US EditionDress Codes: Why Do Tennis Players Wear White?
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 9 – Wimbledon highlights the tradition of all-white kits with recent 2023 rule changes allowing dark undershorts, emphasizing the tournament's historic dress code.
- The Wimbledon Championships in London continue to enforce an almost entirely white dress code, reflecting its tradition since the 19th century.
- This dress code partly originated from cricket whites, chosen for their comfort in summer sun and association with class and respectability in sport.
- Wimbledon has occasionally revised rules, such as allowing dark undershorts in 2023 and asking some players to donate memorabilia to showcase tournament history.
- The All England Club began collecting player memorabilia around two decades ago with the aim of inspiring athletes and enhancing the atmosphere during matches, according to the club’s collections manager.
- These traditions and policies maintain Wimbledon's unique identity but have sparked debates, especially regarding white undershorts and player comfort during menstruation.
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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 …
Wimbledon maintains its strict white dress rule, a tradition since the 19th century that reflects history, elegance and respect for the tournament
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