Your A-to-Z Guide To Every Last Olympic Sport… In Fashion Editorials
by Hilary George-Parkin | 5:50 pm, July 27th, 2012
The Summer Olympics start today!!! Are you as excited as we are?
We’re going to go ahead and assume the answer is yes. But maybe, like us, you’re also a little overwhelmed by all of the events that lay ahead in the next couple of weeks. We don’t blame you — after all, this year’s games feature 26 sports with 39 associated disciplines, for a total of 302 medal events. Whew. That’s a whole lot of athletics to keep straight. To that end, we’ve illustrated the Games in a language we know you’ll understand: fashion editorials! We hope you like seeing models play sports (or pretend to play sports, or pose elegantly next to sports equipment…) as much as we do.
So without further ado, we present to you our ultimate A-to-Z guide to the Olympics, fashion style:
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1. Archery
V 76 Spring 2012 "The Big Shot", Christina Hendricks by Cedric Buchet
2. Badminton
Vogue Nippon September 2006, Lisa Cant by Tim Walker
3. Basketball
Vogue US April 2005
4. Beach Volleyball
Harper's Bazaar May 2000 "Game Girls", Gisele by Patrick Demarchelier
5. Boxing
Vogue Paris April 2012 "Chic Boxing", Edita Vilkeviciute by Lachlan Bailey
6. Canoeing
W September 2009 "A Sunday in the Park", Lara Stone and Edita Vilkeviciute by Mert & Marcus
7. Cycling
Vogue Italia April 2005, Linda Vojtova, Emina Cunmulaj & Rianne Ten Haken by Steve Hiett
8. Diving
Vogue UK June 2012 "Paper Plates", Lara Mullen by Tim Gutt
9. Dressage
Vogue March 2001 "Mighty, Mighty" Gisele and Carmen Kass by Steven Klein
10. Fencing
W April 2011 "Dual in the Sun", Mia Wasikowska and MichaelFassbender by Jean-Baptiste Mondino
11. Field Hockey
Vogue Italia October 2004, Hilary Rhoda by Bruce Weber
12. Artistic Gymnastics
Vogue Italia March 2012 "Glam and Sporty" Natasha Poly by Craig McDean
13. Rhythmic Gymnastics
Vogue Italia March 2001 "Day for Night" by Steven Meisel
14. Handball
Tatler April 2010 "Sports Day" by Ruven Afanador
15. Judo
Self Service Fall/Winter 2011, Aymeline Valade by Mikael Jansson
16. Modern Pentathalon
Vogue US September 2009 "Take Cover", Caroline Trentini and Karlie Kloss by Steven Klein
17. Rowing
Elle Mexico May 2012 "V for Venice", Viktorija Bojarskaja by Santiago Ruisenor
18. Sailing
T Magazine Travel 2011, Daria Werbowy by Cass Bird
19. Shooting
Interview March 2012 by Fabien Baron
20. Show Jumping
Harper's Bazaar May 2000 "Game Girls", Maggie Rizer by Patrick Demarchelier
21. Soccer
Harper's Bazaar May 2000 "Game Girls" Amber Valletta by Patrick Demarchelier
22. Swimming
Vogue Paris June/July 2012 "Perfect-Girl", Gisele by Inez & Vinoodh
23. Table Tennis
Harpers Bazaar China September 2008, Du Juan by Chen Zhun
24. Taekwondo
Vogue April 2010 "Earth Mother", Gisele by Patrick Demarchelier
25. Tennis
Elle Italia June 2012, Jessica Hart by David Burton
26. Track & Field
Harper's Bazaar May 2000 "Game Girls" by Patrick Demarchelier
27. Triathalon
Interview May 2012 "Olympiad", Lara Stone by Mikael Jansson
28. Volleyball
Harpers Bazaar China September 2008, Zhang Xue by Chen Zhun
29. Weightlifting
Vogue Japan September 2012 "The Metal Winner", Karlie Kloss by Mikael Jansson
30. Wrestling
V March 2012 "Get Back, Stay Back", Lara Stone by Nick Knight
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