<p>Ralph Lauren has been doing those pony logos on steroids at the U.S. Open tennis too for the past years. Indeed, it is tres tacky and seems to make the event look like a Ralph Lauren tennis event.</p>
<p>The more the middle class is diminished, the more pressure to find cheap goods, the less available American products are, the fewer industries in US to employ workers, fewer jobs, less spending.
Billionaires can only consume so much ( which brings me back to THIII)</p>
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<p>trojanchick, thanks for the warning! Oops, my bad about not filtering the search results -there weren’t any men’s undies made in the USA in the same search I posted last year. Good to see there are domestic options in addition to the European-made ones.</p>
<p>Quote from the Olympic Committee" “Ralph Lauren, an iconic American company.”</p>
<p>By iconic they mean: ships the jobs overseas? :(</p>
<p>I think the Men’s uniforms (sans the berrets) look great, very classy and elegant.
And to those crying bloody murder about Made in China, it is not Ralph Lauren’s fault. RL has a duty to its shareholders to produce their clothes where it is most cost effective while still maintaining their high quality standards, and as of today it is China. </p>
<p>The U.S. needs to get its act together and earn the business of manufacturers. Lets cut all the B.S. government regulations that have forced business out of the county.</p>
<p>I think all of our clothing should be made by slave labor in China (or Bangladesh). It’s the American way!</p>
<p>trojanchick- American Apparel is one of the most controversial companies in retailing! i don’t think that would be a good choice. The CEO is insane.</p>
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<p>I know. I was just thinking of clothes manufactured in the US. We really don’t want our athletes parading in skimpy underwear right? ;)</p>
<p>As far as cutting regulations, I like my clean air and minimum wage thank you.</p>
<p>The women could wear classy Ralph Lauren flats.</p>
<p>This is an awful, dowdy uniform for the women, and the berets look stupid on all of the athletes.</p>
<p>Will the Olympic uniforms really have the Ralph Lauren logo featured prominently, as shown in these pictures?!</p>
<p>^Yes, it looks like it. </p>
<p>The Canadian-designed and manufactured roots uniform of 2004 prominently featured the roots logo on the shirt, pants and beret, so a logo is nothing new.</p>
<p>I think they should have a Chinese flag.</p>
<p>One more thing… Berets in the summer? I know, it is London, but still…</p>
<p>I just find it disturbing that the sponsor’s logo is more prominent than some kind of USA logo.</p>
<p>I suppose it is really just a ceremonial costume that those in attendance will only view from afar, but still…</p>
<p>I think if RL wants to put its company logo on, USOC should get a deep discount.
Sad to say that we just don’t have that many clothing factories here in the US.</p>
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<p>Regulation has not forced manufacturers out of the “county.” Cheap labor elsewhere has attracted profits-at-all-cost moguls. Duty to the shareholder is to make a reasonable profit using good business standards, not to employ virtual slave labor who work in unsafe conditions. Ralph can then try peddling his overpriced clothes with their ludicrously huge logos to unemployed Americans and Chinese workers making 10 cents an hour or whatever it is they get. </p>
<p>Or maybe it is all intended to be purchased by “Ivy Golfers.” :rolleyes:</p>
<p>When the jobs of the former middle class, such as programming, editing, reading MRIs, and so forth are shipped abroad, one doesn’t find as many people claiming that it is government regulation or lazy workers at fault.</p>
<p>Anyway, hideous Olympic uniforms are a tradition at this point. I think they look okay, except for the Special Forces berets and the unflattering boots on the women. Flats or loafers would have been fine.</p>
<p>I suspect the US outfits for the Olympics have been made for years overseas (most of our clothes have been)… why the brouhaha this year? It is tiring to watch so many people jump on the outrage bandwagon (again). These are not taxpayer dollars being spent. I doubt many people reading this thread are wearing all American made clothes. I know, at least one person will be, but I bet 99% of the people making noise about this on the internet or in the media are wearing clothes that were not manufactured in the USA.</p>
<p>That said, we have friends who are a competitor and a coach at the Olympics, and I think they will look awful in those clothes… well, as awful as someone with their physiques can look. ;)</p>
<p>Ok, I have to say it. Did anyone see the shoes (and socks) the women have to wear? Are you kidding me?</p>
<p>Those uniforms are hideous. The women’s dowdy skirt with ankle socks and sensible shoes, the ugly berets, the lack of any element that makes you smile… Maybe it’s a psychological tactic in which the intent is to make the athletes look so frumpy and stuffy that the competitors will underestimate their abilities.</p>