Team GB’s Paris Olympics kit is short on imagination as function wins out
by The Guardian
The Guardian— Promo images show youngsters looking excited – but possibly more for the task ahead than the clothes they are wearingDesigning the kits for Olympic and Paralympic athletes to compete in is hardly a simple task. It’s one that takes in the demands of multiple, wildly different sports, as well as comfort, performance and some kind of unifying aesthetic that shows a gymnast, a sprinter and a breakdancer are on the same team. So it’s no surprise that this level of juggling quite often leads to kits...
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