I love it when two of my passions collide, I am a huge tennis fan and add fashion into the mix and I am one happy blogger. I always love waiting to see what delights *or horrors* the Williams sisters are wearing, which earrings Maria Sharapova has decided on, and even which star has added a flash of colour to her traditional whites.
Sport and fashion does go hand-in-hand I think, Venus Williams designs her line with Reebok, Rafael Nadel shows of his amazing body for Armani, Andy Roddick designs for Lacoste as well as fronting their fragrance, Cole Haan went for Maria Sharapova as its face, Caroline Wozniacki works Adidas by Stella McCartney on court, and even tennis legend Bjorn Borg has his own underwear line!!
So it is nice to see that for this year’s Wimbledon the Women’s Tennis Association is teaming up with the BFC and UK fashion designers to make their tennis stars shine at the annual pre-Wimbledon bash at the Kensington Rooftop Gardens, London on June 16 *praying for an invite*.
“The WTA’s partnership with the British Fashion Council provides our players with a unique opportunity to work with some of London’s most talented creative minds,” said Stacey Allaster, Chairman and CEO of the WTA. “Women’s tennis has always had a link to the fashion of the time, and we are very pleased to be able to collaborate with the British Fashion Council to share our players’ interest in fashion and style with some of the world’s best fashion designers.”
When I first glanced at the list of designers, which includes Burberry, and Stella McCartney I was worried as they are already well established and have links with sport; Serena Williams is a long time fan of Christopher Bailey, she even flew in for his show and has worn his designs on many occasions, and Stella McCartney not only dresses Caroline Wozniacki but also the British Olympic team. But I was pleasantly surprised when I saw that David Koma, Hussein Chalayan and Giles Deacon are also involved.
Li Na – Giles Deacon *this is huge – as her popularity is high after the French Open – the dress is interesting with an image of Lady Jane Grey on the corset*
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova – David Koma *this is the one I am most excited about*
Ana Ivanovic – Matthew Williamson
Jelena Jankovic – Vivienne Westwood *great tie-up, out of all the tennis stars Jelena has the attitude to pull Vivienne Westwood*
Samantha Stosur – Mary Katrantzou
Heather Watson – Mulberry *I can just imagine her amazing accessories now*
Laura Robson – Temperley
Andrea Petkovic – Richard Nicoll *is wearing a putty dress adapted from the resort collection*
