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Opening Ceremony 2021 Live Blog

Tokyo Olympics XXX11 Tokyo, Japan 7/23/21

Been looking forward to Live blogging the Opening Ceremony since the last Olympics. Will catch as many teams as I can and show you what they’re wearing, a bit of editorial and some info on who designed which team.

See the 2014 looks here and see the 4th most popular post on the streetzblog feat Michael Phelps and his “unsanctioned” headphones on this link

Time for the Live Blog NOW!

TOP HIGHLIGHTS. JAPANESE SINGER MISIA DRESSED IN A BRIGHT RAINBOW COLORED DRESS BY TOMO KOIZUMI. TONGA’S TONGA PITA TAUTATAFUA ALL OILED UP. AND ITALY’S PAC-MAN MEGA MEME CLOTHING.

GREECE: Two athletes. Nice shimmery pleated skirt. Plain blue suit on the man.
IOC REFUGE TEAM: Boring-Corporate blue suits with blue ties and white masks. At least you could see their eyes smiling through their masks with joy. (11 different nations)
Iceland: Wore their track suits to the ceremony. Had Hi-Tech masks ans some popping hair cuts. But tracksuits to a World-Wide Fashion show?
Ireland: More sweat suits. Forest Green on top and blue on the bottoms. Look like they wanted to hook up their sponsor-Adidas during the Ceremony. The tops were actually kinda nice.
Azerbaijan: Nice streetwear type side stripes on pants. With matching stripe on the suits. Kinda a bit disheveled like they already had their tailgate experience prior to the walk. LOL
Afghanistan: Plain blue suits, white shirts and red ties and matching pocket square.
United Arab Emirates: White on white on white.
Algeria: Tailored dark blue suits with blue and white custom basks. Nice haircuts.
Argentina: Well so far, we either have blue suits or tracksuits. They are stoked to be there! Here’s another team with blue blazers, white shirts and white pants. So far, pretty underwhelming for the fashionista.
Aruba: Pretty fancy custom green and blue blazers with matching hats.
BEFORE WE GO ON TO THE NEXT, I JUST NOTICED THEY ARE CALLING THIS THE 2020 OLYMPICS. Not sure what is up with that. It’s 2021. I guess a bizarre covid filled 2020-21 comes with the territory
Armenia: More tracksuits. White zippered tops and blue baggy bottoms
Angola: Look a bit like a classic doll purchased from the tourist store. Sorry bout that. W apologize ahead of time. But those big oversized ruffles on the shoulders. Fashion Police Alert.
Antiqua and Barbuda: All their shirts were mismatched. Dark blue suiting with colorful striped ties.
Andorra: 2 people just dressed in their own clothes. I think.
Japanese Cheerleaders: Went for it. black and white fronts. Yellow backs and yellow hats. looks like they had fun designing these culture specific pieces of clothing. They are featured throughout the parade
Yeman: Red track tops and blue track pants. Pretty basic. Man, are they moving fast now. Hard to keep up. And hey, why does Y come after the A’s?
Israel: Hight tech tops, white pants and shorts. The best masks yet.
Italy: Giorgio Armani designed white, red and green uni’s. Many on twitter saying its an ode to Pac-Man. “Eating up the competition” Definitely made a statement. Untypical Giorgio Armani, possible Armani Exchange influenced. Well, same person does it all. I suspect someone youthful or with a youthful spirit did these designs. One of the stand outs for sure. Oh, and nice Kicks. Tri-Colored. Wouldn’t mind getting a pair of them.
Iraq: Tan pants. Adidas track jackets. Look a little lost?
Iran: Classic cultural attire. Cheap disposable masks?!?!
India: The ladies have: Pants with skirts on top. Men have nice Nehru jackets that are pretty dope with bold classic expensive looking Gold buttons.
Indonesia: White suits with bright red shirts. red and white masks to match
