Overview
- Team New Zealand’s black Kathmandu jacket hides a QR code that connects athletes to a platform of support messages.
- Ralph Lauren delivered Team USA’s opening and closing kits for a 10th straight Games, featuring winter-white wool coats with wooden toggles.
- Host nation Italy wore posthumous Giorgio Armani designs in predominantly white with tricolour accents.
- Haiti’s delegation appeared in hand-painted looks by Italian-Haitian designer Stella Jean inspired by modern Haitian art.
- Coverage differed on the parade’s size, with outlets reporting either 92 national Olympic committees or 93 participating countries.