Team Russia Olympic wear

February 24, 2006 5:18 PM

I adore the white and red jackets Team Russia has been wearing at the Olympics, how could I get one for me?

Other than prospecting on eBay and trying to hunt around on the Russian Olympic Committee's website, I'm really not even sure where to begin finding official Russian Olympic merchandise. Is there a public sponsor like HBC and Roots for the clothing worn by Canadian and American teams?

For reference as to the particular jacket I covet, it's the white puffy winter coat with red blazes on the underarms and the charming foral motif on the right side, as seen here and here. Unfortunately even finding still photos is proving difficult, and I haven't been able to get a close enough look at any of the television coverage to see a brand name. If it helps (or might get me somewhere), a similar motif/pattern was on the clothing worn at the 2004 Athens games (see here)

Do I have any hope?

posted by nelleish to clothing, beauty, & fashion (8 comments total)

Someone asked the same question during the 2004 games. Hopefully the links still work and may be helpful.
posted by zsazsa at 5:44 PM on February 24, 2006

Here you go. The company is called Bosco. Not sure if you'll be able to order from the US, though.

(Found it though a Google search for Russia olympics apparel. They're apparently having a bit of a conflict with the Russian Olmpic committee.)
posted by MsMolly at 5:45 PM on February 24, 2006

Awesome. I wanted this tracksuit in 2004.
posted by fire&wings at 5:48 PM on February 24, 2006

Thank you zsazsa and MsMolly! The Bosco name is a huge help, although there is (as in 2004) no online ordering, and only listed places to buy are in Moscow or in Italy at the Olympics. Maybe some success with calling or emailing? But the utter lack of English on the website would lead me to suspect that might not get me very far since I sadly speak no Russian...

One more reason to shoot for getting to Vancouver in 2010!
posted by nelleish at 9:16 PM on February 24, 2006

I'm in the same boat as you, nelleish. I would love to own one of these jackets, or even just the t-shirt. I came across Bosco's website designers, and they're nice enough to have an english page. Unfortunately, it looks like it's wholesale only.

I looked up a few of the shops on BoscoSport's "Where to buy?" page, and the only one I might feel comfortable ordering from is GYM (gum.ru), but their site is under construction at the moment. Murph's law.

I'm going to look into this a bit more as I talk to people.
posted by Plinko at 10:27 AM on February 25, 2006

Yes, you can only officially buy the clothing in Russia and Turin. Be forewarned...it's incredibly expensive! I wanted to pick up a sweatshirt myself, but decided otherwise after seeing the $130ish price tag! (I don't remember the price exactly, but it was about double of what I was expecting to pay...welcome to Moscow!) For the story on the controversy with the clothing, visit http://www.mosnews.com/column/2006/02/21/olympicwear.shtml
posted by bikebrain13 at 1:33 AM on February 26, 2006

I covet the little warm-up jacket that Slutskaya wore, so if anyone finds anymore leads, please post.
posted by missmerrymack at 6:02 AM on February 26, 2006

Hmm, the more I read about these sponsor issues the less inclined I am to support them by going to such great lengths to own something they've produced! I didn't realize especially that athletes weren't able to use the clothing provided and had to cover up so many logos. How disappointing! It makes me wonder what the jackets really look like, and if they're even comfortable to wear...

I love the design, but it's the Olympics connection that really gets me, so maybe I'll look more closely at the Canadian clothes this year!

Thanks again all!
posted by nelleish at 10:57 PM on February 26, 2006