Courtwear

Durable lightness—that’s new Jantzen courtwear.

(Yet, ironically, many of the newer, less well-heeled players seem to be even more dedicated to white attire than do veteran players, and tennis’s arrivés are often offended by other hues of courtwear.)

Sportswear looks continue to influence women's courtwear with wrapped or knife-pleated skirts, bolero tie-blouses worn over bandeau bras, and sweatery knits.

Basic Dress Thin courtwear for any lower-torso proportion problem: smoothly tailored shorts (left) with vertical pockets, a flat fly, no cuffs—nothing to break the line or create bulk below the waist.

In Between “courtwear” is a blend of cotton, polyester and Spandex that creates a layered look under skirts and tops.

A few sporting fellows wore striped blazers and cream slacks, and a dozen women modelled flapper ensembles and courtwear from plus-fours-attired Ivan Sayer’s garment museum.

“People are dressing more casual on a daily basis and they come to us looking for clean, classic athletic clothes that are comfortable,” says Andrea Huff, apparel marketing director for Reebok, which outfits [Venus] Williams in nightclub-worthy courtwear including silver shifts.

Wimbledon will waive its white-only rule for the Olympic tennis next year. Karen Dacre serves up sizzling courtwear for colour converts