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Polo + Olympics = Well Dressed Athletes

February 4, 2010 Michelle fashion

Get ready for the gold, silver and bronze, hopefully won by the red white and blue! The Olympics are coming!

Ralph Lauren has dressed the US Olympic athletes for the Opening Ceremony! Talk about true American spirit. Take a look! Designers don’t get much more red,white, and blue than POLO!!

“Inspired by designs worn during the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Olympics, these outfits are so American they basically play Bruce Springsteen songs.” (Yahoo!)

“Down jackets, turtlenecks, knit caps, and the ubiquitous slim-leg trousers make up the kits that will be worn by every athlete from the lithe Tanith Belbin to the decidedly un-lithe John Shuster. I’m guessing the pants will look better on some people than others, but in general, the traditional look is really nice.

Belbin is excited to wear the gear, telling USA Today, ”It’s great to have such an interestingly designed collection. I know that’s something that all the winter athletes were jealous of when we saw the Beijing Games. We wanted to stand out and look really well put together.” Easy for her to say. She’d look good in anything.” (Yahoo!)

“There’s a lot more than just the Opening Ceremony outfits though. Ralph Lauren has produced an entire line of clothing that the competitors will be wearing around Vancouver. Shawl-collar cardigans, hooded sweatshirts, and down vests make up the collection.” (Yahoo!)

If you wanna dress like the atheltes, it’s all available online. (but it ain’t cheap!) I like this clean cut look and love that its all designed by classic designer Ralph Lauren!

What do you think of the designer Olympic wear? Would you buy it?

Are you excited for the Olympics?

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Couture on the Court?!?

January 19, 2010 Michelle fashion

Maria Sharapova, noted tennis player and sex symbol, lost at day one of the Austrailian Open this past weekend. But her performance was more overshadowed by what she was wearing!

Maria opted to wear Nike Golden Set Women’s Tennis Dress.

Nike decribes it as: “[a] winning look [that] features a printed mesh cover dress that splits up the center and a coordinating, solid-colored jersey dress underneath. The cover dress features a racerback and V-neckline outlined in delicate ruffles, while the inner dress has adjustable, meant-to-be-seen straps so you can fine-tune your fit. Built-in support in the bust lends comfort and a great fit.”

While I don’t play tennis, and don’t know the tennis dress etiquette. I think this would be a cute dress to play in and the overlay gives it a less sporty, more flirty look. I LIKE IT!

Many critics didn’t like and went on to say such mean things as:

Busted Racquet: “The chiffon-thingy makes her look like The Little Mermaid circa 1968. Either that or Lillian Gish.”

Busted Racquet’s fashion plate friend: “It’s bad camo negligee.”

Forty Deuce: “I’m thinking it was cross-marketing.”

Opponent Maria Kirilenko: “It was blue, I think, like POWERade.”

Selected reaction from Twitter: @paulavergara: “I’m guessing Sharapova signed off on her dress design over the phone/sight unseen.”

@GoToTennis: “As much as I hate Sharapova being upset in the first round – I’m relieved that her dress is out of the tournament.”

@ant_cee “Sharapova’s AusOpen dress looks like she got caught in some curtains en route to the court.”

@exodusrex: “uhm…i was pulling for sharapova tonight, but there’s 1 upside to her loss: i don’t have to see that dress again.”

@alejrocha: “She crashed into a peacock.”

@TruBlu: “that hideous dress was a portent of things to come.”

(Quotes from Yahoo! Sports, Busted Racket)