Uganda: a bit too much going on
Ukraine: Sporty. High-Tech tops. Light blue shorts. The bright yellow fanny packs are a nice touch. When worn around the neck not the waist.
Uzbekistan: Interesting green and white jackets. White shirts, pants and white sox.
Uruguay: Ok, I’m running low on fumes now. With more track suits. Seems to be the theme for this year
Great Britain: Ahhh. They upped the game on the tracksuit. I’m liking the red and white pinstripes on the jacket sleeves. If you’re gonna go track suit here’s how it’s done. Matching belts too. Mostly blue masks with one lady wearing 2-3 odd masks
U.S Virgin Islands: BBI 50 meter free. One person I think. Went by really quickly
Equidor:
Egypt:
They’re going too fast now. And so much negativity from the announcers and jocks about how there arent anyone there to watch them. Too much complaining. We will keep it as positive as we can going forward. But…
Netherlands: Nice pin striped with orange suit jackets. I’d rock these
Ghana: Signing, happy and proud to be there.
Cape Verde:
Guyana:
Kazakhstan: More blue suits. But some nice bold white stripes.
Qatar: White on white on white.
Canada: Bright red Satin jackets..hmm interesting.
Gabon: Plain track jackets and pants. Once again more Adidas. Wonder where Nike is at?
Cameroon: Colorful. Funny brown bags
Gambia:
Cambonia:
North Macedonia:
Guinea:
Cyprus: There’s Nike. Bright blue Polo shirts. Boring.
Cuba: Nice jackets, should make it a suit. the pants are silly
Kiribati: Blue shorts and blue T shirts with pink flowers. hmmm
Kyrgystan: Pretty slick looking long Nehru jackets with classy patterns on top. I like these. Cool hats too. Very Exquisite. The announcer said they Turned it Out..which they did. Ranks top 3 so far.
Guatemala: Khaki pants (ugh) and blue jackets white hats
Guam: Aloha shirts and black pants. Look like they work for Hawaiian Airlines.
Kuwait: White on white on white again.
Cook Islands: Fun attire. nice patterns. Fancy hats. Shell Lei. Earrings. They had fun putting together their clothing
Grenada: Track suits with fluorescent flair. Colorful masks
Croatia: Red dresses like towels? strangely cut. Nice attempt. Almost, just not quite right
Cayman Islands: Their own clothes
Kenya: Ok so here’s some FLAIR. Plaid dresses and shirts in bright red and blue. I like these uniforms. Nicely Done!
Cote D’Ivoire: Cool greens and oranges. Nice color-way for the show + for some kicks
Costa Rica: Militaristic jackets white pants, pinstripe button down shirts
Kosovo: More track suits
Comoros: Robes in gold
Columbia:
Congo:
Saudi Arabia: Aah this is the Japanese alphabet, that’s why things seem out of order. Yet they are in order in Japan.
Sao tome and Pricipe: Flow Green. Not sure where this is. I think I heard the announcer say he didn’t know either..
Zambia: Green and Orange. Go nice together.
San Marino: Suits
Russia or Roc: Men: Suits. Women: Rad Robes with a bit of Japanese flair
Sierra Leone: Blue and green leaf jackets. Matching masks that are very nice
Jamaica: Puma in the house. Look like they are here to win track and field. No messing around. Eye of the Tiger/Winner.
Georgia: Oversized jackets. Interesting look
Syria: Only 6 people. Grey pants. Polo shirts.
Singapore: Khaki pants (ugh again) blue ties, blue masks, red blazers. I do not like Khaki pants, here, nor there, or anywhere. Save them for the State Farm Commercials.
Zimbabwe:
Switzerland: Muted red dirt. Interesting color-way
Sweden: Women: Yellow on Yellow on Yellow. Men are blue on blue on blue
Sudan: Traditional clothing
Spain: Not sure what to say? Cropped white jackets
Suriname:
Sri Lanka: Blue skirts on men and women
Slovenia: Luka’s team. Went by too fast to see what they were wearing
