The Stars of Wimbledon.....

It seems as if someone has ordered the gorgeous weather just in time for Wimbledon this year, and as it is particularly hot, making the right outfit choices for the players essential. There’s always competition between designers about who’s going to get involved with Britain’s biggest tennis competition, but this year it’s the turn of Stella McCartney who has teamed up with names such as Nike and Adidas to create on court outfits for the tennis stars.

You can definitely say that Maria Sharapova has style both on and off the court. She’s a real icon in both the tennis and fashion worlds so you would expect nothing less of her at Wimbledon this year. McCartney teamed up with Nike this year to create Sharapova’s dress which features a layered skirt and cross over detail accross the back. The dress is really stunning and looks beautiful when she moves around the court.

Serena Williams is of course another player who loves to experiment with her outfits. This year, like Sharapova she’s sporting a Stella McCartney/Nike Dress, apparently inspired by the Wimbledon “strawberries and cream” tradition. The dress has a really flattering shape to it and the simple detailing makes it sophisticated. Serena also showed everyone that you can do sport with a perfect set of diamante encrusted nails. Of course Serena is always very glamorous, and until their recent split was always pictured with ex-boyfriend Common on the beach looking great!


But Nike is not the only brand that McCartney has teamed up with this year, she has also continued to work with Adidas, creating outfits for the likes of Britain’s Andy Murray and Laura Robson, and also Ana Ivanovic. This year Ivanovic has introduced leggings to her ensemble, which is perhaps a questionable choice considering the temperatures at Wimbledon this year. She still looks stylish although the outfit clearly didn’t help her as Ivanovic suffered a devastating first round defeat knocking her out of the competition.



Andy Murray is looking good this year and hopefully will go far in the competition. He always looks smart on the court but his style off the court perhaps could be improved. As such a massive inspiration to many young people all over the country, maybe he should follow in the footsteps of Roger Federer and step away from the everyday t-shirt and jeans combos....he is only 23 after all!

If you’re inspired by all of the sport going on at the moment and want to get active yourself, have a browse on www.net-a-porter.com who at the moment have most of Stella McCartney’s collection for Adidas on sale and there are some great bargains to be found for example this gorgeous playsuit which could double up as an outfit for the gym and a stylish option for a day out.

If you’re lucky enough to get to Wimbledon this year, make sure you take some piccies and let us know what you think of this year’s outfits!

Katie x