The Couture Statements We Make: J.Lo and Her Hat

No, it’s not some sexy latex top or a flash of Shania Twain’s undies that landed on the sartorial-radar-of-controversy the beginning of this week. It seems Jennifer Lopez made a statement wearing an oversized hat at the Wimbledon men’s final this past Sunday. Sitting in the Royal Box at the All-England Club’s Centre Court, the …

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Naomi Osaka Reminds Us Where Inspiration Comes From

Inspiration can come from anywhere for anything, on the tennis court as much as in a latex design studio. Whatever your art happens to be, what you get from the world around you so often bleeds into what you make, sometimes so subconsciously that you might not even be aware of it. And sometimes, what …

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So, What WAS Jelena Ostapenko Wearing At Wimbledon?

The way they’ve been acting at Wimbledon you’d have thought somebody walked on court in a latex catsuit. The All England Lawn Tennis Club has dealt with numerous seemingly self-inflicted wardrobe controversies in recent years. Back in the dim and distant years of the mid-80s, Anne White committed what many consider the first real fashion …

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That Skirt Is Just Too Short

The Nike Premier Slam Dress is the signature outfit for female players on the circuit endorsing the sportswear brand. But this year a group of players paid to endorse Nike (and wear the dress) asked for alternations to the outfit, over concerns over the dress’s length (or lack of it). Simply put, a goodly amount of vocal lady players feel the dress exposes way too much flesh when they run, jump, manage splits and bend during pl