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Hidden details in the US women’s gymnastics Olympic leotards feature nods to Paris and the ‘Magnificent Seven’
July 30, 20240
It shimmers with 3,423 crystals and 300 hand-placed jewels.
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Team USA wore the “Star Spangled Shine” designs to the qualification event on Sunday.
The red, white, and blue crystals reference the American flag, while the gold crystals pay tribute to the team’s historic gold-medal wins.
The back was designed to look like a lace-up corset, an ode to the French corset style.
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GK Elite said the velvet pieces, which are also adorned with colorful crystals, add “a touch of sophistication and comfort” to the design.
The negative-space stars are a patriotic reference to the American flag.
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The 1996 US women’s gymnastics team made history by winning the first US team gold in the women’s all-around event, earning them the nickname “Magnificent Seven.”
The original 1996 design featured the stars and stripes of the American flag across one shoulder.
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The design is titled “Go for Glory.”
It also features 9,929 crystals, an evolution from the 1996 leotards that didn’t feature any sparkling embellishments.
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“Olympic gymnastics leotards have definitely evolved over time,” Diaz said. “We have gone from little to no crystal coverage at all, to now tens of thousands of Swarovski crystals adorning the Paris Olympic leotards.”
Diaz added that this year’s gymnasts asked for more crystal coverage in the GK Elite leotard design survey.
“We loved that answer,” she said.