This year’s royal box at the Wimbledon has been as awash with colour as can be. The Duchess of Cambridge chose a bright tomato red, while Prince William donned an indigo blue; Billie Jean King flaunted a pearls-and-jade-jacket combo with panache, while the rest of the colour crew had been brought up by a smiling Beckham and partners of the players.
Yes, this is merely a potpourri of off-court fashion, and yes, it’s kinda hard to be creative or fashionable when you take to the court — and the VERY strict all-white dress code at Wimbledon. But that doesn’t mean no one’s trying. Roger Federer was pretty vociferous about his feelings when he called the all-white dress code ‘extreme’ and as if from the 1950s.
Gone are the days when players would saunter off court in meek polos and pleated skirts (all white, of course). The White Club at Wimbledon is constantly adding colour to itself — as the fashionistas on court stoutly prove.
Here’s taking a look at the men and women who dared!