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No One Knows What To Say About Italy’s Weird Olympic Outfits

Are they ponchos? Flags? Robes? IDK what to think.

Feb. 4, 2022

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BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 04: Team Italy enter the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijin...

Points for originality! Italian delegates at the 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony wore attention-grabbing ensembles.

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On Twitter, Italy’s outfits sparked an immediate and lively reaction. This included questions as to what exact article of clothing the European country’s patriotic garbs are made of.

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