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Fashioning Identity: A Sociological History of the Winter Olympics

When athletes march into the Olympic stadium, they do so before they ever compete. Long before medals are won or records broken, the opening ceremony turns bodies into symbols, uniforms into statements, and clothing into a form of quiet diplomacy. Nowhere is this more visible than at the Winter Olympics, where fashion must negotiate not only national identity but also climate, technology, and the cultural meanings of cold. What athletes wear at the Winter Games has never been

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