Olympic Caninet

Watching the fascistic spectacle from Beijing, I was longing for something more human, something from a shoe point of view, or rather something more quiet. Kon Ichikawa's Tokyo Olympiad , is a reminiscent of the way in which the world looked at itself that way. Maybe for the last time. In 1964, the Olympics were held in Tokyo, and Ichikawa was commissioned to make a documentary of the sporting events. He ignored the contestants as much as possible, treating them as ordinary human beings, and created a poetic film that celebrated humans before they became monsters of drugs and post-human perfection.
But if not for that optimistic world, it's for the perfect outfits and style that world had. From the countries uniform (Americans in cowboy hats, Russians waving red ribbons at the cheering crowd) to the minimalist logo.For a style report on the Olympic team uniforms, read here.
And speaking of, guest bloggers this week in the New York Times The Moment, are Carol Lim and Humberto Leon, the co-founders of the downtown boutique Opening Ceremony. Leon and Lim, the owners of Opening Ceremony - one of the coolest and more creative shops in the world (both in New York and Los Angeles). They started as a retail take on the Olympics, pairing U.S. designers with 15 international offerings for a competition of sales.

And another update! Apparently there's a controversy over the uniform Ralph Lauren designed for the U.S. team to wear at the opening Olympic ceremonies: Ralph Lauren Polo logos almost bigger than the Olympic rings logo. Also, it looks cheap, and... they are elitist. Project Rungay: wrote that "These outfits presented the United States athletes as rich snobs, frankly. They made the team look like a 1948 yacht club".
I think they should have made it even more of a Rugby style. Ivy league style is always more welcome!