Link Love: The 2012 Olympics

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Link Love: The 2012 Olympics

— by Inge

on July 26, 2012

After the controversy over Chinese-produced Team USA uniforms, Ralph Lauren pledges that, beginning with the 2014 Olympics, the uniforms will be made in the United States. In the meantime, FLARE Magazine takes a look at some of the biggest designers in fashion who are dressing athletes for every moment of the Games. Jamaica wins gold for the most cheerful uniform, wouldn’t you agree?

Can wearing the right-coloured outfit make the difference between walking away empty-handed or with a medal? The Guardian did some research into the psychology of dressing for Olympic success.

From French tennis player René Lacoste to twelve time swim medalist Dara Torres, in honour of the 2012 Olympics, Lucky Magazine pays tribute to the hundred most fashionable sports stars of all time.

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Sarah found a fun board on Pinterest, where the pinner creates outfits based on Disney characters.

Apparently refreshing one’s hairstyle is overrated. Rae was highly amused by this tip on how to become a fashion icon.

Angie is super excited about the “Miss Wu” collection that designer Jason Wu is creating for Nordstrom. The collection will be a few price points above Target, and Angie has high hopes that the fabrications will be luxurious.

Laurinda recommends this Design Fix DIY to sew a hospital gown that is fashionable and more comfortable – and also a great way to introduce a newborn to colour and pattern.

Who says prom dresses have to cost a pretty penny. Gaylene thinks this 17-year old girl had a lot of fun making her own dress by using her math homework as the material.

Shevia is smitten with the combination of lace, length and pointy-toed flat loafers in Giorgia’s outfit, and would love to find a similar pair of peds for herself.

Last but not least, SuzyCue discovered this wonderful tutorial on fitting denim over at Grasping for Objectivity. Blogger Rachel used twelve volunteers with different body types to model the jeans!

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CocoLion

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Veteran

Loved the jeans fit link! However, I was surprised the link came from 2012 as the jeans washes and fits seemed a little dated to me, and the conclusion that you need boots to balance skinnies seemed like 2008 or at least that was how I wore skinnies in 2008. Hmmmm… I hope I do not sound too catty. I feel styles have changed and our eyes adjust. I was surprised they did not factor in footwear more (with the exception of the boots conclusion), because that is, to me, hugely important in jeans fit. None of the pants were hemmed nor did they have on the right shoes to go with each pair of jeans.

I did find the comments about pocket placement, whiskering, fading, and denim color, to be quite accurate. Unfortunately I have learned all of this the hard way, and after spending what probably amounts to a small fortune on both regular and premium jeans.

July 26, 2012 at 11:24 pm

merwoman

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I enjoyed the jeans fit article as well! I want to run home and check out all my pant pocket placements…

July 27, 2012 at 9:07 am

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

Olympic fever is here! I loved your links, Inge! They are sensational and so well timed. I really like South Korea’s Olympic uniforms. And Germany’s uniforms look fun too! I’m going to give David Beckham my vote for best dressed athlete off the football field.

July 27, 2012 at 10:02 am

Vicki

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Veteran

I am so excited to see the opening ceremony tonight and your Olympic uniforms link gave me chills of anticipation and excitement. I liked South Korea’s, too, and there is some color-blocking going on in a few of them. Let the games begin. I also enjoyed seeing the signature hairstyles and was fascinated by the “spacing” of the back pockets in the denim link.

July 27, 2012 at 11:23 am

fern

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The Disneybound link got me hooked for way too long. Too much fun!
Thanks –

July 27, 2012 at 12:16 pm

Maria

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Wow! The 4 San Marino athletes are going to have top notch styling with the Salvatore Fergamo outfits.

July 27, 2012 at 1:24 pm

Chrizzle

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So fun to see my fellow Jamaicans all decked out in bold green, gold, and black. Not everyone’s favorite color combination but we Yardies take pride in it! Looking forward to seeing all the team outfits when I watch the Opening Ceremony tonight.

July 27, 2012 at 3:06 pm

Chrizzle

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That jeans fitting article was very interesting and timely for me because I need new jeans really badly (the new ones I’m wearing today don’t count because they don’t look good on me – see more below). Cocolion, the women pictured were all trying on jeans at a Vault party, so they hadn’t yet been hemmed to the right length.

I do think she’s right that if you have big thighs (which I do) boots help to balance them. Lots of women don’t need the balancing effect once they get used to the skinnier look on themselves, but some of us definitely do. I’m wearing skinnies to work today and every time I’ve looked in the mirror today I’ve regretted wearing them. I am top-heavy with a large chest, thick waist, big thighs, and relatively slim calves/ankles, so I look like an ice-cream cone in them. Before I even saw the the article I decided that I won’t wear these jeans out in public again unless I am wearing boots, and/or a long tunic.

(Today is actually my first day wearing my first pair of skinnies. I have refused to buy them until now, and I think I should have stuck with straight legs and flares. I decided to experimented with wearing skinnies with a longer, but not tunic-length loose silky blouse that covers the tops of my thighs, and a fitted shorter jacket to add a bit of structure and waist-nipping. Nope – still look like Cone Woman. I’ll keep the jeans, but in the future, I’ll only wear them with long tops and boots.)

July 27, 2012 at 3:41 pm

Inge

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Moderator

Glad to hear everyone is enjoying the Olympic uniforms, a stylish bunch for sure.
There are so many different opinions on how denim should fit on the internet, happy to hear that some of the advice in this week’s link was helpful.
Chrizzle: which shoes were you wearing with your skinnies outfit? I’ve found that trying a more substantial style, e.g. an oxford with a low stacked heel or a fun bootie, can really help balance things out. Just a thought.

July 30, 2012 at 1:25 pm

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