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Out Olympian Haylie McCleney on Ralph Lauren's Winning Wardrobe

Ralph Lauren Designed a Winning Olympic Wardrobe for Team USA

The outfielder for the U.S. Olympic Softball Team says the right apparel helps you "love your truest self."

Ralph Lauren's new line for the 2021 Olympics, to be worn at the closing ceremony, immediately evokes the timeless image of an athlete. With sharp polos, jeans, windbreakers, and a ribbon belt in bold red-and-blue colors and fresh whites, Olympians are going to be taking home medals in style.

Ralph Lauren Designed a Winning Olympic Wardrobe for Team USA

Haylie McCleney, an outfielder for the U.S. Olympic Softball Team and a Ralph Lauren brand ambassador, says that when you look good, you feel good, and you play even better. "Ralph Lauren kills it every single time," she says. "The collection is fresh and sporty...the looks give you confidence off the field to be your best self."

Ralph Lauren Designed a Winning Olympic Wardrobe for Team USA

And when you are your best self, that spreads to every part of your life. McCleney says that's especially true for LGBTQ+ athletes. "To be at your peak athletically, or really whatever your job or your role is, you need to be authentically you," the lesbian player says. "Love yourself, love your truest self."

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Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.

Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.