The new uniforms to be worn by the U.S. Olympic team are certainly fashion forward and classy looking, don't you think? The men look so sophisticated in their white pants and blue blazers, and you've gotta love the more tailored version paired with the white skirt that the woman has on.
Ralph Lauren designed the chic new uniforms, which is evident from their famous polo horse logo on the front of the jackets. Yep, these red, white & blue get-ups really do look like the perfect fit for U.S. Olympians -- which is why it's incredibly disappointing that the uniforms weren't even made in the United States.
The clothes were actually manufactured in China, which has members of Congress understandably outraged. (And believe it or not, both Republicans and Democrats are agreeing that this is a disgrace to our country. Imagine that.)
Supposedly the uniforms are supposed to resemble those that were worn the last time that America competed in the games in England -- which was 1948. The Olympic Committee said, "We're proud of our partnership with Ralph Lauren, an iconic American company, and excited to watch America's finest athletes compete at the upcoming Games in London."
That's all well and good, but it's pretty hard to view Ralph Lauren's uniforms as "iconic" or "American" now that we know they were manufactured all the way across the world in a factory in another continent. Something about having athletes representing our country all while wearing something that wasn't made by hard working Americans is downright inappropriate and wrong.
To hear more about these controversial uniforms, check out the video clip below.
Do you think it's a big deal that these uniforms were made in China?
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Sounds pretty American to me.
But yeah, Ralph Lauren sure has some balls pulling that trick.
I think Congress should stop with the phony outrage.
I love that Congress has such a massive problem with the "Made in China" label when (1) there's a GIANT "Polo Pony" on the shirts (isn't there some Olympic rule against corporate sponsorship/advertising?) and (2) there are AMERICAN FLAGS with a "Made in China" label on them.
I agree with Autumn... (holy cow!!) this simply speaks to a much larger problem in this problem. The severe lack of manufacturing jobs - jobs that have been steadily drifting away from American citizens and to every other corner of the world. Perhaps Congress should focus their outrage and deal with THAT problem, so we can again have true American Uniforms in 2016.
The only thing made here are cheeseburgers.
Meanwhile, back on Planet Reality, one of the companies clothing the US Olympic team for the opening ceremonies of the 2002 games in SLC was a Canadian company. Oh dear, let's see Republicans explain that one...
Here's an idea: instead of being so shocked about the sourcing of the FREE outfits worn by the US Olympic team, how about we address some real concerns, like bringing more manufacturing stateside.