Friday, July 13, 2012

Made in China





Have you heard the controversy over the Ralph Lauren uniforms designed for the 2012 Summer Olympics?
Ralph Lauren Olympics Style - P 2012

The first complaint I heard was that our Olympians will be wearing berets, which are French. The argument is that our athletes should wear cowboy hats or ball caps. I like cowboy hats and ball caps well enough, but I don't want the whole world thinking that's all American wears. That's the reason people think Oklahoma still looks like the Wild West.

Ralph Lauren Olympic Beret ralph lauren brands  USAs London 2012 Opening Ceremony Uniforms by Ralph Lauren

Next, people have a bee in their bonnet (or beret, as the case may be) that Ralph Lauren put his logo on the blazers. Apparently it is 3 times larger than normal and bigger than the Olympic rings or the American flag on the other side of the blazer. Fair enough. But did anyone really expect Ralph Lauren to leave his polo pony off the uniform? This is the ultimate in product placement. Of course, he's going to take advantage of it.


Finally, members of Congress are mad because the clothes are manufactured in China. Okay. Good point. But don't they have better things to argue over? If they're going to be enraged over something, how about the money they are wasting that could be helping fight poverty or hunger? Our taxes money is being wasted on unnecessary things. If I want to spend my money on berets made in China, that's my prerogative. I wonder how many people spent their money on these in 2002.

By the way, these were made by Roots, in Canada.
Where were the enraged Congressmen then?

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