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The Best- (and Worst-) Dressed Teams at the Olympic Opening Ceremony

  • <p>Hands down, this might be the best Opening Ceremony outfit of the night. It ticked not one, not two, but <i>three</i> of fashion’s favorite tropes: the stripes, the tunic shape, and the street style-worthy hat. And as a bonus, intricate prints and detailing. </p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i><br></p>
    1/13

    Best-dressed: Burkina Faso

    Hands down, this might be the best Opening Ceremony outfit of the night. It ticked not one, not two, but three of fashion’s favorite tropes: the stripes, the tunic shape, and the street style-worthy hat. And as a bonus, intricate prints and detailing.

    (Photo: Getty Images)

  • <p>The Cook Islands, way out in the South Pacific near New Zealand, chose not to opt for a conservative look. In tropical floral prints in green, the women finished off with flower crowns. Festival dress made almost chic again.</p><p><i>(Photo: Reuters)</i><br></p>
    2/13

    The Cook Islands

    The Cook Islands, way out in the South Pacific near New Zealand, chose not to opt for a conservative look. In tropical floral prints in green, the women finished off with flower crowns. Festival dress made almost chic again.

    (Photo: Reuters)

  • <p>The ruffles, the off-the-shoulder styles and the tiered skirts might just be the most on-trend looks in the Opening Ceremony.</p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i><br></p>
    3/13

    Haiti

    The ruffles, the off-the-shoulder styles and the tiered skirts might just be the most on-trend looks in the Opening Ceremony.

    (Photo: Getty Images)

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  • <p>In all-black outfits designed by Armani, the Italians looked like chic fashion ninjas, rather than athletes.</p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i><br></p>
    4/13

    Italy

    In all-black outfits designed by Armani, the Italians looked like chic fashion ninjas, rather than athletes.

    (Photo: Getty Images)

  • <p>Ghana knows how to mix prints. The white shirts and bright printed skirts would have fit right in with any fashion week. </p><p><i>(Photo: Reuters)</i><br></p>
    5/13

    Ghana

    Ghana knows how to mix prints. The white shirts and bright printed skirts would have fit right in with any fashion week.

    (Photo: Reuters)

  • <p>Belgium has produced some highly influential fashion designers in the past 30 years (think Diane von Furstenberg and Dries van Noten). So in showcasing its Opening Ceremony outfits for the world to see, the pressure was on. The result was a superchic pseudo-bomber jacket with dark pants — minimalist meets athleisure.</p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i><br></p>
    6/13

    Belgium

    Belgium has produced some highly influential fashion designers in the past 30 years (think Diane von Furstenberg and Dries van Noten). So in showcasing its Opening Ceremony outfits for the world to see, the pressure was on. The result was a superchic pseudo-bomber jacket with dark pants — minimalist meets athleisure.

    (Photo: Getty Images)

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  • <p>The first-ever team composed entirely of refugees, only 10 in all, deserves so much more than making the best-dressed Opening Ceremony list. Their tenacity and their passion prove that belief, hard work, and having the support of the rest of the world proves you can do anything.</p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i><br></p>
    7/13

    The Refugees Olympics Team

    The first-ever team composed entirely of refugees, only 10 in all, deserves so much more than making the best-dressed Opening Ceremony list. Their tenacity and their passion prove that belief, hard work, and having the support of the rest of the world proves you can do anything.

    (Photo: Getty Images)

  • <p>The bold blue-and-white striped A-line dresses were more Miu Miu Fall 2015 than locker room. </p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i><br></p>
    8/13

    Sierra Leone

    The bold blue-and-white striped A-line dresses were more Miu Miu Fall 2015 than locker room.

    (Photo: Getty Images)

  • <p>The silver windbreakers paired with drab gray pencil skirts looked dated. This is a summer sporting event — tights aren’t necessary!</p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i></p>
    9/13

    Worst-dressed: Germany

    The silver windbreakers paired with drab gray pencil skirts looked dated. This is a summer sporting event — tights aren’t necessary!

    (Photo: Getty Images)

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  • <p>The duck egg-blue jackets with stark white pants were a little too Club Med meets Carnival. </p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i> </p>
    10/13

    Worst-dressed: Aruba

    The duck egg-blue jackets with stark white pants were a little too Club Med meets Carnival.

