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In reply to the discussion: Sen. Harry Reid furious over China-made Olympic team uniforms [View all]KansDem
(28,498 posts)12. Article from "Business Journal"
Check out Team USA's Olympic uniforms from Ralph Lauren
With several distribution center, nearly 1,500 employees in High Point and more jobs being added, Ralph Lauren Corporation Ralph Lauren Corporation Latest from The Business Journals Ralph Lauren to add 500 jobs in High PointNo matter how you slice it, Ralph Lauren is adding 500 jobsRalph Lauren to add 500 jobs in 2M High Point expansion Follow this company is a major presence in the Triad.
And with the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics, the company (NYSE: RL) will also be a major presence in London as the games begin.
Ralph Lauren designed Team USA's opening and closing ceremony uniforms, and the opening ceremony outfits which are comprised of blazers and berets were unveiled on NBC's "Today" show.
The company said the opening ceremony uniforms "feature classic silhouettes in a timeless palette of navy and white with pops of red" and draw "on the spirit and history of the Olympic Games and a tradition of refined American style."
Can't make it to London to see the athletes model the look? The Ralph Lauren 2012 Team USA Olympic Collection is available to purchase online at RalphLauren.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/blog/2012/07/check-out-the-olympic-uniforms-from.html
So Ralph Lauren designed them...I wonder who oversaw the manufacturing of them?
With several distribution center, nearly 1,500 employees in High Point and more jobs being added, Ralph Lauren Corporation Ralph Lauren Corporation Latest from The Business Journals Ralph Lauren to add 500 jobs in High PointNo matter how you slice it, Ralph Lauren is adding 500 jobsRalph Lauren to add 500 jobs in 2M High Point expansion Follow this company is a major presence in the Triad.
And with the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics, the company (NYSE: RL) will also be a major presence in London as the games begin.
Ralph Lauren designed Team USA's opening and closing ceremony uniforms, and the opening ceremony outfits which are comprised of blazers and berets were unveiled on NBC's "Today" show.
The company said the opening ceremony uniforms "feature classic silhouettes in a timeless palette of navy and white with pops of red" and draw "on the spirit and history of the Olympic Games and a tradition of refined American style."
Can't make it to London to see the athletes model the look? The Ralph Lauren 2012 Team USA Olympic Collection is available to purchase online at RalphLauren.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/blog/2012/07/check-out-the-olympic-uniforms-from.html
So Ralph Lauren designed them...I wonder who oversaw the manufacturing of them?
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Reid probably found out the same time everyone else did - when the uniforms were delivered.
haele
Jul 2012
#9
"this is one of those statements that women make that causes men to go cross-eyed"
cyberswede
Jul 2012
#72
Harry, if you don't like it then quit supporting and voting for the slave trade agreements.
Citizen Worker
Jul 2012
#20
Seriously, the U.S. Olympics committee has some 'splanin to do. WTF was on their minds?
Booster
Jul 2012
#32
All I care about right now is the athlete's, fuck the uniforms and where they are made.
Firebrand Gary
Jul 2012
#52
Why hasn't he been furious over the job-transferring "free-trade" agreements?
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#78