Olympics 2008 International Fashion: Who Wore It Best?

The New York Times:

If you thought Americans were talking a lot about the size of the Ralph Lauren logo on the U.S. Olympians' outfits as they entered the Bird's Nest during the opening ceremony in Beijing on Friday, it's nothing compared with what people in other countries are saying about their respective teams' clothes, demeanor and general appearance.

Take the Khaleej Times, which pilloried India's "shoddily dressed contingent" for walking in "unceremoniously not only making 'mockery' of the spirit of Olympics, but also put in the picture the infamous slapdash (chalta-hai) attitude in an international gathering." Millions of Indians, Ravi S. Jha wrote, "glued on TV sets watched the home contingent walking uncaringly with the Tricolour."

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Comments

[chinationreport]

I really liked the Italians, not so much the uniform but their joy when they walked by. They were just people how know how to enjoy life.

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[sandiegoconservative]

I liked many of the nations of Africa and their traditional clothing. I think Bermuda looked kind of funny with the shorts.

[Enid]

Palasinian look best with their signature scarf made into their shirt'.
Good contrast black and white.
US looked good
mostly boring jackets and pants