All posts tagged Olympics

Sport & Fashion: H&M to dress the Swedish Olympic and Paralympic teams for 2014 and 2016

Words by our friends at H&M.

H&M have announced it will dress the Swedish teams for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Sochi 2014, and the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro 2016. The four year contract with the Swedish Olympic Committee and Swedish Paralympic Committee will see H&M create outfits for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

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Fashion moments of 2012

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Words by MPDClick’s Trend Journal Editor. 

In a whirlwind year, 2012 has seen great patriotic festivity, from the Queen of England’s Diamond Jubilee, to a worldwide celebration throughout the Olympic Games. In a range of collaborations, interviews and awards, MPDClick recaps the most influential fashion moments of the year.

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Exhibition: Designed to Win

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Words by MPDClick’s Managing Editor.

This week, MPDClick’s Managing Editor headed to London’s Design Museum to discover its latest exhibitions ‘Designed to Win’, ‘Digital Crystal’ and ‘Designers in Residence’. In this special three-part series, get an exclusive insight into the exhibitions of the moment, starting with ‘Designed to Win’ in association with Oakley, which showcases the best in sport design.

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Words by MPDClick’s Trend Intern.

This week MPDClick’s Trend Intern shares her current inspirations. After all the anticipation, the London 2012 Games have got into full swing and Olympics inspiration is popping up in surprising places! With a summer of sports ahead, here’s how to join in the games without having to put on a pair of trainers.

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Trends: Fashion’s Contribution To The London 2012 Olympics

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Words by MPDClick’s Trend Journal Editor.

As the London 2012 Olympics are well under way, MPDClick take a look at the fashion industries contribution, support and homage to the games so far.

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Sports: 2012 Olympic Games London Opening Ceremony

Words by MPDClick’s Trend Journal Editor.

Renowned for transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary, and heavily regarded as today’s Leonardo da Vinci, multi-discipline designer Thomas Heatherwick’s creation of the Olympic cauldron was both aesthetically beautiful and heavily symbolic.

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Sports: London 2012 Olympics begin today!

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Words by MPDClick’s Trend Journal Editor.

With the much awaited London 2012 Olympics officially starting today as the Opening Ceremony kicking off proceedings tonight, it’s got the team here at MPDClick HQ thinking about which sports infused fashion to invest in as well which sport we would like to have been good at had fashion not been the career of choice!

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Design: Stylish Shooting

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Words by MPDClick’s Home & Interiors Editor.

Olympics fever has been brewing in the UK since London won the bid and on the very cusp of the event, its influence has spread across all areas of the country. These stylish structures, erected to house the 10m, 25m and 50m shooting event, are the latest additions to the Olympic’s architecture portfolio.

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Retail Preview A/W 12: Lacoste

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Words by MPDClick’s Retail Editor.

The Lacoste brand has moved forward enormously in recent years by embracing fashion-led, directional shapes with functional details while retaining a signature aesthetic that affirms the brands heritage. The result for autumn/winter 12 is a coherent and exciting contemporary offer that blurs the boundaries between high fashion and sports inspired leisure wear.

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Design Focus of the Week

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Words by MPDClick’s Home & Interiors Editor.

With the London 2012 Olympics only 119 days away, we take inspiration from an upcoming exhibition in Milan that celebrates the London Olympic torch in its full glory. Designed by acclaimed London-based designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, the torch will make its first appearance outside the UK at the Salone del Mobile in Milan in April.

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