He has competed in only 13 of the 30 modern Summer Olympics, he never won any medals and in this edition, the thirtieth which starts on July 27 in London, will line up just 4 athletes in the race. But in terms of style, the San Marino national team has nothing to envy to anyone, neither to the Italian "cousins", whose Olympic uniforms are designed by none other than Giorgio Armani, nor even less to the USA branded Ralph Lauren or to the British team that relies on the Stella McCartney-Adidas tandem.
While King Giorgio has prepared a 50-piece collection for the Italian national team, characterized by the elegant combination of white and midnight blue (“The best blue is the dark one, which recalls the night“, ruled the designer), the small but proud delegation from San Marino did not want to be outdone and will be accompanied in its five-circle adventure by another great Italian fashion house: Salvatore Ferragamo.
This is how the Florentine maison will dress the archer Emmanuel Guidi, the swimmer (100m freestyle) Clelia Tini, the sprinter Martina Pretelli and the shooter Alessandra Perillo, which will be the last to take the field, on August 9, in the competition of the Olympic clay pigeon shooting. Right on her, two gold medals in the World Cup and already present in Beijing 2008, place the best hopes of the San Marino representative. Perhaps even a medal, which would be the first ever in the history of the mini-Republic in the heart of Romagna. If she were to stand on the podium, Perilli will wear a blue linen blazer, a crêpe de Chine shirt and white cotton trousers. And for the gala evening of the celebrations, a total white silk crêpe sheath dress. The gold medal of style is already guaranteed.
