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February 11, 2014

Olympic Couture

While thanks to the hideously discriminatory practices of the Russian government, the Sochi Olympics feel sour and blighted, here’s a look on the brighter side, by which I mean the outfits. This first look feels as if it’s a gay rights protest, but I suspect it’s not:

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Here are some of those All-American Ralph Lauren cardigans, which seem like a strange drug reaction:

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I didn’t know that the Osmond Brothers were competing:

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These Russian guys look like they’re representing a beauty salon bowling league from Queens:

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I think it’s called Apres-ski in Aspen, where these coats would be accessorized with oversize sunglasses, shopping bags, cocaine and a private jet:

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I believe this is from an earlier Olympics, when the games were less fraught. Or these might be marionettes:

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