Worn to Win: Dressing the Summer Olympic Athlete, Part I

<p>With the world watching, what does Olympic clothing say without having to say a word? In celebration of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, we bring you a four part series that explores the historical significance of dress to the most celebrated athletic competition in the world. Part I covers over 2500 years of Olympic dress history beginning with the remarkably uncovered first Olympic athletes of ancient Greece and ending with the Games of the IX Olympiad in 1928.</p><p><strong>Recommended Media:</strong></p><ul> <li>Tony Perrottet's <em>The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games, </em><a href="https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games">https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games</a> </li> <li>LA84 Foundation's United States Olympic Committee Official Reports: <a href="https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll6/id/1368/rec/1">https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll6/id/1368/rec/1</a> </li> <li>LA84 Foundation's Olympian Oral History Collection: <a href="https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll11">https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll11</a> </li> <li>Olympic Ceremony Database <a href="https://bryanpinkall.blogspot.com/2012/07/1896-summer-olympic-opening-ceremony.html">https://bryanpinkall.blogspot.com/2012/07/1896-summer-olympic-opening-ceremony.html</a> </li> </ul><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a> Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/donations

Dressed: The History of Fashion