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elehhhhna

(32,076 posts) Sat Jul 28, 2012, 04:47 PM Jul 2012

US Olympis outfits last night vaguely militaristic. [View all]

Creeped me out a bit.

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US Olympis outfits last night vaguely militaristic. [View all] elehhhhna Jul 2012 OP

They said "Let's go yachting at the Hampton's" to me - lynne Jul 2012 #1

Me too. I saw preppy, not military. GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #13

it reminded me of a 1930 chic actually. I want one of those berets. :D roguevalley Jul 2012 #39

It also would have worked with straw boaters. :^) GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #42

I was a little embarrassed for the athletes, actually. (lol) reformist2 Jul 2012 #16

Yep. Gross. RedCappedBandit Jul 2012 #41

Little more than vaguely. I was thrown by them too. (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2012 #2

I would have preferred Bob Mackie to Ralph Lauren eShirl Jul 2012 #3

LOL! HappyMe Jul 2012 #4

Bob Mackie...like this? pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #8

heehee! eShirl Jul 2012 #30

I prefer them to the Elvis outfits that the UK chose SoCalDem Jul 2012 #5

Agreed, TheKentuckian Jul 2012 #6

I think it was the berets. HappyMe Jul 2012 #7

Ugly is too weak of a word. former9thward Jul 2012 #9

Yep, berets are such a common fashion accessories here in the US dballance Jul 2012 #10

Disagree, what military wears white pants/skirts and navy blazers along with ascots and Raine Jul 2012 #11

uh... elehhhhna Jul 2012 #14

What branch is that? DURHAM D Jul 2012 #18

I'm no expert... MrsBrady Jul 2012 #19

I am guessing it is a school. DURHAM D Jul 2012 #20

US MARINES in their Dress Blues, hello!!!! elehhhhna Jul 2012 #22

This subthread sarisataka Jul 2012 #27

me too elehhhhna Jul 2012 #31

Speaking of people being "out of touch".... Sheesh. n/t PavePusher Jul 2012 #35

Marines, in blue-white dress uniform bhikkhu Jul 2012 #23

Heh, OK OK ;-) but still there are only so Raine Jul 2012 #21

I see a distinct lack of crease and a surfeit of ankle bunching. TheMadMonk Jul 2012 #37

Another reason gopiscrap Jul 2012 #12

And on the basis of your post, I'm going to try to buy another thousand shares of Reynolds Wrap, inc PavePusher Jul 2012 #34

Ummm, the Olympics were based on military sport. OneTenthofOnePercent Jul 2012 #44

They'd have been better with Ray-Bans Ken Burch Jul 2012 #15

I'd have preferred something more Gaga-inspired. Ken Burch Jul 2012 #17

I watched a fencing match between two Italian women today. That was extremely pugilistic. slackmaster Jul 2012 #24

i find it strange that you feel that way about the uniforms JI7 Jul 2012 #25

The Logo most prominent... Octafish Jul 2012 #26

That was really the one thing that bugged me. The Lauren logo. It's about the team and GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #28

it's two inches high elehhhhna Jul 2012 #33

If they'd kept the logo off xmas74 Jul 2012 #40

They're sailing/nautical in tone. That is Ralph Lauren's trademark look. Not military. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #29

polo is nautical? Mitt! Is that you??? elehhhhna Jul 2012 #32

It's not a polo look. It's a yachting look. With a touch of equestrian. White pants/skirt... Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #36

i know. I LOVE RL, although when the logo grew huge elehhhhna Jul 2012 #43

Me, too. Who buys those things with that awful logo? I've never seen anyone actually WEAR one. Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #45

Of course it is! Paulie Jul 2012 #46

What I saw that creeped me out NashvilleLefty Jul 2012 #38