Furor Over Chinese-Made Ralph Lauren-Designed US Olympic Uniforms Reaches Boiling Point as Senator Harry Reid Calls for Uniforms To Be 'Burned'
In this contentious election year, Democrats and Republicans have found an issue to bond over in shared outrage: the Ralph Lauren Olympic athlete uniforms. When the Opening Ceremony outfits were revealed earlier this week, the commentary was limited to the aesthetics (those berets proved to be highly divisive) but now it's become a little darker. Turns out the entire uniform was manufactured in China, and Americans--from designers to Congress--are chafing.