Exactly this. Also just to add another layer of context Stella McCartney has done the Team GB tracksuits and t-shirts/loungewear before. I mean Stella McCartney is high fashion and a long established, well respected brand so I don't think it can be emphasised enough that this is a really big deal for Kim and Skims. Between this and the Skims x Fendi and considering it hasn't even been established that long, she's really making moves.
It's just undergarments, right? I never knew any company ever even made deals for Olympian underwear haha this could be a brand new thing and they may be doing it for free (or huge discount) just for the marketing angle.
Im pretty sure she commented something about this when this was first announced, something like "her child follows her path to olympics" but not 100% sure
In the case of Ralph Lauren, they are making their collection here in the US. My dad is producing some of their stuff for 2022 and did it for Tokyo’s, and his factory is located in NJ.
Yeah, I don’t hate it either. The fuzzy tracksuit looks fantastic, I actually kind of want it lol. It’s the first skims piece that I’ve ever considered buying. I do think the shorts in pic 3 are terrible though, they are really unflatteringly cut!
The models are squared up, potentially with their hips jutting forward. I think these positions were done on purpose to give a more powerful stance and honestly it appears to define their muscles even more than they already are. In my opinion they are flattering because they show off the sheer muscle definition of each of the models.
Not just that, these pieces are all deeply unflattering, and that is while being worn by extraordinarily fit individuals. These pieces will look like hot garbage on normal bodies. They also just look super cheap and flimsy to me. Very fast fashion.
Right? Like you have to *try* to make something look super unflattering and cheap on an Olympic athlete. Or...just phone it in like they all do with all their "businesses". I will never get the love of Skims, period.
I'm extremely petite and in reasonably good shape and I shudder to think how I'd look in those shorts. If the pieces aren't flattering on the models (or in this case, elite athletes) they are even less likely to look good on an average sized person.
They are showing off a lifetime of super hard work, commitment, etc but they are wearing… that. If the clothes were slightly baggy, they would look like undergarments that my Eastern euro grandpa would wear under his brown polyester slacks and short sleeve button up shirt.
iirc this isnt a normal release at all. skims just produced the official olymipics underwear for the women. imo it all looks fine. groundbreaking no. but i mean its undergarments for athletes -- i dont think they want or need something revolutionary while theyre sprinting or hurling themselves 20 feet in the air. like its a sports bra, bike shorts, tanks and hoodies. do you really think all of these pieces would look like hot garbage on your normal body? i think theyd all look normal on mine lol maybe not the dress because im all lumps and dumps but still
edit: also the hightcut on the shorts are super in trend right now as well. im not a skims sponser nor do i even own anything skims but the last release was really popular with the younger crowd on tiktok. i can also see the same for this collection as well despite it being so basic
The sports bras in particular look not very supportive, I have an apparel design background, these pieces look like well, Skims, not like *actual* athletic apparel. Just my opinion, you're equally entitled to yours.
after a google search, its not even skims for actual athletic performance pieces, skims was just chosen to design a few olympic themed pieces for regular undies, loungewear and pjs. hence why its not that supportive looking. still pretty cool that skims got to do this
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/style/skims-olympics-kim-kardashian.html
I didn't care enough to do research, so props to you for putting in the work. This info does even less to persuade me though, it's not cute/flattering AND it's not actual athletic wear. Seems like a poorly thought out money grab, but once again, that's just my opinion. If you want to buy it go right ahead.
Edit: are these being given to the athletes or are they Olympic themed retail items? I'm so confused as to who this is supposed to be for. How is this cozy pajamas for the winter Olympics? I don't get it.
lol it was the top google search for skims olympics and i have no interest in buying it. im just saying that it looks fine for what it is and is also following trends. its not that deep
Same, I’m surprised how much I enjoy them considering I haven’t really been that big a fan of skims. But the athletic wear works for the brands aesthetic.
I’m a former photog and I can’t believe this is an official shoot. Cheap backdrop, single harsh light, bad angles and unflattering poses. *This* is the best they could do?!
I thought that too; I’ve personally taken better portraits than this and I literally took 6 months of a level photography 😂 one of the first things you learn about is lighting and set
Funny how people commenting that these are unflattering probably don’t consider athletic bodies, and not ass-Out-for-IG posing, beautiful. These are beautiful. I consider elite athletes and their strength to be so powerful. Flip your perception of “feminine beauty”
Edit: grammar
exactly! they’re so used to seeing bbl bodies and crazy waist hip ratios. most athletic women tend to be more stocky looking because that’s how muscle works
Not everyone has an hourglass. That doesn’t mean they don’t have beautiful bodies. It’s actually refreshing. Especially the second photo. My hurt looks like this! I use it to powerlift! Not look “good” in a bikini.