Seychelles: Aloha wear
Senegal: Bright blue. White scarfs. Disposable masks
Serbia: Pretty sporty. Big cute stripes
Saint Vincent: Tie-Dye. Wow
Saint Lucia: A lot going on
Somalia: Contrasting prints. Kinda cool
Solomon Islands: Very very nice aloha wear. Dark blue and bright Green. Nice job
Thailand: Greyish suit tops
South Korea: Muted Moss Green blazers are quite nice. Great color scheme. I would wear these jackets. Should have gone with matching pants, drop crotch to add some more style points. Had the same old White pants as so many others. With white masks and hats to match.
Chinese Taipei: Went by too fast
Tanzania: 3 dressed in their own clothes
Czech Republic: Polka Dot vests. more white pants. Matching fans. Plain white masks
Chad: 2 Judo athletes
China:Red Blazers. Red and yellow masks. Got their mask game on! Some flowery skirts that look on point
Tunisia: Announcer talking a lot of politics. Ugh. Blue suits.
Chile: Well this is more than I thought. I may or may not last til the end.
Denmark: I didn’t see them
Germany: Adidas tech vests. Now this is different.
Togo: Bright bright yellow pants
Dominican Rep: Look a bit like USA in the 1920s
Turkmenistan: Bright Green jackets. Pants are very modern. I like the pants
Turkey: White on white with bold red trip and their shoes look petty keen. Red and white.
Tonga: Show stopper. Flag bearing Oiled man. Takes the show. Gotta be the show stopper for these games.
Nigeria: Ok? boring
I’m almost done. computer is slowing down too
Namibia:
Nicaragua:
Niger: Hard to see they are interviewing Lilly King and can barely see the clothes
Nepal: Maroon jackets. White shirts.
Norway: Look like they are from Norway. Some very sunburned
Bahrain: Traditional and a bit of Gold Bling. Wonder if it’s real?
USA: Ralph Lauren Keeps it OG with traditional Navy pants and jacket. Horizontal Striped shirt and custom face masks. I bet this is RLs last Olympics. Gonna Be Off White or Louis V next time around. USA looks very dated and corporate like they didn’t want to try something fun or festive. They are patriotic.
Bahamas:
Papua New Guinea:
Bermuda: Dope pink Bermuda shorts with matching masks. Good job
Paraguay: Festive fun stylish shirts. Look hand painted. Great look and on trend
Hungary: Not really sure they cut them off for a commercia
Fiji:
Philipines:
Finland: Boring
Puerto Rico: Red White and blue. A bit Old School
Brazil: Aloha wear. Seems to be a theme this year.
Burkina Faso: Nice stripes
American Samoa: Polynesian wear. Looks High level designer brand
Virgin Islands:
Vietnam: Grey pants. Some very nice sleek slick red material for their jackets.
Benin: Colorful pink aqua and blue
Belarus: Flight attendants. Oh well
Belize: Khaki AGAIN! Argh
Peru:
Belgium: Wow they went all out on the womens clothign. Bright red with Tokyo written on them. a tad of Steet-vibe
Poland: Not sure what to think
Bolivia: Looks like Tommy Hilfiger
Portugal: They are quite excited. Nice Kicks! actually very nice kicks.
Hong Kong: Like US going normcore
Marshall Islands:
Madagascar:
Mali: Chic Bold Robes
Malaysia: Colorful
Micronesia: Flight attendants x Aloha Wear
South Africa: Eclectic Aloha Wear with matching masks
South Sudan:
Myanmar:
Mexico:
Mauritius: Cropped blue suits. Generica disposable masks
Mozambique: Trippy pants
Monaco: Corporate look like Monaco
Morocco: Ready to rock it out on Christmas
Mongolia: Interlocutor gold patterns
Jordan: Expensive looking
Latvia: Silver metallic. interesting. with grey masks. And some sort of plastic Jacket?
Romania: Team Romania printed on high tech shirts. Looks a bit 1980s x 2021
Luxembourg: The best metallic silver jackets of the event. The metallic blasted all the colors of the rainbow