2016 Rio Olympic Parade of Nations: The Blandest

Posted on August 09, 2016

We took a look at the best Olympic team uniforms here, and then we looked at the trends found among the 2016 team designs here and here, but we would be remiss if we didn’t devote some time to the bland ones. Why? Because the vast majority of the team uniforms fall under this category. We’d bore you to death if we listed them all, so we’ll just focus on the more notably bland looks of the night.

 

Cayman Islands
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We’ll give the ladies some credit for the cute dresses, but the men all look like groundskeepers.

 

Germany
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Casual Friday office workers waiting for the bus. But the shoes are nice.

 

 

Great Britain
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It’s like they were trying to look frumpy.

 

 

 

India
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India is home to some of the most beautiful and colorful textiles in the world. So they sent their men dressed like accountants.

 

 

Italy
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Sports funeral.

Moldova
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Country club employees.

 

 

 

Trinidad and Tobago
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Christmas choir.

 

 

Turkey
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Airport ticket agents.

 

 

Zimbabwe
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Landscapers.

 

And finally…

 

USA
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… every douchebag in an ’80s teen movie. It’s like they took James Spader and turned him into clothing.

Ralph Lauren needs to have this commission forcibly yanked out of his hands. It’s time for Michael Kors to have a shot at the U.S. team uniforms.

 

[Photo Credit: Getty Images]

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