Berets - ugh!

[El Supremo]

[Auggie]

1. Better than cowboy hats

[El Supremo]

2. Says the Frisco Kid II

[Auggie]

3. Hey, good idea ... they could wear these:

Thanks, El!

[joeybee12]

4. White pants are always a problem...

Because they rarely look good.

[RockaFowler]

5. This looks similar to the ones in 2008

Did Ralph Lauren do these again??

[El Supremo]

6. Those are flat caps.

I have two that I wear in the winter. It used to be known as a working man's hat. They also were popular in golf.

And yes, Ralph Lipschitz designed the new ones. I guess the French won't mind.

[El Supremo]

7. Whenever I think of berets this comes to mind. >>

[bluedigger]

8. When worn properly they look fine.

That's not happening, though.

[RockaFowler]

9. Yeah - it's a horrible picture

This one from 2008 is just as bad.



Didn't we used to have cool clothing for the athletes??

Look at 2010 - Berets again

[JonLP24]

12. Those aren't berets

They're some kind of hat but not beret.

Berets look like this --

[bluedigger]

13. THAT is how you wear a beret.

Some people here cannot distinguish between a beret and a cap.

[El Supremo]

14. Get rid of that picture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Please! Replace it with this:

[Auggie]

10. Gee, maybe to properly represent the U.S. we need fashion tips from ...

http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/

[RockaFowler]

11. Ewwwwww

I think we should stick to the berets

[Auggie]

15. Are you knockin' Wal-Mart?

Communist!

[El Supremo]

16. That's right!

[RockaFowler]

17. Here's a great post about it in OlympicsTalk

http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-blogs/blog=olympic-talk/post/lacking-an-american-look-london-olympics-2012-opening-ceremony-attire-ralph-lauren.html

The Team USA Opening Ceremony attire, designed head-to-toe by Ralph Lauren, debuted on the Today Show Tuesday morning, prompting many in our newsroom to groan and one reporter to ask aloud if they were indeed "$%^&ing serious."

Okay, they’re not quite that bad, but the team has never been better dressed than they were while walking in Beijing four years ago, so anything would be a letdown. The look actually isn’t all that dissimilar from 2008, but the things they changed definitely stand out, namely the navy beret that looks more French every second we stare at it. If it wasn’t for the (way too big) USA patch stamped on the front we’d assume anyone wearing the cap should be smoking cigarettes and shrinking from conflict.


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The women’s attire is less forgiving. We love the blazer – single breasted for the ladies – but the silk skirt is a bit puritanical and when you add it to the white shoes, crew socks, French flag ascot, and (again) the beret, soccer star Heather Mitts looks like a college student trying to fit in while studying abroad. She’s more likely to be chasing unshowered mustachioed men than gold medals and that’s an issue. The women looked ready to compete in their sleek white slacks in 2008. Here they look like schoolgirls.

[Auggie]

18. Here's a classic American look:

Stovepipe hats and fake beards for everyone!

[RockaFowler]

19. That would be hilarious