Red comes from the national flag Yellow represents five stars

On the 28th, when sportswear was released, many people began to ask about the design inspiration of clothing, because for many Chinese, these clothes are unique and familiar.

"The designer communicated with Chinese athletes, and their patriotism and dedication made the designer think of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses in the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin".

Wang Hong, the communication manager of Nike in China, said, "Since ancient times, people have believed that the most important quality of heroes is to contribute to their country and people, so elements involving the Terracotta Warriors have naturally become the source of inspiration for designers." Wang Hong said that in addition to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses that everyone is familiar with, another inspiration for the whole idea comes from the mask buried with the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, This mask is also a pattern on the Chinese door knocker. The mask is engraved with the "Pu Tou" divine beast that protects the soldiers. The design inspiration also comes from the bright colors of China, which constitute the red and yellow colors of the Chinese team uniforms. Red originates from the color of the national flag, while yellow represents the color of the five pointed stars on the national flag.

In addition, the inside of the team uniform is printed with a pattern that can only be seen by the athletes themselves, which is the two representative lyrics of the national anthem: "get up" and "move forward". It is printed on the left chest of the team uniform, and is also a "close to heart" specially designed for athletes. According to the regulations, the name of the country must be displayed in English. For this reason, the designer has designed a Chinese logo representing China in the center of the team uniform.

　　???????????????????????????????? World class designers participate in the design

In this Olympic Games, 639 Chinese athletes will wear sportswear provided by different sponsors. Nike is one of the sponsors, responsible for the design of team uniforms for track and field, basketball, boxing, canoeing and other projects.

Wang Hong told reporters that as early as four years ago, Nike launched relevant design projects and selected world-class designers worldwide. "Some designers are in China, and some designers are far away from Europe and the United States.".

Since the sportswear released this time involves 22 sports teams and hundreds of athletes from 28 sports delegations in China, although the design follows the different requirements of each sports team, it is still impossible to tailor the clothes for each athlete except for the men's basketball team and very few events, "Just like we go to the mall to buy clothes, these clothes are also divided into large, small, oversize and extra large clothes.

　　???????????????????????? Liu Xiang will wear the "zero resistance" uniform

Among these clothes, the most eye-catching one is Liu Xiang's new battle gown. Wang Hong told reporters that theoretically, the resistance of the latest uniform was 7% lower than that of Liu Xiang in the Athens Olympic Games, which was equivalent to a sprinter running 0.02 seconds faster.

It is reported that a special team designed Liu Xiang's sports shorts and vest for the Beijing Olympic Games. Liu Xiang's competition shorts are designed separately, except that the pattern on the vest is consistent with that of the track and field players. This match dress is not only light in material, but also the designer has made great efforts in tailoring.

Wang Hong told the reporter that the competition clothes of the Chinese Flying Man are light and like a piece of paper. All the seams of the competition clothes are at the back. This design is to reduce wind resistance.

However, Liu Xiang said that he did not like this kind of uniform. "It is difficult to put it on and take it off." It seems that if you want to be faster, you need to pay a price.

The influence of "big brands" is endless. Wang Hong told reporters that in the design, "the clothing of the whole track and field team was designed by Liu Xiang's suggestion, so as to reduce the fabric and wind resistance to a certain extent."

　　?????????????????????????????? Yao Ming's basketball suit costs 1096 yuan

"The clothes of the Chinese men's basketball team are basically tailored, except for Yao Ming," said Wang Hong. Because Yao Ming has been playing in the United States, the clothing designers of the men's basketball team cannot go to the United States to "tailor" Yao Ming.

Although Yao Ming suffered a little "injustice" in this regard, in terms of size, Yao Ming's sportswear is also made according to its existing size, so there is no problem in size and comfort.

In addition, "the upper and lower body of the men's basketball equipment is 548 yuan each, and the sneakers are 1250 yuan each, which is definitely not the exorbitant price that outsiders say. Fans can also buy the Olympic equipment of the men's basketball in some stores in the future".

However, Yao Ming did not wear the sneakers provided by Nike like others, but wore his own contracted sports brand "Reebok".

　　????????????????????????????????????? High tech creates sportswear

In order to create high-quality Nike track and field uniforms, Nike designers tested and classified more than 200 kinds of fabrics. In order to obtain accurate fit effect, designers need to design more than ten kinds of fit for male and female athletes.

The seams are either removed directly or moved to the back of the sportswear. The remaining seams are all flat seams to prevent friction.

Another innovation of this sportswear is the carefully designed mesh system, which is attached to the back of the sportswear to enhance breathability.

Compared with the Nike uniforms for the Athens Olympic Games, the latest uniforms reduce the resistance by 7%, which may provide a gap between the first place and the fourth place for sprinters.

This sportswear also set another world record: the new sportswear is made of 100% recycled polyester yarn, which conforms to Nike's design principles of environmental protection.

　　?????????????????????? The Olympic equipment competes for the Chinese element card

The sportswear of the Olympic Chinese Legion is sponsored by Adidas, Nike, Li Ning and other sports brands.

Nike has sponsored the Olympic equipment of 22 Chinese sports teams (28 events in total for the Summer Olympics), as well as the clothing of famous athletes such as Liu Xiang and Yi Jianlian. Li Ning has provided costumes and equipment for the four "dream teams" of the Chinese Olympic team, namely, diving, gymnastics, table tennis and shooting. On July 15, Adidas announced the lucky clouds of the Chinese sports delegation at the Olympic Games.

These equipment, whether it is the auspicious cloud pattern on Adidas' award-winning clothes, the Terracotta Warriors pattern in Nike's clothing, or the traditional Chinese red widely used in Li Ning's competition clothes, as well as the complicated shapes with oriental charm such as peony, Ruyi cloud pattern, phoenix, etc., all indicate that the three companies are playing a big role in the Chinese element brand in the equipment competition of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.