17 best Parade of Nations outfits from the Opening Ceremony

When you're trying to stand out among 200+ countries, you can't be drab. (Looking at you, Germany.) You can't do the expected or go with boring colors and designs. You need to pay homage to your country while also looking stylish and keeping athletes' comfort in mind. With those qualities in mind, here are the best parade of nations outfits, in no particular order.

1. Mongolia

(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Bright, colorful, and a touch of amazing design on the women's skirts.

2. Israel

(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

That's how you do athletic jackets with style.

3. India

(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

While India's men are kind of boring, the women's saris are gorgeous.

4. Dominica

(AP Photo/David Goldman)

That vest is perfect.

5. Barbados

Colorful? Fun details? A nod to the country's colors? Barbados has it all, complete with beautiful tailoring and people who know how accessorize.

6. Benin

Pretty colors and pretty details all topped with a great hat.

7. Aruba

The colors, the rickrack, the super awesome hats -- I'd wear this to a beach wedding.

8. Indonesia

Nothing to add here.

9. Great Britain

(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Great Britain's jackets look pretty boring from the front, but from the back? They show off an awesome Olympic coat of arms.

10. Hungary

(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Out of curiosity, are those women's dresses on sale anywhere? Asking for me. I want one.

11. Djibouti

Look, skirts are comfortable and look great. Every woman knows this, and now the entire delegation from Djibouti is in on the secret.

12. Canada

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Like Great Britain, Canada has some boring jackets from the front, but the back? Yes!

13. Belarus

(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

It looks like a regular suit-type outfit, but then you look at the men's shirts. The pattern on the shirt is the same one on the flag, and it is a pattern derived from local plants and flowers.

14. Refugee Olympic Team

Check out their ties. The dots are multicolored, meaning every country they came from is included. It's just so lovely.

15. Serbia

(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

The skirt/shoe combo works so, so well.

16. Sweden

(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

That shirt has a hoodie and tulle and is still hitting the perfect note.

17. Sierra Leone

Much like with Hungary, can someone point me to where I can buy this skirt?

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