From Team GB's Elvis outfits to Russia's psychedelic tracksuits... which countries are the winners and losers in the styl-ympics?

It's not just athletes going for glory at the London 2012 Olympics. The games have also given fashion designers from around the world the chance to compete to see who could design the best competition kit, opening ceremony dress and casual tracksuits. Stella McCartney, Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren are just a few of the renowned designers who have contributed to helping athletes representing their nation look their best. But who got it right and who got it very wrong?
Here's the FEMAIL guide to the best - and worst - dressed team at the London 2012 Olympics so far...

TEAM GB

Modernised flag: Stella McCartney designed the Adidas GB kit, modelled here by cyclists Sir Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton, tennis player Andy Murray and athlete Jessica Ennis. She was criticised for turning the union flag blue but defended herself saying she wanted to be contemporary. And as a result she has made a blue union flag synonymous with London 2012. The kit has been a hit with athletes like triple jumper Phillips Idowu who said he loves it

Too blue: The kit for Team GB's football squad is too navy while goalkeeper Jack Butland looks like he's been tangoed in orange

That's more like it: Team GB's gymnasts Louis Smith, left, and Beth Tweddle look regal in red and the colour fired the men to an unexpected bronze medal. A glittery lion mane on the women's kit is an elegant patriotic touch

Bradley Wiggins swaps his yellow jersey for the GB kit: We love the aerodynamic red helmet and the way the team name is cleverly placed along the thigh, under the arm and across the back so it can be read clearly when the cyclist is in action

Skimpy: You can't fit much of the union flag on the tiny trunks worn by diver Tom Daley... not that we're complaining

Ladies in red: Zara Dampney and Shauna Mullin look the part in the red version of the kit for their beach volleyball match and painted their nails in patriotic colours

Elvis impersonators: The suits worn by Team GB at the opening ceremony looked tacky and cheap. Stella McCartney was quick to distance herself pointing out they were designed by High Street chain Next when they were roundly criticised

USA

Not celebratory enough: The Nike tracksuits won by the swimming team on the podium were a dull grey... at least they had the gold medals to brighten them up

Amateur airforce: Even sprinter Tyson Gay couldn't make these Ralph Lauren designed suits look cool when they were worn at the opening ceremony

The smurfs: If you thought Team GB was too blue then what about the U.S. male gymnastic kit? At least the women were more vibrant in red and included the American stripes on their leotards

Not ace: Fashionistas Serena Williams, left, and her sister Venus have to settle for this boring white vest for their doubles match but Serena returns in a more interesting navy, white and red dress for the singles game, right

Doesn't cut the mustard: The men's archery team in Nike jeans and drab brown jackets

RUSSIA

From Russia with bad taste: The designer of these tracksuits should be sent to Siberia

Boater hats, blazers and crazily-designed shirts: But flag bearer Maria Sharapova can still manage a smile at the opening ceremony despite their awful outfits

Improvement: On court, Sharapova looks a lot more stylish in a red vest and white skirt but the racer style back of the vest doesn't fit with her previous tan lines!

JAMAICA

Bringing the sunshine to London: You need sunglasses to look at the Jamaican team led by Usain Bolt in bright yellow suits at the opening ceremony

Bringing music and sport together: The kit, worn here Dominique Blake, left, and Bolt again, right, was designed by Bob Marley's niece and she paid tribute to her uncle in one of the T-shirt designs

CHINA

Unadventurous: The team kept it simple at the opening ceremony with an outfit worthy of airplane cabin crew

Power of the dragon: A much more exciting design for the table tennis team, left, with a dragon roaring the players to glory while the gymnasts keep up the theme with flames on their leotards

Fly like a butterfly... the syncronised swimming team practise in pretty suits

FRANCE

All white: The French seem keen on focussing on one colour of the flag in their outfits with all white for the podium tracksuits worn by the swimmers, left, and basketballers, right

Sacre bleu: While the football and handball teams go for predominantly blue with a strange chain-like design on the handball shirts, right

Designer backing: Hermes designed the jackets worn by the French equestrian team

ITALY

Suited and booted: Armani designed the Italian suits for the opening ceremony but the team looked like they were heading to the office rather than the Olympic stadium

Colour clash: From left, swimmer Federica Pellegrini in a bright patterned swimsuit, the Italian divers in pink and purple and finally some red and green is seen in the gymnastic leotard

GERMANY

Dolly mixture: Like newborns, the boys wore blue and the girls pink in the opening ceremony with these terrible shiny jackets

Standing out: The German's use of bright colours continued with these garish diving swimsuits, left, and the turquoise beach volleyball kit

Flying to victory: The eagle from the German coat of arms is a prominent feature on much of the kit as shown by the rowers

And the best and worst of the rest...

Chic: Salvatore Ferragamo designed the stylish dresses won by the small San Marino team at the opening ceremony - a much better look than the garish tracksuits and ill-fitting blazers seen on other countries

Retro: The Czech Republic's tracksuit is a throw back to the Seventies while the blue colour of the tennis vest means sweat patches are prominent

It's not that cold! The Aussie beach volley team keep covered no doubt used to competing in higher temperatures at home