Man criticises India's ceremonial outfits for 2024 Paris Olympics, compares them to Mongolia's uniform
A couple of weeks ago, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) held a ceremonial send-off in New Delhi, releasing the official attire and equipment for India's unit to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The collection comprises new kits, ceremonial dresses, playing kits, performance shoes, along with travel gear.
Team India's attire labelled as 'tacky'
A debate has arisen online over the official attire after a man critically compared India's uniforms to those of Mongolia, branding Team India's attire as "tacky."
He wrote, "Looking at the Indian Olympic Uniform contrasted with Mongolia's. D**n does everything we make have to look tacky, I swear. You'd think at least the Olympic ceremony would look at least refined." Accompanying his post were two pictures: one of India's attire and the other of Mongolia's.
In a post following the first one, he lambasted the brand responsible for designing the attire, asserting, "This was done by an actual 'design house.' Same design house that designed at Ambani wedding for Kardashians. If anything, it shows that these people don't care about representing the nation or creating national design. Gave minimal effort and moved on to celebs."
Reactions from X Users
The post has attracted a lot of traction online, with a few X users echoing the sentiment expressed in the original post.
One person commented, "It's giving an Independence Day function at school vibe." Another suggested, "Bharat has so many traditional dresses. Adapt any of these to create an aesthetic Olympic uniform. Give this as a competition to students at NIFT instead of established designers."
Yet another person criticised the fabric, saying, "Even the fabric is horrendous. When will the heads realise that investing more time, money, and better resources in this is a necessity? Get big clothing brands/companies to sponsor it, at least. This is how the country is represented; people need to take it seriously!"??
However, some other X users had a differing opinion about the same.
One user wrote, "I actually think these look good. Someone explain what the issue is?"?
According to a press release by PIB, the three kits include the playing kit designed by JSW Inspire, the ceremonial dress designed by Tarun Tahiliani-owned TASVA, and performance shoes and travel gear by PUMA. These were showcased during a ramp walk by confident athletes at the send-off ceremony.
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