Not everyone's a fan of Team GB's new Olympic uniforms
LONDON -- The 2016 Olympic kit for Team GB and ParalympicsGB has been unveiled, and people aren't all that keen on it.
The kit -- designed by Stella McCartney -- is a distinctly British mix of red, white and blue and features a heraldic coat of arms.
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While some have hailed the kit as "confidently patriotic," the consensus on Twitter isn't altogether favourable, with some describing the kit as "meh."
Critics have branded the men's swimming kit as "skimpy," and some questioned whether the manufacturers had run out of material.
"Looks like they forgot to finish the swimming trunks!" read one tweet.
"I wish they'd make Tom Daley's pants bigger. So inappropriate," read another.
However, the criticism didn't end there. Others expressed their distaste for the jacket.
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"I honestly hate the jacket passionately..." read one tweet.
And, others felt the kit looked cheap.
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