Former Indian badminton player Jwala Gutta has joined the chorus of criticism against the outfits designed for the Indian contingent at the Paris Olympics, calling them "a huge disappointment". Sharing her thoughts on social media, Gutta expressed her dismay at the lack of creativity and poor fit of the garments. Sharing pictures from the Rio Olympics, Gutta wrote, "After not much thinking.
..The garments made for the Indian contingent participating in Olympics this time has been a huge disappointment!! (Especially when the designer was announced I had huge expectations).
" She specifically criticised the use of sarees, saying, "First not all girls know how to wear a saree...
Why didn’t the designer use this common sense and make pre-draped saree (which is in current trend) . The girls looked uncomfortable and the blouse was a bad fit!!" Gutta also pointed out the colour and print of the outfits, saying, "The colour and the print was so opposite of beautiful Indian!!! There was an opportunity for the designer to display the art of our culture through embroidery or hand paint." She further slammed the sports family for encouraging such mediocre work, saying, "It was a work of absolute mediocrity and looked shabby!!! I really hope the sports family stops compromising on the quality of our sportspersons' looks on court and off court!!!!" The uniforms for Indian players were designed by noted designer Tarun Tahiliani.
The outfits were inspired by ikat patterns and were made from a.