Vassiliev from sport fashion: the first Olympiad participants were naked!

Although Vassiliev ancient clothing collection of sports clothes - just one other, however, in its new exhibition and a few will this year's Olympics, athletes Lithuanian delegation, created clothing copies. "Because they are perfectly in line with my new exhibition" Nature in vogue concept, "- he said the Lithuanian National Museum has nine years of exhibitions in preparation for the fashion historian.
- Time to first sports apparel?
- It would be natural to think that sports apparel has been designed flush with the emergence of sports, right? However, although the ancient Olympics in Greece grew at VI-V century BC, but it sports apparel, which we understand it now appeared only in the nineteenth century.
The interesting thing is that the rules of the Olympic Games is still in the formation, the athletes appeared in public completely naked. Such a decision comes on one incident, when, dressed in masculine clothes, women took part in the Games, and it has even become a winner in Victory! While married women were not allowed to not only participate in the Games - they were not allowed to even observe. After the event some time to unfair competition fought for a very simple way - just athletes rungdavosi without clothes.(http://www.dressesmallau.co/green-formal-dresses-c191/)
In my opinion, race suit and fashion radimuisi one of the most important events was in 1936. Olympics held in Berlin. Although then the country has already dominated Hitler in Germany, attendees were representatives from many countries of the world. And all of them are already wearing sportswear, the concept is very close to the current sports clothing: shirts, polo shirts, shorts .. - these types of clothing exist until now.
- If you compare the first sports clothing with the present - what has changed?
- Change of everything that has to do with the progress and the latest inventions: the composition of the tissue, as well as garment processing, decor. For example, as far as I know, the current Lithuanian team clothing seams treated with a laser. If the above sports clothing utilized many cotton, linen, then it is changed acetate, polyester and other fabrics. DECORATION increasing use of computer graphics and photo.
If you take care of the first sportswear it was quite difficult, so now we can just throw it into the washing machine, and pulled it dries quickly, will not lose shape, nesiglamžys. This - the twenty-first century. achievement.
Meanwhile, clothing forms, cutting, esthetic proportions identified the first sports clothes and there is a very simple explanation. We used the pants because we have two legs. The second reason - we want to play sports wear such an outfit, which is convenient, freedom of movement.
- What sports clothing is more important: convenience or aesthetics?
- Of course friendliness, because we can offer athletes from high heels or platforms range? Now the fashion is "a poor": holes apspurę yarns, fabrics rub ... But I really can not imagine the Olympic clothing, which is decorated with holes - not something you anything. I would not like our Olympics athletes look like the poor.
In general, not so much in fashion in sports as much as sport - fashion. For example, it is from sports to casual clothes crossed sneakers, a variety of sports trousers variation, hoods, large plastic zippers ...
By the way, in the history of fashion there was not a single case in which a famous designer tried to create sports clothing, but most often it ended in complete failure. Because they thought too much about fashion and too little - about the sport and its binding comfort. For sports garment can not interfere, no one can hang, war, rotate or be an undue level and so on. t.(http://www.dressesmallau.co/one-shoulder-formal-dresses-c401/)
It is for this reason - for convenience, sportswear look avant-garde is just a sin! For radical innovation can be simply uncomfortable and it may affect victory. Meanwhile, the classic forms of sports apparel allows people to move around and win the medal, which is the goal of the Olympics, right?
- What are the requirements for clothing designed to represent the country abroad?
- First of all it is - recognizable. The crowd in the stands or watching shows on TV to distinguish one country from another team. Service party representing sports clothing must have a country, national insignia symbols.
And on the other side - this outfit is very necessary and the whole team, because it shows the membership of a group. One of clothing and spectators and players to promote unity, identity, sense of solidarity.
I think the most important sport jacket is a good choice of color, symbols and proportions of the layout, for example., Band or other parts that team apart from the masses. Of course, the Olympics need to get ready to watch the Olympic and prevailing standards.
It is interesting that uniform uniforms dominated team games, eg., Basketball, football, but if the appearance of an individual, say, figure skating, gymnastics, and it will be more unique outfit.
- How do you assess this year's collection of Lithuanian athletes for Rio 2016?
- A great concept, because Lithuania has always been associated with nature. Lithuania is one of the cleanest, most environmentally friendly countries in Europe, has a lot of forests, lakes, so I well understood green, blue color. By the way, I myself - huge gardener-enthusiast, so I am particularly impressed by the collection of the green color variation.
Another thing I really liked - layers overlay tree foliage drawing. Militaristic uniforms reminiscent of how many motif creates associations to protection. And historically, oak - the Grand Duchy of Lithuania a symbol of longevity, so the feel and character of this historic - oak leaf - value.
Overall, the Olympics - is not only a sports victory, but also the promotion of tourism, a way to present the country as well as to invite her guests from abroad. Return to Lithuania as the edge of nature, I think, it is a particularly felicitous choice. Especially now, when the world's environment is so important.
But one piece of advice I would collections developers: set a serious lack of the cap with a visor and a headscarf. Build them up to the Olympics yet available.
- In the public space of the new Olympic clothing caused considerable controversy ...
- You know, if you have so many critics are Lithuania ... Well it do better, and we'll see how it goes for you. As far as I know, most kritikuojantiesiems kliuvusi blue color is elegant and elegance, let go, even from sportswear yet no one has failed to remove.
For supposedly the color of darkness - do not forget that Lithuania, as a whole, and white tradition, is very acceptable natural shades and certainly nesišvaistoma brightness. I would say it is quite the contrary - Lithuania completely do not like the bright combinations and the like. "Rio 2016 collection in the brightest green is the last resort of the baltic courage to the limit. In my opinion, it could even be slightly darker, but ... Yes Critics within the colors are completely wrong.
I want to praise the new sports clothing and decor - a drawing of excellent athletes by specific bodies, but added ornamentation properly balanced and will stand out. I want to praise, because I had not invented anything better than the current sports uniform.
- Surviving deprived of yellow, with a combination of yellow and green felt more prominent ...
- But not all the time to prepare for the national flag! By the way, the mourning for the current color gamut want to comfort: the Olympics and the other, and perhaps it will participate in Lithuania emphasizing yellow color palette? Life varied, it can not be the same level as that zeppelins and we do not eat every day. To my mind, this public discussion on clothing in general departure from the essence, because the athlete's talent, his skills will help him win a victory, rather than the color of the pants.
I would like to wish the Lithuanian team victories and medals, because it is during the Games will be the most important. And Lithuanians can be proud to wear such aesthetic, beautiful, memorable and together philosophically about the country telling sports uniform. Lithuanian identity and the nature and character of the country has been taken over.

By the way, the fall of the Lithuanian National Museum will present a new exhibition "Nature and Fashion", which will be this year's Lithuanian Olympic team outfit. It is this "Weaving collection already came into fashion and its history.