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Standout style at the 2016 Olympic Games
The look of Australia’s Sportscraft-designed opening ceremony uniforms is inspired by the outfits worn by the Aussie team in the 1924 Paris Olympics.
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South Korea’s opening ceremony uniforms may look full-on American preppy, but according to Beanpole, they were inspired by the traditional ceremonial ensemble known as “hanbok.”
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The Russian Olympic team’s 2016 uniforms were unveiled at an April 25, 2016, event in Moscow. Modeling the looks were, from left, former gymnast Olympic champion Alexei Nemov, former Olympic gymnastics champion Svetlana Khorkina, Russian national volley-ball team coach Vladimir Alekhno, former figure skater Olympic champion Tatiana Navka, former ice hockey star Pavel Bure.
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