We're officially under 100 days out from the 2024 Olympics, where the world's most acclaimed athletes will descend on The City of Lights and compete for their chance to win gold. Whether you’re a fan of sport or not, there’s no denying that the Olympics has been a prestigious event, ever since its beginnings back in 1896.
Team Canada is donning head-to-toe Lululemon, France is set to stun in Berluti and Team Great Britain has called upon sportswear giant Adidas once again to create a custom kit that is as chic as it is functional.
We can’t wait to see what other enviably cool team uniforms are set to take the French capital later this year, and to whet our appetites, we've taken a look back through the archive to see what stylish statements medal winners wore back in the day.
The 1960 British team uniform was chicer than chic, consisting of a button-up white blouse, a ribbed knitted cardigan, a long pleated skirt, white gloves and a hat embellished with the Olympic rings motif.
On the victory podium for the women's 100-metre race, Dorothy Hyman from Team Great Britain, Wilma Rudolph from Team USA and Giusseppina Leone from Team Italy all donned matching tracksuits adorned with their country name across the front.
Although not competing these two women brought their preppy style game to support athletes at the 1972 games. Donning striped blazers, ties, white pants, platform boots, hats and voluminous blow waves, the duo made a style statement.
In 1976 Team France resembled Harry Potter’s Beauxbatons Academy of Magic uniforms, donning baby blue suit co-ords with matching hats and accenting silk scarves.
The Princess represented Great Britain in the Mixed Three-Day Event Team Cross-Country during the 1976 games in Canada. Her uniform consisted of a red and blue tracksuit jacket, white jodhpurs, riding boots and a riding helmet.
In 1988 Florence Griffith-Joyner won gold at the Seoul Olympic Games, donning a racy red unitard with white side stripes and matching hood from Italian sportswear brand Kappa.
Giving us a lesson in spectator fashion, Brooke Shields wore an American flag-themed button-up blouse and dark oval sunglasses to watch her then-boyfriend Andre Agassi win gold in the Men's Singles tennis.