When members of Team USA walked into the 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony wearing uniforms embroidered with the letters “USA,” the uniforms did more than just designate the team members’ identity as representatives of the USA. The uniforms also conveyed a claim about the uniforms’ degree of U.S.-made content: that they are all or virtually all made in the USA. In fact, Ralph Lauren, who designed the uniforms, confirmed this claim, stating in an interview with USA Today that all parts of the uniform were made in the USA.
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