Such as the Royal Ascot last week, strict sartorial rules have been implemented for Wimbledon. The tennis tournament’s “all-white” rule now\u00a0explicitly covers caps, headbands, bandannas, wristbands, shoes and even \u201cany undergarments that either are or can be visible during play.\u201d But, as all followers of fashion know, rules are made to be broken. So here are a couple of our fave ladies (and man) who have flouted and failed the strict rules of Wimbledon whites, and\u00a0its illustrious 136-year history.<\/p>\n
That time\u00a0Maria Sharapova wore tuxedo-inspired activewear in 2008…<\/strong><\/p>\n That time Roger Federer\u00a0Roger strode onto centre court wearing a\u00a0white army style jacket over a gold lame accented waistcoat.<\/strong><\/p>\n \n That time\u00a0Bethanie Mattek-Sands channeled Lady Gaga and donned a coat of tennis balls.<\/strong><\/p>\n \n That time\u00a0Venus Williams beat Akgul Amanmuradova in a onesie.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n That time Serena Williams\u00a0started warming up in a trench-coat.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [slideshow_deploy id=’4912′]<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Such as the Royal Ascot last week, strict sartorial rules have been implemented for Wimbledon. The tennis tournament’s “all-white” rule now\u00a0explicitly covers caps, headbands, bandannas, wristbands, shoes and even \u201cany undergarments that either are or can be visible during play.\u201d But, as all followers of fashion know, rules are made to be broken. So here […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,1],"tags":[289,290,129,61,291,139,292,293,294],"class_list":["post-87782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fashion-tips","category-uncategorized","tag-all-white","tag-court-side","tag-fashion","tag-london","tag-tennis","tag-the-luxury-closet","tag-trend","tag-wimbledon","tag-wimbledon-style"],"yoast_head":"\nShop our Wimbledon Whites at The Luxury Closet<\/strong><\/h3>\n