Did Ralph Lauren Embarrass America?

Apparently there's a firestorm of controversy over the uniform Ralph Lauren designed for the U.S. team to wear at the opening Olympic ceremonies, and it's not hard to see why. For starters, the damned Ralph Lauren Polo logo totally upstages the Olympic rings logo. It's huge! Also, as shown in a picture after the jump, the uniforms look pretty cheap up close, probably because they were made as part of a rush job sent to Chinese "tailors" at the last minute. The American Politics Journal wrote, "Lauren – and most likely his son David – celebrated not the spirit of athletic competition but themselves and their brand, morphing our athletes into unpaid billboards for the "Polo™" pony and rider that has helped bring the Laurens great... riches." Well, sure, yes, but everyone is kind of past the whole notion of the Olympics as unspoiled, non-commercial amateur competition no? Which brings us to another key criticism of the uniforms, familiar to anyone who has followed the presidential race: They are elitist.

What do you think? Love 'em or hate 'em?

all of his shit is soo boring and unoriginal. Even his furniture lines.
Its all knock offs of some other designers creations.

I love them - but they're absolutely right about that damn logo.

Two logos...right over the nipples. Just the look they want.

WHo cares?



Have you seen some of these guys hairdos? Why fuss over an outfit if you have jankity hair.

I love Milty and so should you!

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horatio said:

I love Milty and so should you!

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Imago said:

WHo cares?



Have you seen some of these guys hairdos? Why fuss over an outfit if you have jankity hair.

Imago said:

horatio said:

all of his shit is soo boring and unoriginal. Even his furniture lines.
Its all knock offs of some other designers creations.

I swear, I can't tell the difference between him and Tommy Hillmuffin.

Imago said:

WHo cares?



Have you seen some of these guys hairdos? Why fuss over an outfit if you have jankity hair.

dreamfactory313 said:

Imago said:

WHo cares?



Have you seen some of these guys hairdos? Why fuss over an outfit if you have jankity hair.

Are you talking about anyone in particular? If so, they should be banned from Team USA.

I love Milty and so should you!

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I think those are cute!

Especially on the guy in the front

Imago said:

dreamfactory313 said:

Are you talking about anyone in particular? If so, they should be banned from Team USA.

Phelp's current haircut is tragic! It looks like he just walked out of an American Eagle.

But the rest of him is

DanceWme said:

I think those are cute!

Especially on the guy in the front

Shorty said:

DanceWme said:

I think those are cute!

Especially on the guy in the front

yeah really. I thought they looked good. Sure the pony logo is a lil large but "embarrass America" uhh...no. it's just the opening ceremony outfit for crying out loud

dreamfactory313 said:

Imago said:

Phelp's current haircut is tragic! It looks like he just walked out of an American Eagle.

But the rest of him is

The cringeworthy closeup.

I love Milty and so should you!

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dreamfactory313 said:

Imago said:

Phelp's current haircut is tragic! It looks like he just walked out of an American Eagle.

But the rest of him is

The cringeworthy closeup.

yeah, they should've worn this instead.

DanceWme said:

Shorty said:

yeah really. I thought they looked good. Sure the pony logo is a lil large but "embarrass America" uhh...no. it's just the opening ceremony outfit for crying out loud

i'd wear it with a mini skirt

Kobe looks good in the mens version, big ass logo and all.

The BIG Polo Logo is UBER-TACKY and I wish we'd worn something a little more in tune with our culture...



Go for the gold fellas!

RenHoek said:

The BIG Polo Logo is UBER-TACKY and I wish we'd worn something a little more in tune with our culture...



Go for the gold fellas!

The biggest crime is that the outfit is boring as fuck... big logo is tacky... Are they gonna compete or serve me lunch??

It wasn't a "finished" look.

The concept was nice, but it looked as rushed as it appears to have been made.

don't like the hats!

kimrachell said:

don't like the hats!

While the gargantuan pony Ralph Lauren is using of late is tacky, I somehow totally missed them on the U.S. team outfits on opening night.

I liked the outfit, though... even though the best-looking country was France by far.

dreamfactory313 said:

Imago said:

WHo cares?



Have you seen some of these guys hairdos? Why fuss over an outfit if you have jankity hair.

Are you talking about anyone in particular? If so, they should be banned from Team USA.

SUPRMAN said:

I thought they were cute especially the hats.
But, yeah, they do look cheap up close.

How can they look both cheap AND elitist? ...

Byron said:

How can they look both cheap AND elitist? ...