Australian Olympic Sportscraft Outfits

Australian Olympic Uniforms Revealed, Ready For Our Sporting Ja’mie

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Australia’s favourite pastime is judging the uniform chosen for our Olympians to wear for the next big games and… BATTER UP, the results are in!

Fashion retailer Sportscraft this morning unveiled the uniform our Olympians will wear during the opening ceremony at Rio in August. Brave souls.

Picture: Phil Hillyard. Source: News Corp Australia

Picture: Phil Hillyard. Source: News Corp Australia

Both the men and women will wear a striped mint green single-breasted blazer with a dark green trim and prominent national coat of arms on the upper pocket –  which scream Private School Girl.

But would Ja’mie approve?

The women wear a white skirt, and the men white shorts. They essentially look like cruise ship staff.

Meanwhile ladies will look like real estate agent rejects wearing a scarf alongside men sporting a striped green and gold tie that looks like something you could fish out of a bargain bin at the Salvos. The blazers are also lined with fabric embroidered with the names of every Australian Olympic gold medallist and include a pocket for the athletes to store their smartphones – cos they’re super cool and modern.

Let’s be honest though… we’ve come a LONG way since this:

Chef de Mission of the 2016 Australian Olympic team Kitty Chiller, said the opening ceremony uniform, especially the blazers, is an “important part” of being an Olympian. She said,

“It’s a blazer they’ll keep and see for the rest of their lives”

The striped print also seems to have a dizzying effect. Ahh my eyes! Let’s hope that it messes with our opponents vision too.

As expected, reactions online have mixed with some appreciating the preppy look and others not so kind. From comparisons to a getup a wizard from Slytherin may wear to a candy stripper, Twitter is having a fucking field day sledging the outfits.

What do you think? Let us know in the comments below.