Rocha designs Olympic team uniform for Beijing game

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Rocha designs Olympic team uniform for Beijing games July 09, 2008 (Ireland)
John Rocha, a Hong Kong born Irish resident fashion designer hastaken pride in designing the Ireland Olympic team uniform which hasalso gone on display a month before the start of the Beijing games.

The uniform was unveiled at a ceremony in Dublin hosted by theOlympic Council of Ireland and was attended by Lui Bewei, Chineseambassador and Ronnie Delany, Olympic gold medalist.

Athletes Fionnuala Britton from Wicklow, who is competing in thewomen's 3,000m steeplechase, and Philip Deignan, Letterkennycyclist flaunted the uniform which comprised of a slim fitting,san-colored wool suit with crisp white cotton shirt and silk tiefor men and a matching wool jacket with silk skirt and top forwomen.

The uniform has designs which are meticulously crafted by textileartist Mel Bradley of Drogheda and are hand-painted with olivegreen Celtic scroll patterns. It will be worn be worn at all theofficial ceremonies at the games.

Rocha tailored the uniform wanting the look to be Irish yetcontemporary and did a marvelous job with shades of green and lightcolors. The silver 'lucky eight' earrings were also a part ofRocha