With the world watching, what does Olympic clothing say without having to say a word? In celebration of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (Paris Olympics 2024), we revisit a four part series from the Dressed ar that explores the historical significance of dress to the most celebrated athletic competition in the world. Part I covers over 2500 years of Olympic dress history beginning with the remarkably uncovered first Olympic athletes of ancient Greece and ends with the Games of the IX Olympiad in 1928.

Recommended Reading:

Tony Perrottet's The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games
A84 Foundation's United States Olympic Committee Official Reports
A84 Foundation's Olympian Oral History Collection
Olympic Ceremony Database

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Worn to Win: Dressing the Summer Olympic Athlete, Part I

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