Day 13: Thursday Style Section

Guest Post: Thursday Style Section

I thought it might be fun to do a “guest post” on the styles that have been prevalent at the game (clearly this is KHB posting, not THB!).

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The Union Flag is the look of the Olympics. We have seen the flag on onesies (see picture and previous post from the Handball game), shoes (see pic), leggings/tights (see pic), watches, strollers, dresses and many more articles of clothing. By far, the cutest have been the little girls’ dresses. At any point in time, we can see at least 10 people with the flag on some part of clothing or painted on their face. Other flags are less prevalent (I think THB will post about this in the wrap up).

Polka dots and stripes are very common as well (see pic of new born clothing section at the Westfield mall). White/Red and White/Blue polka dot and striped tops are frequently paired with blue or red pants. It is much harder to tell who these folks are rooting for (US? GB? Russia? Australia?). My guess is GB.

The female Brits continue to love the look of black tights with shorts. Maybe to cover up their pale legs? I can certainly sympathize. This continues to be an odd look, and only the Brits are wearing it.

Longchamp appears to be the bag of choice among spectators from around the world. My knock off (see earlier post on my Beijing shopping bargain) fits right in. Unfortunately, it will need to be retired after these games (4 years is a good run!).

Being pregnant is also “in”; the picture of the very pregnant woman with the flag flying epitomizes the look of the games. As noted in a previous post, we haven’t seen anything like this before. There is a very cute maternity shirt that says “Growing Champion” on the belly. The clothing companies have definitely benefited from the Games!

Dining:

THB has covered our day to day dining (lots of M&S, some ethnic food and too much overpriced, bland food). Here are a couple more notes:

Many vegetarian options are available in the Park, including veggie Asian and Indian dishes. Outside of the park Gluten Free and Free Range labels appear on menus and take out.

Iced tea is unfortunately not popular here. I can’t wait to get home to have some fresh, unsweetened iced tea!

There is sugar everywhere. The amount of candy is astounding to me. Even the “chocolate” just tastes like pure sugar.

Pasties (pastry dough stuffed with a savory filling) are very popular. I don’t think we will be trying this before we leave. Just through smelling them I feel like I have already eaten 15.

Overall, the look and taste of the Games has been much more familiar and less adventurous than Beijing. And I can already picture Rio: more yellow and green than you can possibly imagine!