Racing Suit

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Racing Suit

Entry/Object ID

2024.29.3

Description

Swix brand racing suit. The suit is mostly black with a textured hexagonal pattern across it, a short collar, and a zipper that extends from the waist up to the neck. The left should has a red and white striped pattern and the right shoulder has a white star pattern against a blue backdrop, meant to look like the American flag. The same pattern extends across the legs at an angle with the stars above the stripes. There is a decorative band across the chest with text that reads, "USA/ E - PLURIBUS - UNUM" and a small stylized version of the American flag with stars and stripes, similar to the pattern on the shoulders. This design has a thin white border line above and below it. On the right arm are the vertical letters "USA" in white near the wrist and the left arm has "Swix" printed across the forearm also in white.

Context

Worn by Olympic nordic skier Ben Ogden in the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Ben grew up and still lives in Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.29

Source or Donor

Ben Ogden

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Suit, Ski

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Outerwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall dimensions from top of collar to base of legs and arm to arm.

Height

57 in

Width

55 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ben Ogden

Related Events

Event

2022 Winter Olympics