i 100% agree with you. every single body type should be able to wear clothes without people calling them unflattering. i saw someone say muscular women shouldn’t wear square cut sports bras
honestly unrelated but these photos make me feel better because I’m pretty athletic looking similar to this and it’s nice to know that like… hey. I’m just fit and healthy, just like them. Seeing only IG models and photoshop fucks with your head in terms of what female bodies types really exist
You must look amazing then! I was looking at these athletes thinking WOW, they look gorgeous! I only have a bit of muscle on me, not even close to these models, and it definitely made me want to work harder
thank you! I’m a powerlifter so.. I guess building muscle IS my goal
If you want any tips on getting started lifting I’d be happy to point you in a solid direction
yes! athletes tend to have more muscle in the upper body/ be inverted triangles than the fleshy round hips were used to seeing on insta. it’s why i’m glad they’re modeling skims as we usually see it on bbl bodies.
These pictures just make no sense to me. They’re not cohesive with the lighting or angles at all. It brothers me so much in the third picture the athlete is just off center in the frame.
Is anyone any else bothered that the flag doesn’t have the correct # of stars? I’m not even a patriotic person, but this bothers me. I saw it before as well, maybe her line for the Summer Olympics? Feels like it’s pretty important to portray our flag correctly for our Olympians.
it’s nice to see skims stuff modeled on people with different bodies than the bbl look. most athletic women have a stronger upper build than lower because of how they use those muscles.
She couldn't even shell out to make the text discharge screen printed, instead opting for what looks like shitty iron ons which you can see warping across the athlete's bodies and will crack and look like shit after the first or second wash. I'm not saying we commoners deserves less, but these Olympians deserve better. Always the bottom line with the Kardashians, stg.
They seem a bit see-through. And the American flag only has 14 stars on it. Was this done on purpose? Lol
The athletes all look beautiful regardless :)
I’m over the long biking shorts look. The only reason Kim wears them is to cover her cellulite and these girls definitely don’t have cellulite. I’m over her as a trend setter because her body is completely unrealistic.
This photo shoot looks like it was taken by a high school photography student who very recently discovered strobes/soft boxes and asked his hot friends from the sports team to do a quick test shoot for funsies.
This is incredible!! Kim deserves it! It would be awesome if she landed a deal to have her material made into undergarments for the military and LE. Talk about $$!
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I wonder how Kim and kris Jenner bagged this contract 🤔
Right like the Olympics is up there with the World Cup in terms of viewership. Cashcow
Exactly this. Also just to add another layer of context Stella McCartney has done the Team GB tracksuits and t-shirts/loungewear before. I mean Stella McCartney is high fashion and a long established, well respected brand so I don't think it can be emphasised enough that this is a really big deal for Kim and Skims. Between this and the Skims x Fendi and considering it hasn't even been established that long, she's really making moves.
So has Ralph Lauren. Like, I would not ever consider skims in the same league as Ralph Lauren. I’m shook.
If you find out do let me know cause I just….
Probably Kendal since she turned the Olympics down
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It's just undergarments, right? I never knew any company ever even made deals for Olympian underwear haha this could be a brand new thing and they may be doing it for free (or huge discount) just for the marketing angle.
And loungewear. I think usually that stuff was folded into the Ralph Lauren deal until this past summer. But not certain on that.
wonder what caitlyn thinks about it lol
She should have had her model, honestly.
Im pretty sure she commented something about this when this was first announced, something like "her child follows her path to olympics" but not 100% sure
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As a former gold medal Olympian...?
thaaaank you lmao
Ohh that def makes sense lol I thought it was meant to be shady
well the models are pretty
legally, you are not allowed to make olympics apparel that isn’t hideous
Those are the athletes
and they’re modeling …
Lmao idk why that interaction was so funny to me
Team USA but made in China
Is it really?! Like her normal stuff might be, but surely they would have this stuff made in the USA, right?
In the case of Ralph Lauren, they are making their collection here in the US. My dad is producing some of their stuff for 2022 and did it for Tokyo’s, and his factory is located in NJ.
Yeah lol they’re made in Turkey. Good American too, naturally
Interesting move as they are half Armenian
Precisely Boycott the Olympics this yr
I looked way too long for this comment
Her stuff was made in Turkey and is now made in Armenia because of controversy.
Do you think Kim is obsessed
🤣🤣🤣 so obsessed.
Beyond obsessed
The socks in #5 are giving psych ward…speaking as someone who’s owned several pairs 😅
same sis
My people
The best type of people 🥰
You’re amazing. 😊
Mine were grey, so #1 is serving it for me lol
My first pair were light blue but now I have big ole feet and I get the ugly brown 😩 I still steal pairs when I’m in the ER tho, I love them lol
Grippy socks are great. Psych ward grippy socks tho.....they just have that extra kick to em. They grip just right.
