IF THREE clashing shades of green and jackets with giant and oddly-shaped lapels are your thing, you’ll love Australia’s Commonwealth Games uniform.

The casual uniform our athletes will wear in Glasgow was unveiled in Melbourne today and, as with all uniforms for major sporting events, is sure to divide opinion.

The Australian Commonwealth Games Association insisted on an Australian-made uniform and linked with Australian Defence Apparel to produce the garments.

The uniform includes a “rainforest green” jacket, “grey gum” chino pants and a skirt with a “wattle hem”.

“We believe we have pushed the creative boundaries while maintaining the core integrity and pride of athletes representing their country in one of the world’s biggest sports events,” lead designer Adele Walters said.

“The biggest challenge was to produce a range of fashionable products which are appropriate and comfortable for male and female team members of varying athletic sizes.”

Netballer Bianca Chatfield, swimmers Mack Horton and Belinda Hocking, middle-distance runner Jeff Riseley, diver Grant Nel, long jumper Brooke Stratton, squash player Sarah Cardwell and team chef de mission Steve Moneghetti all modelled the outfits for the first time ahead of the games, which will be held from July 23 to August 3.

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Moneghetti said the uniform had been well-received by the athletes and explained they had to be versatile enough to account for Glasgow’s variable summer weather.

“It’s functional because you need an outfit that accommodates the extremes of temperature we might experience in Glasgow,’’ he said.

The green-based uniforms feature plenty of yellow trim, including a large yellow hem on the women’s skirts, while light grey pants also feature prominently along with jumpers boasting different two shades of green to the one splashed on the jackets.

Particularly controversial are the multi-panelled jackets, which feature yellow piping and cosmetic shoulder attachments for the men, and huge open lapels for the ladies.

Scarfs, striped belts and grey Dunlop Volley shoes also make an appearance.

“What are they thinking?” says news.com.au style commentator Melissa Hoyer. “They are just a big no, no, no. A true fashion and uniform shocker!

“The array of different shades of green, to oversized lapels, chunky and clumpy knits and those horrible yellow trims around the skirts and jackets.

“Let’s not even start on the asymmetrical hemlines and shoulder attachments.”

Hoyer hopes there will be a day when we won’t feel a moral obligation to use green and gold in every uniform we produce.

“Sure, the two colours have become synonymous with Australian sport, but hey, let’s shake it up and at least make the two hues attractive,” she says.

Australia heads to top of the table after capturing gold medal for worst Commonwealth Games uniform. #CommGames — adam rozenbachs (@arozenbachs) June 4, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: Australia heads to top of the table after capturing gold medal for worst Commonwealth Games uniform. #CommGames— adam rozenbachs (@arozenbachs) June 4, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: Australia heads to top of the table after capturing gold medal for worst Commonwealth Games uniform. #CommGames— adam rozenbachs (@arozenbachs) June 4, 2014

What is the go with #Australian #CommonwealthGames uniform? Dull yellow and things dangling from every angle. It's just wrong. — Joshua Holmes (@JoshDHolmes) June 4, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: What is the go with #Australian #CommonwealthGames uniform? Dull yellow and things dangling from every angle. It's just wrong.— Joshua Holmes (@JoshDHolmes) June 4, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: What is the go with #Australian #CommonwealthGames uniform? Dull yellow and things dangling from every angle. It's just wrong.— Joshua Holmes (@JoshDHolmes) June 4, 2014

The comm games uniform looks like half of them are from star trek and the other half looks like there's a giant lily pad wrapped around them — max chien (@max_chien) June 4, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: The comm games uniform looks like half of them are from star trek and the other half looks like there's a giant lily pad wrapped around them— max chien (@max_chien) June 4, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: The comm games uniform looks like half of them are from star trek and the other half looks like there's a giant lily pad wrapped around them— max chien (@max_chien) June 4, 2014

Thankgod our Commonwealth Games uniform is only for the Commonwealth Games...... #bloodymurder — Brendon Vella (@wogsrus) June 4, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: Thankgod our Commonwealth Games uniform is only for the Commonwealth Games...... #bloodymurder— Brendon Vella (@wogsrus) June 4, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: Thankgod our Commonwealth Games uniform is only for the Commonwealth Games...... #bloodymurder— Brendon Vella (@wogsrus) June 4, 2014

Hope the Aussie Comms Game Team management didn’t already pay the uniform designers.They are shizen — Glenn (@Glenny3972) June 4, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: Hope the Aussie Comms Game Team management didn’t already pay the uniform designers.They are shizen— Glenn (@Glenny3972) June 4, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: Hope the Aussie Comms Game Team management didn’t already pay the uniform designers.They are shizen— Glenn (@Glenny3972) June 4, 2014

I have honestly never seen anything as ugly as the Australian Commonwealth Games uniform. Unless looking like a giant lime is your thing. — Amy Stevenson (@amy_stevenson5) June 4, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: I have honestly never seen anything as ugly as the Australian Commonwealth Games uniform. Unless looking like a giant lime is your thing.— Amy Stevenson (@amy_stevenson5) June 4, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: I have honestly never seen anything as ugly as the Australian Commonwealth Games uniform. Unless looking like a giant lime is your thing.— Amy Stevenson (@amy_stevenson5) June 4, 2014

My school uniform was more stylish than these Commonwealth Games uniforms. Beyond hideous — Stephanie Somerville (@stephsommers24) June 4, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: My school uniform was more stylish than these Commonwealth Games uniforms. Beyond hideous— Stephanie Somerville (@stephsommers24) June 4, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: My school uniform was more stylish than these Commonwealth Games uniforms. Beyond hideous— Stephanie Somerville (@stephsommers24) June 4, 2014

Did someone's blind granny knit the commonwealth games uniform? — Travis (@Tarvyo26) June 4, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: Did someone's blind granny knit the commonwealth games uniform?— Travis (@Tarvyo26) June 4, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: Did someone's blind granny knit the commonwealth games uniform?— Travis (@Tarvyo26) June 4, 2014

Our 2014 Commonwealth Games uniform is such a treasure. — Nick Benatar (@NickBenatar) June 4, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: Our 2014 Commonwealth Games uniform is such a treasure.— Nick Benatar (@NickBenatar) June 4, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: Our 2014 Commonwealth Games uniform is such a treasure.— Nick Benatar (@NickBenatar) June 4, 2014