Perhaps inhibited by the freezing temperatures, most national team uniforms featured thick windproof down coats and bulky headgear when the athletes entered Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium for Friday night’s Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

There were plenty of dark, neutral tones and colour blocks in line with delegations’ flags – which was fair enough, given the athletes are representing their homelands at Beijing 2022. However, some delegations stood out with vibrant patterns or unique shapes that caught the eye. There are of course no medals for best dressed at the Winter Olympics, but regardless, we were still treated so some spectacular showcases of style.

Indeed, many countries at the Games chose to outfit their athletes in uniforms made by representative national brands. Mongolians costumes made by  ‘Misheel Amazonca’, a local brand was named one of the best national team uniforms.  Mongolia also chose to go the same route – though their athletes would have been a little warmer than most countries.