I, like most of the world, watched the Opening Ceremonies tonight for the 2012 Summer Olympics. This is an event I look forward to like most kids look forward to Christmas. I don’t know what it is, but there is something special and almost magical about this time of year for me. I hope to one day experience it all in person. I don’t know if it is from writing this blog or some other reason, but I found myself focused on the fashions from each country while they marched around the stadium. Some of the outfits were more costumey than others but some were clothing styles that I actually enjoyed. Below I have added some of my best and most interesting looks from the evening.
I thought Australia looked very snazzy in the green blazers and white pants. Not a huge fan of the women’s skirts; I feel they look like flight attendants and not world class athletes, but the men looked quite good in my opinion.
The USA was another group that I thought looked really good. Same concept as the Australian team but the jackets seem a little more formal. The women’s skirts have a cuter design and flow to them though and don’t seem as stiff as Australia’s. I could have done without the hats.
I really enjoyed the look of the home country, Great Britain. The warm ups looked great and the athletes seemed comfortable and happy while wearing them. I love the white with gold trim, I think it just looks so clean and fresh.
I also liked the outfits worn by the Serbian team, but have been unable to find pictures of them. If I find any in the next few days I will post a picture.
Now for the outfits that I didn’t quite enjoy…
Don’t get me wrong, this is a cute look… for young children. There’s just something about a group of adults wearing this that makes it seem odd. I told my friend that they all look straight out of “Blues Clues” (for those of you that don’t know what that is, it’s a TV show for young kids with a guy and his cartoon dog, Blue).
Do we see the resemblance?
Again, there were other teams that I didn’t quite love their outfits but they were smaller countries and I haven’t been able to find pictures online as of yet. I was also quite interested to see what Princess Kate wore, but wasn’t able to get a good shot of it during the ceremonies, I will have to look that up as well.
I found a “best and worst dressed” article from the Opening Ceremonies and for the most part, I totally agree with the author. As you can see, we disagree over a couple countries but everyone has their own opinion, right? I completely forgot about their number 1 best dressed country though and I have to say, I totally agree!! Check it out and see for yourself : Best and Worst Dressed
Did you watch the Opening Ceremonies? Were there any particular styles that stuck out to you?
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