Dear readers. When I saw Maria Sharapova sporting her White tuxedo outfit in Wimbledon 2008 I thought that tennis fashion had gone beyond the limits. I have to recognize I was wrong. Female tennis attires have changed apace throught the years. From the full lenght white dress of the early days or the classical white jersey and skirt of the 80,s and the 90,s to today’s risque outfits composed of have seen nice short dresses (as the red one Maria Sharapova is wearing in the first picture), dresses with pleated skirts (Maria Kirilenko second picture), short two-piece sets, raincoats, boots, body fitting catsuits, or tuxedos, female tennis outfits have changed from reserved to fashionable. Anyway, one picture worths one thousand words....
Although tennis fashion is usually manufactured and marketed by the most important sport brands such as Nike, Adidas, Puma or Fila, fashion designers as Stella McCartney or former and active players such as Steffi Graf, Serena or Venus Williams have landed in the world of tennis fashion and are pushing hard to introduce their own female tennis lines. However, I think this time Venus Williams has gone too far. The lingerie style tennis outfit she’s wearing in Roland Garros 2010 (a design from her own tennis line) is more of a babydoll than a tennis attire. In my opinión, the outfit, an entirely black dress with red pipping and a lace trimmed skirt, is more suitable to dance in the saloon of a Far West movie than to play tennis. As the lace skirt was so short, and due to its up and down movement, it constantly revealed Venus’ long and well-built legs and the flesh toned panties she worn as underwear.
Although the result of the match is a minor issue, Venus beat Patty Schneider in Roland Garros First Round. What really matters is Venus’ shocking tennis apparel. Will Venus be the forerunner of a new lingerie-style tennis fashion? Is Venus Williams paving the way for Victoria’s Secret, Intimissimi, La Perla or Lise Charmel to start creating tennis outfits? Only time will tell but we might be witnessing the start of a new era in the world of tennis fashion. Best Regards.
