Olympic Fever

I have Olympic fever these past few weeks and have been glued to the "telly" every evening (even though all the websites spoiled so many endings for me, they are still fun to watch). With only a few days to go (they end on Sunday), let's look back at the beginning and take a world tour of the opening ceremony outfits. There were some spectacles, some very predictable, some outrageous, and some bor-ing uniforms.

Regardless, I have such admiration for these athletes - their sacrifice and dedication to be able to attend the Olympics and perform at the highest level. As the U.S. takes the lead ahead of China in the medal count, it is a joyous time to be an American! And congrats to London for being the hostess with the mostess. Despite a rocky start, they have redeemed themselves (putting Kate and Wills in the spectator stands hasn't hurt either!). Go Team USA!

Photos from styleite.com.

Belgium. Loving that the ladies wore kitten heels for all that walking!

Colombia. Are those boat shoes?! South American cool.

Estonia. Space suits anyone?

Germany's pink and blue. Huh?

Stella McCartney previewing her 2012 Olympic uniforms for Great Britain. Home run for her, of course.  cbsnews.com photo.

Latvia. A country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Bet you didn't know that! We will excuse them for those hats.

Liechtenstein, bordered by Switzerland and Austria. How do they get to wear jeans and the U.S. doesn't!? Casual cool.

Macedonia (a region of Greece) was one of the only teams to wear shorts.

An island in the Northern Pacific ocean, Marshall Islands, stayed true to their heritage with grass skirts.

Great pick of orange and cobalt blue by The Netherlands.

Nigeria's headdresses are beautiful.

Who's this dapper gentleman? Why its,  Horia Tecau of Romania, ranked #8 in the world in doubles tennis.

For some reason, South Africa reminded me of legos...

Rugby shirt and stripe overload by the Swedish.

Stella McCartney had to reiterate that she did not design Great Britain's outfits for the Opening Ceremonies. The white and gold Elvis track suits were created by high street label Next.

Vanuatu, an island in the South Pacific, stayed true to their country's colors. Stunning against their dark skin.

Nothing more American than Ralph Lauren!