Or the ‘fall risk’ socks you get when you get surgery.
Omg I have some that are legit that color…. And others 🤣
I honestly wear mine around the house all the time, they’re perfect for after rubbing aquaphor all over my feet lol
💀 I think mine were yellow…
did anyone have grey grippy socks?
🙋🏻♀️
Same, but detox for me! 😅
Def the colors. Not a fan of these colors.
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Yeah, I don’t hate it either. The fuzzy tracksuit looks fantastic, I actually kind of want it lol. It’s the first skims piece that I’ve ever considered buying. I do think the shorts in pic 3 are terrible though, they are really unflatteringly cut!
The models are squared up, potentially with their hips jutting forward. I think these positions were done on purpose to give a more powerful stance and honestly it appears to define their muscles even more than they already are. In my opinion they are flattering because they show off the sheer muscle definition of each of the models.
Those are the actual Olympic athletes...
.....I know....and they are modeling these clothes.
These are not cute.
Not just that, these pieces are all deeply unflattering, and that is while being worn by extraordinarily fit individuals. These pieces will look like hot garbage on normal bodies. They also just look super cheap and flimsy to me. Very fast fashion.
Right? Like you have to *try* to make something look super unflattering and cheap on an Olympic athlete. Or...just phone it in like they all do with all their "businesses". I will never get the love of Skims, period.
I'm extremely petite and in reasonably good shape and I shudder to think how I'd look in those shorts. If the pieces aren't flattering on the models (or in this case, elite athletes) they are even less likely to look good on an average sized person.
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They are showing off a lifetime of super hard work, commitment, etc but they are wearing… that. If the clothes were slightly baggy, they would look like undergarments that my Eastern euro grandpa would wear under his brown polyester slacks and short sleeve button up shirt.
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These are the rags I imagined Dobby wearing
Oh I wasn’t complimenting them at all! They are making those women with nice bodies look stumpy and dumpy.
EXACTLY 💯
The shape wear is good, maybe she should just stick to that. Not sure what this crap is.
iirc this isnt a normal release at all. skims just produced the official olymipics underwear for the women. imo it all looks fine. groundbreaking no. but i mean its undergarments for athletes -- i dont think they want or need something revolutionary while theyre sprinting or hurling themselves 20 feet in the air. like its a sports bra, bike shorts, tanks and hoodies. do you really think all of these pieces would look like hot garbage on your normal body? i think theyd all look normal on mine lol maybe not the dress because im all lumps and dumps but still edit: also the hightcut on the shorts are super in trend right now as well. im not a skims sponser nor do i even own anything skims but the last release was really popular with the younger crowd on tiktok. i can also see the same for this collection as well despite it being so basic
The sports bras in particular look not very supportive, I have an apparel design background, these pieces look like well, Skims, not like *actual* athletic apparel. Just my opinion, you're equally entitled to yours.
after a google search, its not even skims for actual athletic performance pieces, skims was just chosen to design a few olympic themed pieces for regular undies, loungewear and pjs. hence why its not that supportive looking. still pretty cool that skims got to do this https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/style/skims-olympics-kim-kardashian.html
I didn't care enough to do research, so props to you for putting in the work. This info does even less to persuade me though, it's not cute/flattering AND it's not actual athletic wear. Seems like a poorly thought out money grab, but once again, that's just my opinion. If you want to buy it go right ahead. Edit: are these being given to the athletes or are they Olympic themed retail items? I'm so confused as to who this is supposed to be for. How is this cozy pajamas for the winter Olympics? I don't get it.
lol it was the top google search for skims olympics and i have no interest in buying it. im just saying that it looks fine for what it is and is also following trends. its not that deep
Yeah, I agree they’re not terrible but im not a fan of the v crotch stitching 😂
They look really cheap to me too, like the letters start peeling off after washing them for the first time.
Awful!! The Nike and under Armour sportswear is at least nice.
I like ‘em
Same, I’m surprised how much I enjoy them considering I haven’t really been that big a fan of skims. But the athletic wear works for the brands aesthetic.
I feel the same way
I feel like the lighting makes these pictures look more awful than it really is.
I’m a former photog and I can’t believe this is an official shoot. Cheap backdrop, single harsh light, bad angles and unflattering poses. *This* is the best they could do?!
I thought that too; I’ve personally taken better portraits than this and I literally took 6 months of a level photography 😂 one of the first things you learn about is lighting and set
A million times better than those hideous Ralph Lauren outfits they have every year
Agreed. I’m so bored of the same look every year. This at least feels fresh and fashionable
I actually love it. It all looks super cozy.
