What, No Hats for Team USA's Olympic Uniform This Year?

RALEIGH, N.C. - Aug. 17, 2016 - PRLog -- These uniforms are gorgeous - meant for the closing ceremony, they'll make a lasting and emotional impression on everyone who watches that exciting final event. They're both incredibly patriotic and classically fashionable, too: the style Ralph Lauren is known to carry off brilliantly.

But there aren't any hats!

Uniforms Without Hats for 2016 Team USA?

Those white pants, crisp navy blazers, and red, white & blue shirts are matched with perfectly accessorized footwear: red, white and blue boating shoes.

But at the other end of the spectrum, there's nothing! Now, I know I'm biased towards hats since they're my passion, but I just can't help suspecting I'm not the only one who thinks this is wrong. Ralph Lauren left something important out of the picture when he decided our Olympians would go hatless.

After all, history shows that hats are such a distinctive part of the uniform. I actually think they have become an integral part of how our Olympians show their pride!

USA Olympic Hats in History

2012

Remember just four years ago, when Ralph Lauren also created the uniforms for our athletes? Berets, my friend. Those navy berets with their tiny side stripes were so pert, so neat, so proper and distinguished-looking: perfect for the world's best athletes and perfect for representing the country!

2004

And in 2004, we had berets, too. They weren't Ralph Lauren but they were, nevertheless, very apropos. It's hard to go wrong with team berets (and in a fashion sense, berets look great on everyone by the way!).

2000

Going backwards in time, there was 2000, when our team sported huge, cowboy hat-like fedoras. Paired with the slightly formal attire (long skirts for women and business pants for men), the white hats really worked.

1996

1996's hats were white too, only more casual and less structured: almost like a floppy sun hat.

1964

Then you have to go all the way back to 1964 before you find hats again on USA athletes in the Summer Olympics. This time they were true cowboy-style, only smaller in scale than those that came later.

So, with all those wonderfully elegant and dashing styles that came before, why oh why Ralph Lauren did you forgo the hat this time around? I miss them!

What about you: would you like to see hats come back for our Olympic uniforms?

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