When and how did BICTs design get approval from the International Olympic Committee (IOC)?
From December 2005, my group had been working on the design of the uniform for BOCOG staff, Beijing Olympic technical officials and volunteers. Our design, featuring lucky clouds, one of the key elements in the image of the Beijing Games, was approved by the BOCOG judging panel in March last year. In late August, the IOC selected our design as the official uniform. The uniforms were unveiled on January 20 to mark the 200-day countdown to the Games. Did you secure the opportunity to design the Olympic outfits and the torchbearer uniform simultaneously? No. Actually one thing led to another. After we got word that the IOC approved our Olympic outfits, BOCOG invited us to design the official outfits for the torchbearers in July 2006. What’s your philosophy for the design of torchbearer uniforms? The design of the uniforms is a vital component of the torch relay image and look. As required by the IOC and the BOCOG, the elements of the uniforms must include the Olympic Rings, the emblem of
