowler's Sunday clothes RockaFowler Jul 2012 #19

Upton

(9,709 posts)
3. Those Spanish unis are horrible..
Thu Jul 19, 2012, 06:10 PM
Jul 2012

so it wouldn't take much for the US to be seen as superior in that category. Actually, they're not too bad..don't think much of the berets though..

El Supremo

(20,365 posts)
12. I thought polo wasn't an olympic sport anymore.
Thu Jul 19, 2012, 07:00 PM
Jul 2012

Oh! That's Ralph Lauren's logo. Bigger than our emblem.

Upton

(9,709 posts)
13. What are you complaining about?
Thu Jul 19, 2012, 07:17 PM
Jul 2012

I understand the Chinese workers who put together that uniform for Ralph Lauren and the US, are paid as much as the princely sum of $1 an hour.. Plus, they're lucky enough to be able to work 30 days a month to make up for their inadequate pay..

Sounds great...

Upton

(9,709 posts)
7. Actually they were made in Russia..
Thu Jul 19, 2012, 06:19 PM
Jul 2012

by some firm named Bosco. In fact they came out with a statement:

"We've studied Spanish folklore in detail and we are confident that both athletes and citizens will agree that this is a nice design, authentic and round and, above all, very Spanish."



hughee99

(16,113 posts)
17. "Above all, very Spanish"? Is it not bad enough to make these uniforms,
Fri Jul 20, 2012, 01:43 PM
Jul 2012

now they have to insult their culture too?

Amonester

(11,541 posts)
16. Call me an old ex-LSD 'young experimenter' but I admit...
Fri Jul 20, 2012, 12:02 PM
Jul 2012

to actually 'like' the motifs... although I loathe the whole 'olympics' crap mentality of COMPETITION and CONSUMERISM of TRASH nobody really needs...

And I said EX.

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