USA Olympic Team Harrington Jacket

Ralph Lauren dressed the London team in navy blazers and boater hats. This is what the same program looked like off the podium, a Harrington in dry cotton, gathered at the waist, Olympic roundel sewn to the chest like a service patch.

The fade is the piece. Started near navy, walked down to chalky slate, uneven across the shoulders. The patch kept its red. Everything around it didn't.