It’s been described by England cricketer Graeme Swann as “the worst outfit ever seen on a tennis court,” but Venus Williams claims the dress was “inspired by Alice in Wonderland.” Members of the LCSNA, what’s your verdict? Off with her head? Or does she deserve an elegant thimble?
The yellow lattice top, print skirt, and flesh colored leggings don’t exactly ring any Wonderland bells for me, but in a post-match interview Williams offered the following explanation:
Yeah, don’t laugh. But it’s kind of about a surprise, because when Alice goes down the hole, the rabbit hole, she finds all these things that are so surprising.
This outfit is about having a surprise in tennis a dress, and kind of, you know, showing some skin and then just having a print. Prints don’t happen that often in tennis. So it’s called the Wonderland dress. It was fun.
You can see more pictures of the dress at the Style Bistro.
I’d say most definitely off with her head!
If Alice had this sort of surprise down the rabbit hole, I suspect the story would have had to have been labeled for the “Adult” section. 🙂
“England cricketer Graeme swann described the dress and flesh-coloured shorts, as ‘the worst outfit ever seen on a tennis court.’”