Friday, January 24, 2014

Fancy Pants

Have you checked out the Norwegian men's curling team??!?  I don't mean the men (though they're also quite fine), I mean their pants.  It's not often that I feel compelled to comment on fashion trends, but I heard talk about the Norwegian curling team’s daring duds, and had to take a peek.  Curling, for those not in the know, is the sport where teams slide heavy stones across the ice, using brooms to smooth the surface ahead of the puck’s trajectory.  

Why?  Why not.  People from cold, frozen places like Minnesota, Canada, Norway and Iceland play the game, while the rest of us winter lightweights catch a few minutes of televised matches every four years during the Winter Olympics.  My recollections of curling attire (do I really have recollections of curling attire?) bring to mind matching woolen sweaters and basic black pants.  High fashion?  Never.

Enter the Norwegian men’s curling team.  No black pants in their closets – instead, these he-men are sporting boldly patterned pants with eye-popping color – so outrageous it makes every bone in my carefully dressed body cringe.  But I like it, I really really like it.  I think they’re adorable.   They have style and panache, a certain flair that lights up the ice.  Woo-hoo!  Go curlers!!  (Is curlers a word?  Who knows, who cares?)  What I do know is that these guys are rockin’ it.  And if you haven’t seen them yet, you must.  Take a look.
 
The flag:

 
 The white argyle:
 
 

The red argyle:


And last but not least, the zig zag suit:

 

These guys even have their own fan page on Facebook: Norwegian Curling Pants

Thumbs up or down??  I think they're going for the gold.

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