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Olympic beret from Ralph Lauren: We thought it was dead, but the hideous headgear is back for the London Games.
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![Olympic beret from Ralph Lauren: We thought it was dead, but the hideous headgear is back for the London Games. Olympic beret from Ralph Lauren: We thought it was dead, but the hideous headgear is back for the London Games.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/George_W._Bush_with_US_Olympic_Team_at_2002_Winter_Olympics_opening_ceremony.jpg)