Olympics 2012: Behold the Spanish clothing range

Presenting Spain’s Olympic costumes, as designed – at no cost! – by Russian company Bosco Sport, with a distinctive 70s behind-the-iron-curtain vibe, all garish colours and ill-judged flourishes: see this book if you don’t believe it. Some in Spain are not happy with the designs. “It is unbelievable that Spain should present this sort of a look to the world in a great showplace like the Olympic Games,” said a spokesperson for Acme, the country’s fashion industry association. The necktie! The border-print skirt! Poor Spain. It’s going to be hard to perform in a tracksuit with kick flares, or to fit kit into that school bag. Illustration: Public Domain