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Dress Codes: Why do tennis players wear white?

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By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Pristine, crisp and all-white — tennis whites have been a tradition dating back centuries. The distinctive look has not only made the racquet sport stand out, it has also become a sartorial mainstay off the courts, too. And even though most of the major tournaments have done away with the hueless uniformity, Wimbledon, the very first of them, has remained strict in its policy (as have many private clubs around the …

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Dress Codes: Why do tennis players wear white?

Tennis whites have persisted for centuries, influencing fashion on and off courts. At Wimbledon, an centimeter of color can get a player’s outfit banned, but why?

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