A West Palm Beach-based clothing company evening dresses one of the Olympic teams for the Parade of Nations Friday night.
Island Company — which has several stores, including in Palm Beach, Naples and on Grand Cayman — designed the 1930s throwback outfits worn by the Cayman Islands delegation during the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
The company’s creative director, Spencer Antle, posted a photo of the team members in their outfits Friday night on his Instagram account.
According to a report from Radio Cayman, the designs are based classic outfits of working class Cayman Islands residents.
“Island Company strongly supports the Cayman Islands and for the Cayman Olympic Team to approach Island Company for this involvement is a great honor,” Antle told Radio Cayman.
Want the look the Cayman Islands Olympic team is wearing?
A dress in the same pattern and a similar cut to those worn by the female Olympic team members is available on the Island Company website for $185, plus shipping.
The men are evening dresses uk in linen shirts — which sell for $135 to $145 plus shipping — and also appear to be wearing the company’s Beachcomber pants, which sell for $145.
