Day 4354: Mongolian Olympic Uniforms, The Red Bench.

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Wild for Mongolia’s 2024 Paris team uniforms

Featuring intricately embroidered vests, pleated robes and accessories inspired by traditional attire, the country’s opening and closing ceremony outfits have taken social media by storm since being unveiled earlier this month.

The designs are the work of Michel&Amazonka, an Ulaanbaatar-based label producing couture and ready-to-wear garments that “express the essence of Mongolian tradition and culture” in what the brand calls a “contemporary light.”

Mongolia's delegation pose on the Jena Bridge, opening ceremony, Paris 2024 Olympic Games

The label revealed its designs via a series of glossy photos and a video shoot reminiscent of a luxury fashion campaign. Female athletes’ outfits come with ceremonial earrings and embroidered bags, while male flag-bearers will wear an archery hat, belt and traditional Mongolian boots.

Designs incorporate the national colors of blue, red, and white, as well as various traditional patterns and motifs, including the “Soyombo” symbol that appears in the country’s flag. Motifs associated with Paris and the Games, namely the Eiffel Tower and the Olympic flame also feature.

The outfits took an average of 20 hours each to craft, according to the Mongolian National Olympic Committee. The uniforms have attracted attention on social media, especially TikTok, where fashion and sport commentators applauded the designs. “They just won the Olympics before it even started,” said style writer Ryan Yip in a video viewed over 2 million times.

Designs incorporate the national colors of blue, red, and white, as well as various traditional patterns and motifs, including the “Soyombo” symbol that appears in the country’s flag

Mongolia has participated in all but one summer Olympics since 1964. The landlocked nation won its first and, to date, only gold medals ( judo and boxing) at the Beijing 2008 games.

Outfits took 20 hours each to craft, according to Mongolian National Olympic Committee.

This year, the country is sending more than 30 athletes to the Paris Olympics, which kick off on July 26. Mongolian athletes will compete in nine different sports, including cycling, shooting and wrestling.

Elsewhere at the Games, Berluti have designed France’s opening and closing ceremony unforms and Ralph Lauren will again dress Team USA, having done so at every Olympics since 2008. Great Britain, meanwhile, has turned to menswear label Ben Sherman.

Storytime...

A Grandma was visiting her Grandson's school, classroom, cafeteria, library and when it was time, they went outside for recess. It was then that she noticed a red bench. She asked why it was the only bench painted red? He said it was the friend bench for anyone who needed a friend or to be included.

She told him how wonderful that was and asked him if he ever used it. He said, "Yeah. When I was new I sat there and someone came and asked me to play. I felt happy. And now, when I see kids on it, I ask them to play with me. We all do."

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A 2+ minute video, Mongolian Olympic Uniforms,  here

 

 

 

  

 

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