    (Photo: Getty Images)

  • <p>China’s uniforms conjured up food products, not fashion. The garish gold jackets made the women look like eggs, and the crimson menswear turned the guys into tomatoes. </p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i><br></p>
    11/13

    Worst-dressed: China

    China’s uniforms conjured up food products, not fashion. The garish gold jackets made the women look like eggs, and the crimson menswear turned the guys into tomatoes.

    (Photo: Getty Images)

  • <p>Ethiopia’s team looked as if it had had a bad run-in with some tie dye. </p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i><br></p>
    12/13

    Worst-dressed: Ethiopia

    Ethiopia’s team looked as if it had had a bad run-in with some tie dye.

    (Photo: Getty Images)

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  • <p>The double-breasted white jackets would have looked better on lab techs. But what truly put North Korea on the worst-dressed list is that none of the athletes smiled. <br></p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i><br></p>
    13/13

    Worst-dressed: North Korea

    The double-breasted white jackets would have looked better on lab techs. But what truly put North Korea on the worst-dressed list is that none of the athletes smiled.

    (Photo: Getty Images)

<p>Hands down, this might be the best Opening Ceremony outfit of the night. It ticked not one, not two, but <i>three</i> of fashion’s favorite tropes: the stripes, the tunic shape, and the street style-worthy hat. And as a bonus, intricate prints and detailing. </p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i><br></p>
<p>The Cook Islands, way out in the South Pacific near New Zealand, chose not to opt for a conservative look. In tropical floral prints in green, the women finished off with flower crowns. Festival dress made almost chic again.</p><p><i>(Photo: Reuters)</i><br></p>
<p>The ruffles, the off-the-shoulder styles and the tiered skirts might just be the most on-trend looks in the Opening Ceremony.</p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i><br></p>
<p>In all-black outfits designed by Armani, the Italians looked like chic fashion ninjas, rather than athletes.</p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i><br></p>
<p>Ghana knows how to mix prints. The white shirts and bright printed skirts would have fit right in with any fashion week. </p><p><i>(Photo: Reuters)</i><br></p>
<p>Belgium has produced some highly influential fashion designers in the past 30 years (think Diane von Furstenberg and Dries van Noten). So in showcasing its Opening Ceremony outfits for the world to see, the pressure was on. The result was a superchic pseudo-bomber jacket with dark pants — minimalist meets athleisure.</p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i><br></p>
<p>The first-ever team composed entirely of refugees, only 10 in all, deserves so much more than making the best-dressed Opening Ceremony list. Their tenacity and their passion prove that belief, hard work, and having the support of the rest of the world proves you can do anything.</p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i><br></p>
<p>The bold blue-and-white striped A-line dresses were more Miu Miu Fall 2015 than locker room. </p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i><br></p>
<p>The silver windbreakers paired with drab gray pencil skirts looked dated. This is a summer sporting event — tights aren’t necessary!</p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i></p>
<p>The duck egg-blue jackets with stark white pants were a little too Club Med meets Carnival. </p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i> </p>
<p>China’s uniforms conjured up food products, not fashion. The garish gold jackets made the women look like eggs, and the crimson menswear turned the guys into tomatoes. </p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i><br></p>
<p>Ethiopia’s team looked as if it had had a bad run-in with some tie dye. </p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i><br></p>
<p>The double-breasted white jackets would have looked better on lab techs. But what truly put North Korea on the worst-dressed list is that none of the athletes smiled. <br></p><p><i>(Photo: Getty Images)</i><br></p>
Yahoo Style

The Olympics opening ceremony kicks off weeks of sporting triumphs, but if you’re more interested in fashion and pageantry, the Parade of Nations is the highlight of your Games. The walkabout for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Friday night gave us teams from 205 countries, all filing into Maracanã Stadium following their flag bearer (for the United States, the most decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps in Polo Ralph Lauren, did the honors). According to tradition, Greece walked in first, in classic navy blazers with gold buttons and white pants, while Brazil, the host nation, went last, in designs by Lenny Niemeyer. Whether the girls or the boys were from Ipanema, the U.S. or the United Kingdom, it wasn’t their sporting ability on display, but how the world judged their country’s looks.

Below, Yahoo Style reports on our own (non-athletic) judging, rounding up the best and the worst of the world’s warmup outfits. Let the (style) Games begin!