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T eam India’s outfits for the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony on 26 July were unveiled last week. And, the fashion gods are weeping. I am disappointed with Tarun Tahiliani, couturier to the stars.

There’s not a single detail I can appreciate in the designs. We’re headed to the Olympics, not a school Independence Day programme. And I’m not the only one who thinks this way.



On social media, people are calling out the outfits for their tackiness. India’s sports women will wear saris, while the male athletes have a kurta bundi set—both displaying the Tricolour. But there’s a way to wear patriotism with style, and this is not it.

And, as if the designs were not enough to digest, I have a hard time believing that they were crafted by Tahiliani. Also read: Triptii Dimri is getting heat for steamy ‘Jaanam’. Only men can be proud ‘sex symbols’ Tarun Tahiliani is the fashion magician who dressed up Indian stars and even Kim Kardashian , for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding festivities.

Is this the best he could do for the Indian athletes? It seems like the designer poured all his time and effort into dressing celebrities and then hastily threw together the athletes’ outfits as an afterthought. Honestly, this is worse than the bare minimum effort some men put into relationships. The men’s kurta set is made from lightweight moss cotton, while the women’s sari is viscose crepe paired with a high-neck blouse.

“They are going to be wearing it .

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