team mongolia’s uniforms for paris 2024 olympics parade draw from traditional clothing, deel

team mongolia’s intricate paris 2024 olympic games uniforms

Team Mongolia’s uniforms for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games‘ parade have taken the internet by storm with their elaborate designs inspired by the country’s traditional clothing, Deel. Michel and Amazonka Choigaalaa are the masterminds behind the intricate uniforms, weaving them under their fashion company, MICHELAMAZONKA. The Ulaanbaatar-based sisters, designers, and creative directors have introduced two sets of uniforms: one pair for the flag bearers and another for the athletes. They revealed that it took an average of 20 hours across six stages to create just one set of uniforms, while they spent three months on the entire design process.

For the flag bearers, Michel and Amazonka Choigaalaa modernize Deel with a modest and clean-looking long garment to let the ornate collar shine, stitched with gold threads. The athletes have their tops separate from their bottoms—trousers for men and skirts for women. The stars of the fashion pieces come through the vests, sealed in blue, red, and white, the national colors of the country. Stitching in gold threads draws the correlation between Team Mongolia and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The designers knit the Olympic torch in the middle, cocooned by mountains and landscapes which harken back to the topography of Mongolia.

all images courtesy of MICHELAMAZONKA

Michel and Amazonka Choigaalaa design the uniforms

Michel and Amazonka Choigaalaa stun the Paris 2024 Olympic Games viewers with Team Mongolia’s uniforms for the parade. It’s not the first time that the fashion company and its creative directors, together with their third sibling and CEO Munkhjargal Choigaalaa, have designed for the Olympics. They already crafted the clothes worn by Team Mongolia during the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, the first harbinger of the intricate gold stitching and Deel-inspired uniforms. Mongolia’s national team also wore their uniforms during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

This time, the clothing may be deemed more streetwear, with a lineup of sweaters, gloves, and winter jackets, all imprinted with the country’s name. Fast forward to 2024, tradition mixed with modern design elements has shaken up the internet with the updated uniforms of the athletes and flag bearers. The clothing’s materials seem light given the weather conditions in Paris during the 2024 Olympic Games. With the reception of the viewers, their attention may not just land on the sports and games themselves but also on Team Mongolia’s uniforms during the parade.

Team Mongolia male flag bearer’s uniform for Paris 2024 Olympic Games parade