There has been a major crackdown on
player flamboyant fashion at Wimbledon.
Andrew Jarrett, tournament referee,
has outlined new dress rules for Wimbledon participants.
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Referencing back to a time of classic white / simple outfits,
players must now wear ‘predominately all white’ attire
with only a 1cm trim of colour allowed at the hem/edge of garments.
In an concentrated effort to preserve an all white clothing canvas,
white as signature colour even applies to undergarments.
(No more colour bleed from jaunty undies.)
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Traditionally, white has been the colour to herald in the
‘chillax’ days of warmth and sunshine.
For summer 2014, white dominates as a go-to colour
on and off the Wimbledon green.
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Wimbledon Whites 2014
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Defending men’s single champion
Andy Murray
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British number 1
Heather Watson
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Mirjana Lucic-Baroni
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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Roger Federer
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Serena Williams
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Denis Kudia
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Novak Djokovic
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The introduction of a firm ‘Wimbledon Whites’
player dress code is reactionary.
It’s an attempt to rein in
the fashion flash of recent years
and codify expected player attire.
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Yet, the OTT outifts of some players made for
an interesting fashion watch and
games, which were a bit more … colourful.
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Who can forget … ?
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Dominik Harbarty
shoulder cut-outs: a ‘cooling factor’
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Vince Spadea
long haul trucker fashion
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Roger Federer
red alert
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Radek Stepanak
soccer ref -wear
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Ivo Minar
underwear as outerwear?
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Andy Roddick
a painterly affect
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Bethanie Maddox-Sands
… was one to watch
under-eye body art
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gold rush
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a Pebbles Flintstone style reference?
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bands of colour
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lace details
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Anna Kournikova
“who wears short shorts?”
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Maria Sharapova
… runway ready
an LBD for an afternoon of tennis play
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sea mermaid
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The top scoring aces for wearing outfits,
which made it difficult to keep your eye on the ball
are the Williams sisters: Venus and Serena.
They dared to fashion tread where others dared not.
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Venus Williams
… on court fashion fearless
yellow lattice work and kaleidoscopic print
… and flesh tone pants
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a bit of sparkle
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… and in pink – a repeat performance
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boudoir black/red lace and bottom bared
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‘the return’ of flower power
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tangy tangerine
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Serena Williams
… high-stepping to her own fashion drum
denim mini-me
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purple passion and a band of orange
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a day at the beach
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bright colour combo: fuchsia and lime green
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skirt suiting
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thumbs up / thumbs down:
tennis as a gladiatorial contest
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