Just yesterday, I watched the powerful Serena Williams torpedo into the Wimbledon Semi-Finals after defeating the very elegant Victoria Azarenka. Honestly, I love watching Wimbledon for the fashion, especially since it's all knitwear. The other tennis opens are also fun to watch, but the reason why Wimbledon is so special, is because of its All-White Rule. Player dress code is so strict that, Roger Federer was told not to have orange soles on his shoes. Shorts, shirts, socks and shoes must be "almost entirely white." So must every other piece of apparel. Even off-code colors are prohibited. No cream, no beige, no eggshell, no ivory. The players will strictly wear just Vanilla. Even after such strict rules, I'm amazed by the creative garment designs that the players wear on the court. Most of these garments are designed by well-known designers, some garments also receive inputs by the players themselves.
The rules on the Wimbledon website say thus-
— No solid mass of coloring
— Little or no dark or bold colors
— No fluorescent colors
— Preference towards pastel colors
— Preference for the back of the shirt to be totally white
— Preference for shorts and skirts to be totally white
— All other items of clothing, including hats, socks and shoe uppers to be predominantly white
Knitmode has rounded up some of the very creative garments seen on the court this year. Enjoy!
Serena Williams
Serena Williams is very well known to have bold choices when it comes to her attire, and the all-white rule did not stop her. This chic dress was by Nike. The garment kept to the rule that requires dresses to be all white (no cream or off white shades), she had creatively incorporated a little animal print detailing.The dress was low-cut and had a panel of transparent mesh around the print to show a glimpse of her midriff. Very classy, very Serena!
Venus Williams
Although Venus didn't win the match against her little sister, her dress was definitely a winner. The dress was a simple, yet stylish A-line silhouette with cross-back strapping.
Maria Sharapova
Mesh was clearly a trend this Wimbledon. Sharapova opted for a Nike dress, which had a more elegant mesh pattern, and a racerback. It was a very classy dress which can also be worn off the tennis court.
Caroline Wozniacki
This dress received mixed reviews. In my opinion, I think the gold trim on the shorts along with the frilled mesh hem was a bit too much to take in, but I really loved the fit of the dress. Caroline worked on the dress with designer Stella McCartney.
Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka had been off the court due to recent injuries, but she sure did make a comeback in this simple, yet very elegant Nike two piece set. It was all white, showing only the iconic Nike logo.
These were some of my favourite picks from Wimbledon 2015. Hoping to see more creativity in the further matches! Thank you for reading!
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Tanaya
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