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"What&amp;#x27;s more American than wearing jeans and a flannel shirt? Pretty much nothing, which is why I&amp;#x27;m totally obsessed with the Burton Olympic snowboarding uniform, designed to look just that way... I was unwinding from fashion week last night by watching the women&amp;#x27;s halfpipe competition in Vancouver (I was also dying to catch my girl Gretchen Bleiler&amp;#x27;s run--we hit the slopes in Aspen together last spring when she launched her clothing line and I had a total girl crush on her!), and trying to empty my head of any thoughts of style-related topics, but alas, it turns out being a Slave to Fashion is a full-time obsession, because I couldn&amp;#x27;t take my eyes off of the uniforms! Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;amp;#8217;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! The Burton-designed gear is actually GORE-TEX\uFFFD\uFFFD that&amp;#x27;s made to look like a pair of distressed jeans and an oversize flannel shirt--how cool is that!? &amp;amp;#8220;The inspiration behind the U.S. Snowboarding Team outerwear for the 2010 Olympics is classic Americana,&amp;amp;#8221; Greg Dacyshyn, Senior Vice President of Creative at Burton, said in a statement. &amp;amp;#8220;Although we are creating a uniform, our first objective is to express the individuality of snowboarding. As such, we are taking vintage American looks and interpreting them in a very unique and unexpected fashion. Finally, we will ensure that all of the highest technical attributes are maintained in the pieces, so that performance and function are not jeopardized. The result will be a progressive and fresh look that challenges the former conservatism of the Olympics.&amp;amp;#8221; I love when fashion can take something classic and give it a totally clever twist--it&amp;#x27;s like trompe l&amp;#x27;oeil for the athletic set! Unfortunately the items aren&amp;#x27;t available to the public for sale, but maybe after Burton reads this post, they&amp;#x27;ll change their minds! What do you dolls think of the Burton Olympic uniforms? Aren&amp;#x27;t they totally cute and witty? Did any of you watch the halfpipe competition last night? Discuss! More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage Follow Slaves to Fashion on Twitter! Photo: Burton; Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Sport"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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