The Spanish athletes are juuuuuust a little upset about their Olympic uniforms:

[Are_grits_groceries]

They were designed by a Russian company called Bosco. They were given free to Spain's Olympic Committee.
http://www.sbnation.com/london-olympics-2012/2012/7/19/3170813/spain-uniforms-2012-london-olympics-bosco

Now that's a uniform.....for a worker at ChuckECheese.

[MADem]

1. ¡¡¡Ay, qué FEO!!!

It's nice to know we won't be the only team humiliated at the Games...!!!!

I notice they had to use mannequins as models for their "show the pieces" shot--they couldn't find three athletes willing to endure the humiliation any sooner than necessary!

Just horrible...they'd be better off asking a Project Runway first cut loser to design the garments...of course, we should talk--ours are horrid, and those hats just need to go!

[Are_grits_groceries]

21. They march in before us.

Hopefully, the entire crowd will still be stunned.

BTW that print on the shirt looks like the wallpaper in a brothel. That's my day job- interior design for brothels.

[MADem]

22. Poor Spain--they're in the financial shits as it is, and they'll be deflecting our very own

Nazi-French Made-in-China uniform criticism with that stunning display of horrific taste!! We should give them some money for taking the hit for us! Compared to their unis, our train wrecks look "quaint-but-acceptable!"

That design does look like brothel wallpaper...at least the brothels I've seen in the movies!

[Surya Gayatri]

2. Oh, the shame! Spain has its own growing fashion industry

and many inspired young designers.

Why the hell would they outsource this symbol of national pride to the Russians?

Really, what self-respecting athlete would want be seen (living or dead) in this cheap-looking kitsch?

[MADem]

23. They're broke, and the unis were free.

It is awful--but ours are no better, and we had a famous "name" designer coming up with "Ugly Nazi French School Uniforms from the 1930s" as our kit, and outsourcing the production of those ghastly things to China...so all we can do is empathize with the Spanish.

Those Spanish uniforms mean just one thing--that we won't win FIRST prize for the ugliest unis!!

[a la izquierda]

3. No wonder Rafa Nadal pulled out...

Ooh, I'm going to razz my best friend about these. Good god, they're hideous.

[malaise]

4. LOL

[wake.up.america]

5. Estoy de acuerdo!!!

Muy feo.

Looks like a uniform for a bell hop at a cheesy hotel.

[sarge43]

6. 70's redux

Fugly.

[Ineeda]

7. ¿Quieres papas fritas con eso?

Apologies to fluent ones - using bablefish translator, this asks the age-old question, "Do you want fries with that?"

[FSogol]

11. Duzy!

[liberal N proud]

8. Welcome to Taco Bell

[NBachers]

9. And I bet they get to keep those kicky bags!

[Ilsa]

10. Truly, they'd be better off with

Plain white T-shirts and magic markers.

[southernyankeebelle]

12. Who in the world would like this uniform. It looks awful. I don't blame Spain's players either.

[AngryAmish]

13. No sour cream on the Burrito Supreme, Jose.

[Poiuyt]

14. Not as bad as the Norwegian curling team from a few years ago

[obamanut2012]

17. I loved their uniforms

[dixiegrrrrl]

19. Those look like refugees from a NASCAR pit crew.

[MADem]

24. Those are hilarious! Rather circus-like! nt

[SidDithers]

28. Theyre from the Loudmouth Golf sportswear company...

http://www.loudmouthgolf.com/

Personally, I like 'em.

Sid

[HappyMe]

31. Yeah, those are worse.

Clowns or golf clothes.

[Sancho]

15. lamo...this well be the Olympics to remember!

[Historic NY]

16. They look rather complacent about them in picture 3.

[ipfilter]

18. Load it up with corporate logos

and it looks just like any NASCAR uniform.

[amandabeech]

20. The skirt is okay, but I'd put a black top with it.

I know that yellow is big this summer, but yellow with red is just blinding.

[MADem]

26. It's the colors of the flag--not much they can do about the colors, it's the execution that delivers

the final "bad taste" blow.

[amandabeech]

30. Yes, I know.

Nontheless, the red and yellow-gold could be used sparingly against a neutral or black background.

That's why I suggested the black top.

[turtlerescue1]

25. SOMEHOW it could be worse.

Not sure how. But some gifts should be accepted but that doesn't mean appreciated and
delightfully worn.

Hope they overcome this impact at the individual competitions.

They need hugs!

[Berlum]

27. Oh jeeez - USA

I will not make the observation that this outfit makes our peeps look like they are outfitted for 1% Mormon Dressage, or some godforsaken fancy-pants foreign cheese-eating surrender monkey poo-fling-O-rama, or anything like that. Those are the kinds of remarks that would come from FReepdonia or some other totalitarian armpit of the soul, and rank well below my, ahem, exalted threshold of propriety. Therefore, I will not say anything like that.

[jp11]

29. I don't understand how completely new uniforms are needed every year and they are so

complicated that seemingly no one can assemble a few shirts, jackets, pants, spandex, hats, etc with the country's name on it except some 'designer'. Or that having a few dozen, how many athletes does each country have a coupe hundred at most? will bankrupt the country to pay for those simple classic designs, country's preferred colors plus name, and we are done.

Seriously WTF every olympics needs designer uniforms that say this isn't last years uniform and I was made by some elite designer?

[Spike89]

32. Every 4 years, and yup, closer to 1000s for the big countries

It really isn't a big deal in any way. Every 4 years the Olympics feature a parade of all the countries participating. You can buy into the Olympic ideal or not, but there is something pretty cool about gathering thousands of young people from all over the world and having a huge party around the concept of athletic competition. It is a spectacular show--costumes help make is special and fun for the participants and the folk who watch.

There are almost an infinite number of things more important than the Olympics, and the uniforms are way behind the Olympics themselves in terms of importance.