Oh Hey, Look Over There!
Figure skating has been plagued with wardrobe mishaps for as long as it has existed. That’s mostly because clothes play a big role in figure skating. Athletes don’t really wear what you may call uniforms in many other sports. And frequently, those costumes are designed to impress judges rather than take into account all the acrobatics necessary in figure skating. Enter Ekaterina Rubleva, a Russian figure skater.
Oh Hey, Look Over There!
Rubleva’s shoulder strap snapped at the European Figure Skating Championships, causing an incident that we’re sure she wasn’t expecting. Despite this, the skater valiantly completed her routine.
Unfortunate Design Decisions
Athletes frequently have no control over their wardrobe mistakes. This was the situation when the national cycling team of Colombia presented its new gear back in 2014. It goes without saying that the skin-tone aspect of the uniform caused a few questions, not the least of which was the rather awful line that ran down it. Even in places where you wouldn’t actually want translucent material, the outfits were slightly translucent.
Unfortunate Design Decisions
Many people used social media to express their displeasure once the images were made public, and for a while Twitter even classified images of the outfit as sensitive material.
