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"When Carol Lim and Humberto Leon opened the cool-kid NYC destination shop Opening Ceremony, they wanted the concept to be \"a small-scale fashion Olympics.\" \"The first year, we aimed to bring all the brands we had just discovered in Hong Kong to the U.S. and have them 'compete' with the New York designers we were hoping to support,\" explains Leon. They discussed the concept with a friend, who suggested the name Opening Ceremony, and it stuck. \"The idea of friendly global competition has always been an important part of the company's spirit,\" he says.\n\nNow, it seems only natural for the brand that takes its name from the Olympics to team up with Adidas for a capsule collection in celebration of this summer's games. With an assortment of items for women and men, the collaboration \"reinterprets iconic Adidas silhouettes by drawing from prints and shapes of nineties sportswear while melding the aesthetics of the two brands,\" Lim explains.\n\nThe collection of athletic-influenced streetwear pieces ranges from a cool floral sneaker (one of Lim and Leon's favorites) to a collared neoprene halter top in a country-girl bandanna print\u2014and everything in between. \"The swimming and diving categories are always exciting to watch,\" Lim says. \"So we made sure to honor that by including a fun swimwear component!\"\n\nAnd though the looks weren't necessarily designed to be worn in action, their tech fabrics and sporty silhouettes certainly stay true to the signature Adidas style. Just ask high school sophomore Serena Marron, who modeled for this story: \"I see the clothes more as streetwear, but they would be very chic to wear while playing tennis,\" says the athletic teen. \"I could imagine myself wearing so many of the items this summer, whether casually at the beach or at night with heels.\"\n\nLim and Leon couldn't agree more. \"This collection is really for everyone, from the tomboy who loves to keep things sporty to the supersexy feminine girl,\" Leon says. \"There's something in it for anyone who has a love of American sportswear.\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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