Editing Florence Griffith Joyner (section)

==Style==
Beyond her running prowess, Griffith Joyner was known for her bold fashion choices.<ref name="Hersh, Phil" /><ref name="Bock, Hal; Griffith-Joyner Just Getting Out">{{cite news |last1=Bock |first1=Hal |title=Griffith-Joyner Just Getting Out of the Blocks: She Says Weight Training, Faster Starts Pushed Her to World Record in 100 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-07-24-sp-10191-story.html |access-date=August 24, 2016 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=July 24, 1988 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813071618/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-07-24/sports/sp-10191_1_world-record |archive-date=August 13, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> She appeared at the World Championships in 1987 in Rome wearing a hooded speed skating body suit.<ref name="Bock, Hal; Griffith-Joyner Just Getting Out"/><ref name="Rowbottom, Mike">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/athletics-flo-jos-flamboyant-life-and-times-1199911.html |title=Athletics: Flo-Jo's flamboyant life and times |last=Rowbottom |first=Mike |date=September 21, 1998 |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=September 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916100616/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/athletics-flo-jos-flamboyant-life-and-times-1199911.html |archive-date=September 16, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In April 1988, she started wearing a running suit with the right leg of the suit extending to the ankle and the left leg of the suit cut off, a style she called the "one-legger".<ref name="Hersh, Phil">{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1988/07/18/griffith-joyner-nails-100-meter-dash-final/ |title=Griffith-joyner Nails 100-meter Dash Final |last=Hersh |first=Phil |date=July 18, 1988 |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=September 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914000010/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1988-07-18/sports/8801150917_1_one-legger-florence-griffith-joyner-stripes |archive-date=September 14, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bock, Hal; Griffith-Joyner Just Getting Out"/><ref name="Rowbottom, Mike" /> The running suits had bold colors such as lime green and purple with white bikini bottoms and were embellished with lightning bolts.<ref name="Hersh, Phil" />

Her nails also garnered attention for their length and designs.<ref name="Hersh, Phil" /><ref name="Rowbottom, Mike" /> Her nails were four inches long with tiger stripes at the 1988 Olympic trials before switching to fuchsia.<ref name="Hersh, Phil" /> For the Olympic games themselves, she had six inch nails painted red, white, blue, and gold.<ref name="Rowbottom, Mike" /> Although many sprinters avoided accessories which might slow them down, Griffith Joyner kept her hair long and wore jewelry while competing.<ref name="Bock, Hal; Griffith-Joyner Just Getting Out" /> She designed many of her outfits herself and preferred looks which were not conventional.<ref name="Bock, Hal; Griffith-Joyner Just Getting Out" />