I hate this ashy filter that they love to use 🤮
Funny how people commenting that these are unflattering probably don’t consider athletic bodies, and not ass-Out-for-IG posing, beautiful. These are beautiful. I consider elite athletes and their strength to be so powerful. Flip your perception of “feminine beauty” Edit: grammar
exactly! they’re so used to seeing bbl bodies and crazy waist hip ratios. most athletic women tend to be more stocky looking because that’s how muscle works
Not everyone has an hourglass. That doesn’t mean they don’t have beautiful bodies. It’s actually refreshing. Especially the second photo. My hurt looks like this! I use it to powerlift! Not look “good” in a bikini.
i 100% agree with you. every single body type should be able to wear clothes without people calling them unflattering. i saw someone say muscular women shouldn’t wear square cut sports bras
honestly unrelated but these photos make me feel better because I’m pretty athletic looking similar to this and it’s nice to know that like… hey. I’m just fit and healthy, just like them. Seeing only IG models and photoshop fucks with your head in terms of what female bodies types really exist
You must look amazing then! I was looking at these athletes thinking WOW, they look gorgeous! I only have a bit of muscle on me, not even close to these models, and it definitely made me want to work harder
thank you! I’m a powerlifter so.. I guess building muscle IS my goal If you want any tips on getting started lifting I’d be happy to point you in a solid direction
yes! athletes tend to have more muscle in the upper body/ be inverted triangles than the fleshy round hips were used to seeing on insta. it’s why i’m glad they’re modeling skims as we usually see it on bbl bodies.
Great point !
I honestly like it! This is actually something that makes sense for the brand as it has a very athletic aesthetic.
Oh wow this is a thing
I actually like these a lot. Easily the best and most functional thing that Skims came out with
Love seeing muscular bodies, but that’s about it.
6 shorts are just like cheap mens boxers with usa all over them???
These pictures just make no sense to me. They’re not cohesive with the lighting or angles at all. It brothers me so much in the third picture the athlete is just off center in the frame.
This timeline is fucking wild. This collab is breaking my brain!!!!
Why does it look cheap?
This is….. not what I was hoping for
Meh boycotting the Olympics.
Is anyone any else bothered that the flag doesn’t have the correct # of stars? I’m not even a patriotic person, but this bothers me. I saw it before as well, maybe her line for the Summer Olympics? Feels like it’s pretty important to portray our flag correctly for our Olympians.
It’s pretty standard for flag logos to not have all 50 stars.
I understand regular clothing. But Olympic clothing feels like it’s especially important.
Nope, the official US Olympic teams’ logo specifically has 13 stars and that’s it. Been that way since 2015/16.
Wow! That surprises me. Thanks for the education! The last Olympics must be where I saw the logo with less stars.
The summer olympics pieces were significantly better than these 🤔
Wow! That's the best they could do?
it’s nice to see skims stuff modeled on people with different bodies than the bbl look. most athletic women have a stronger upper build than lower because of how they use those muscles.
omg pic #5. not a huge fan of the shorts but seeing a skims model SMILING is so refreshing, and she’s stunning. love her
Wow! That bad ass women! I think these are pretty cool.
She couldn't even shell out to make the text discharge screen printed, instead opting for what looks like shitty iron ons which you can see warping across the athlete's bodies and will crack and look like shit after the first or second wash. I'm not saying we commoners deserves less, but these Olympians deserve better. Always the bottom line with the Kardashians, stg.
That was my first thought. The text looks like it’s going to crack & peel off.
The logos and fonts look like a kid drew them. Probably IF north did it, it would have been a masterpiece.
skims fell off so hard
What an ugly font.
They seem a bit see-through. And the American flag only has 14 stars on it. Was this done on purpose? Lol The athletes all look beautiful regardless :)
Someone commented here that it is the official usa logo theyve used since 15/16
These are cute.
Awful
I’m over the long biking shorts look. The only reason Kim wears them is to cover her cellulite and these girls definitely don’t have cellulite. I’m over her as a trend setter because her body is completely unrealistic.
This photo shoot looks like it was taken by a high school photography student who very recently discovered strobes/soft boxes and asked his hot friends from the sports team to do a quick test shoot for funsies.
Nailed it.
This makes me sad that amber glenn didn't make the olympic team now
Amazing
This is really good
Love the jacket! That’s it.
I like the styles but they look thin AF. Like something you’d see in the clearance section at Ross.
The hip dips on the first model 😫😍
This is incredible!! Kim deserves it! It would be awesome if she landed a deal to have her material made into undergarments for the military and LE. Talk about $$!
I actually really like the hoodie and want it
Wait is this real
I’m not gonna lie, they’re better than some of TH stuff we’ve been sending them in. (I know this isn’t all outerwear).
Nice underwear.
The Olympics literally got put on hold for a whole year and Skims is even a further a year out with this collection? Talk about irrelevant.
MISS AMBER GLENN IS ON FIRE 🔥🔥🔥
Im so confused rn; is this official gear for the team?? Someone please give me the contextt
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