Aesthetically, the German Olympic uniforms have divided opinion. Some people just can’t handle so many colours in such a tight concentration – something to do with not having enough cones in their eyes we think.

What it looks like to us at MPORA is a rainbow, an LGBT rainbow in fact. The German Olympics Sports Confederation have disputed that there’s any political message behind the design with one spokesperson, Christian Klause, saying that “the uniforms are not in protest,” adding that “this is just a fashionable jacket.” He’s clearly not being serious.