Commonwealth Games Uniform

It's revolting. I have a Scottish friend who is voting against it. I have said that I WILL vote against it, because if they wear it, England will win because they will be too busy laughing at them to get on with the games.

www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/the-scottish-government-prevent-the-use-of-the-jilli-blackwood-scotland-uniforms?share_id=ewYGVPartD&utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition

I thought the tartan was designed specifically for the Games... I love the tartan just don't like the nasty turquoise accessories, it looks horrendous.

Thanks for the link janerowena.

I wondered who the woman was on the left when I saw it on t.v. I must admit I thought it was another style of uniform and I wondered where the hell they would use it. I take it now she is the designer so it makes sense.

I think the blokes look so feminine and silly. Not bad looking though

Agree, I like the tartan but the overall look is messy and dowdy.

It's hideous. One look at the 'designers' attire should have been a warning!

Far too late to change the design now. That petition is a waste of time.

Maybe they could buy a job lot of Dylon, though?

I think it will fit in with the rest of the parade quite well. I like the women's dresses, and their stoles.

Looks like there is turquoise in the tartan. It's definitely growing on me.

jings

Yikes.

There is another thread 'Should have gone to Specsavers'

http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/scottish-commonwealth-games-uniform-ridiculed-20140709-zt13g.html#

It's the turquoise shirts .... the tartan is OK

Mind you, I don't think the Australian uniform is anything to boast about

sorry www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/scottish-commonwealth-games-uniform-ridiculed-20140709-zt13g.html#

(what the Aussies think of it)

For me, the main problem is that the men's shirts look like blouses. If they were in a plain colour they wouldn't be so bad - and not that awful turquoise!

Men in turquoise remind me of wotsisname - oh yes, David Icke.

I love the tartan.... just not the turquoise shirts and dresses which are dreadful. I think there is a pattern on the fabric.

What about if they wore a plain T shirt in a toning shade. A tan colour like the men's socks, or maroon, even a plain white T.

For the ladies what about a plain shift dress in the tartan.

Those cross-over dresses are frumpy, like a 1950s granny's pinny. I am so sorry for the athletes having to wear those outfits. What a freaky designer.

The brown shoes and knee socks make the chaps look as if they have been wading in cow muck.
The women's dresses look like hospital gowns with a belt.
The whole effect is ghastly. I feel sorry for the athletes in particular Eiligh Child "poster girl" for the games who will have the cameras on her.
What is wrong with having both sexes in the same kit please?

There are some photos online of the models posing with someone who is presumably the designer who has a very distinctive personal style.

The Australian outfits are also interesting...
resources0.news.com.au/images/2014/06/04/1226943/009968-d407e580-eb97-11e3-a302-2981935fe9a0.jpg

Can't find any English ones. Looks like Wales have chosen red track suit tops again. Safe.

rosequartz

I like the Malaysian outfits.

POGS Lolol!

Those girls will be able to wear those frocks afterwards. The others won't.

(nods head sagely)

jingl I cannot imagine any young woman of my acquaintance choosing to wear a dress like that - dowdy design and crude colour. Perhaps the Scottish charity shops will be full of them as soon as the games are over.

Please God don't let them be the start of a new fashion trend!

Awfull,makes me think she did it deliberately to shock and get attention.

A way to get noticed in the opening ceremony, that's for sure.

That's the whole point, isn't it – getting noticed at the opening ceremony?

Job done.

Why do we need to 'like' them? Rhetorical question. We don't. We just need to be able to notice them easily.

The uniforms are just flags, really.

How sexist to object to men wearing blouse-type shirts! Why shouldn't they? Actually, men's shirts to wear with kilt Scottish men often wear blousy shirts with the kilt, like this. It looks great. Better than stupid ties.

And there's no good reason why men shouldn,t wear turquoise either. It's only a bloody colour!