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This is how olympic leotards have been changing over the last century.
1. The Danish gymnastics team at the London Olympics in 1908 wearing uniforms that look more fitting for karate than gymnastics - times have certainly changed.
1. The Danish gymnastics team at the London Olympics in 1908 wearing uniforms that look more fitting for karate than gymnastics - times have certainly changed.
2. July 1908: Two members of the Danish troupe exercising on the 'horse' at the London Olympics wearing skirt-trousers and long-sleeved shirts.
3. Back in 1908 there was nothing flattering about the competitors outfits and there was not an ounce of glitter or a rhinestone in sight.
4. Marian Barone of the U.S. team on the balance beam at the Earl's Court arena when the Olympics came back to London in 1948. Although rather daring compared to 40 years earlier, Marian and her teammates' outfits would be considered loose fitting at a modern-day competition.
5. A Russian gymnast competing at the next Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, 1952, show that not much happened as 1940s became fifties in terms of leotard styling
6. Plain leotard - check! Vera Cáslavská of the Czech Republic (then Czechoslovakia) went on to win 5 gold medals at the 1968 Games - all the while wearing a plain leotard sans bling and glitter, pictured at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo.
10. Back in the USSR: The late eighties shine through in the hairstyles of the Soviet Union team but the leotards are more generic than ever as they celebrate their gold medals at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.
11.What a difference the nineties make: Russia wins yet another team gold 16 after the above at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens - the only thing which seem to have changed dramatically are the leotards.
12. The latest trend is incorporating traditional clothing into the leotards. Here is Team China in Athens eight years ago wearing something which with a bit of imagination and a lot more fabric would resemble traditional Chinese clothes.
13. Tradition: Elements of their country's culture is displayed in rhinestones and elaborate flower design on competitors from Russia, right, Ukraine, centre and Spain, right
16. On trend is the Italian rhythmic gymnastics team performing with ropes during a 2008 competition in Turin in leotards heavy on the glitter and fake diamante stones
