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"Without a doubt, the uniforms Stella McCartney designed for the British Olympic team are chic...but are they British enough? Some of her countrymen think not... We first heard the news back in July, when adidas announced that its longtime collaborator and queen of London chic would serve as creative director for the games, and we&amp;#x27;ve been anticipating the big reveal ever since. At the time, she said her big focus would be on the flag: &amp;quot;The first place to start on a project like this is to look at the Union flag. For me it&amp;amp;#8217;s one of the most beautiful flags in the world, and it was important for me to stay true to that iconic design but also to modernise it and present it in a contemporary way. Ultimately, we wanted the athletes to feel like a team and be proud of the identity we created.&amp;amp;#8221; But some say she didn&amp;#x27;t look at the Union Jack closely enough. The British-ness of the uniforms (or kits, as they call them), has been called into question: &amp;quot;For the honour of worst kit in history, only the Athletic Bilbao away shirt of a few years ago runs it close,&amp;quot; Tom Peck at the Independent UK wrote. Over at the adidas Facebook page, one commenter wrote, &amp;quot;If there wasn&amp;#x27;t &amp;quot;Great Britain&amp;quot; across the top, I&amp;#x27;m not sure I would be able to guess which country they&amp;#x27;re from.&amp;quot; Stella herself reacted via Facebook yesterday afternoon, saying, &amp;quot;Thank you for your great points on the Team GB kit. My intention was to keep the language and strength of the Union Flag, but to use it in a more delicate way. If you look at the history of Team GB kits, it is the most prominent use of the flag and the color red since 1984. It&amp;#x27;s not a conventional way of looking at the flag, but one still interprets it as the Union flag.&amp;quot; So, here are the uniforms on the athletes themselves, so you can add your two cents to the conversation: Cyclist Lizzie Armistead Basketball player Drew Sullivan Tennis player Andy Murray Track &amp;amp; Field competitor Jess Ennis What do you think of the British Olympic team&amp;#x27;s Stella McCartney for adidas uniforms? Any of you Brits out there think they&amp;#x27;re less than fabulous? Do you think they&amp;#x27;re representative enough of their nation? Are you getting excited for the games? Discuss! PLUS! - Stella&amp;#x27;s cameo on Absolutely Fabulous AND... - We recreate one of her runway looks for just $78! Photos: courtesy of adidas"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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