It took two years to complete the design work for the Chinese Olympic delegation's entry uniform. After several rounds of selections and evaluations, final uniform designs with the theme of "making a good start" were (official) confirmed last March for the Chinese Olympic delegation (participate) in the Tokyo Olympics.
After designing uniforms for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Paralympics, the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology (take) on the task of costume design for a number of major international sporting events since then, creating uniforms for athletes that confidently express the national identity and image of China. Since (they) appearance is a focus of the opening ceremony, eye-catching color like red is a top choice because it is the primary shade in China's national flag also symbolizes energy, passion and joy in traditional Chinese culture.
White , represents brightness, purity and divinity, plays a buffering role in the costume design, so white and red (combine) at the occasion of the opening ceremony of the Olympics makes an auspicious (吉利的) statement echoing the theme of the design: "making a good start".
Professor He Yang, one of the designers behind the uniform, said that one of the (consideration) during the design process was that the uniform should display the traditional Chinese cultural character in an (easy) and more identifiable way. "We need to strike a balance between cultural representation, etiquette and the spirit of modern Chinese sportsmen," said He.
