Announced on Wednesday, Stella McCartney, a fashion designer has been chosen to handle the British Olympic team’s outfits for next 2012 London Olympics.
This announcing to be the first time in the history of the summer Games that a designer will join together with a sports brand, Adidas to design the outfits of the Olympic team, according the British Olympic Association.
McCartney, who also designing a line of clothing for Adidas, said:
“As a British fashion designer it is an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be creative director of Team GB as the host nation of the London 2012 Olympic Games.”
Victoria Pendleton, an olympic and world champion cyclist said she was elated about the announcing. She says,
“I’m a massive fan of Stella McCartney and with London hosting the Olympic Games it is really important as the host nation to set the standards.
“To have a British designer inputting into the British kit is going to be very special.”
