Why are non white outfits banned at wimbledon.

[Exia]

everyone looks like prison inmates.

[malakas]

Don't prison inmates have black stripes too??

[Exia]

Originally Posted by malakas

Don't prison inmates have black stripes too??

look the same=white


use your brain Einstein

[psp2]

a Wimby tradition.

[malakas]

Well..sorry!!When I read white I understand white colour!!
I don't know every single english expression you know!

[KBalla08]

Originally Posted by psp2

a Wimby tradition.

ya that is ur answer

[Dan007]

Originally Posted by Exia

look the same=white


use your brain Einstein

They don't look the same. Prison inmates have thick black stipes going through their shirt and pants, while at wimbledon, players where shirts and pants with actuall design with some colors other than white on them, but the overall color is white. Are you color blind to black?

[Exia]

it is funny that the logos have to be up to a maximum of 4sq inch or something

Adidas, the German manufacturer, took on the tennis authorities in a different court — the High Court in London — this month and won a temporary ruling allowing its three-striped logo to appear on players’ clothing at the tournament. Wimbledon wanted to limit the size of branding to 4 sq in.

[textbook strokes]

How old are you?. Maybe you are not old enough to remember, but back in the beginnings white was the only colour allowed in a tennis court. Then came the short pants, and just by the 70s, I think, they allowed certain soft colours. Wimbledon nevertheleast, as many british traditions, never changed, and they demand a player to keep white as a dominant colour in his/her clothes

[Court_Jester]

Andre Agassi tried to shake things up at Wimbledon with his outrageous outfits but in the end, he realized the importance and magnitude of the tournament's traditions and he relented.

[Exia]

Originally Posted by textbook strokes

How old are you?. Maybe you are not old enough to remember, but back in the beginnings white was the only colour allowed in a tennis court. Then came the short pants, and just by the 70s, I think, they allowed certain soft colours. Wimbledon nevertheleast, as many british traditions, never changed, and they demand a player to keep white as a dominant colour in his/her clothes

because wimbledon is stuck up its own backside. Preferring to stick to the dark ages regarding the dress sense.

wimbledon will always be a upper class venue for the privileged oxford graduates.

he Sunday Times June 25, 2006

Out! Wimbledon to ban tennis teases
Maurice Chittenden
WIMBLEDON has served an early warning to the world’s tennis stars: step across the line on the tournament’s strict dress code and you will be sent packing.

For more than a century Wimbledon has fiercely guarded the genteel reputation that today sets it apart from other tournaments. Officials there want spectators to keep their eye on the ball, not on the increasingly revealing outfits that have caused controversy elsewhere.

what next olympic swimming in a wedding dress

But the low-cut tops showing lots of cleavage, favoured by Maria Sharapova and Maria Kirilenko, are likely to be banned, as are loose- fitting outfits such as the one Sharapova wore at this year’s Australian Open which billowed up to reveal her underwear.

They don't ban the 105Db orgasmic grunts and shrieks do they????

[textbook strokes]

It's not that bad to keep a tradition Imho. Clothes manufacturers can sell us all kind of other stuff during the rest of the year .

[simi]

I was somewhat surpirsed to see Rafael wearing his signature cut-off sleeve T-shirt. Thought it would be banned. Works in colors, but looks weird in white.

Some traditions are good. Gives us roots and stability. All of us need that from time to time.

[MTChong]

I don't mind it; I like it actually.

[sureshs]

It is difficult to distinguish the players when they are all wearing white. That is why soccer teams have differently colored jerseys.

I am afraid I might confuse Nadal and Federer if they meet.

Or Sharapova and Mauresmo.

[c_zimma]

Originally Posted by Exia

because wimbledon is stuck up its own backside. Preferring to stick to the dark ages regarding the dress sense.

wimbledon will always be a upper class venue for the privileged oxford graduates.

Like already said, it's a tradition. It is an honor to play at Wimbledon, and it's not just for the "privileged Oxford graduates." Anyone can play there. All they have to do is win. So I don't think it is fair to criticize one of the most prestige majors ever for the people who play there and the clothes they wear. Thats what I think.

[framebreaker]

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[sureshs]

If Wimbledon is truly heritage-conscious, they should require players to use small-headed wooden racquets strung with natural gut. Everything else is of no consequence to the game.

[c_zimma]

Yes, but it is a request. The level of play would be horrible if wood racquets were used. Wimbledon is just trying to keep some tradition alive. I am suprised they haven't installed the roof yet.

[slice bh compliment]

Originally Posted by sureshs

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I am afraid I might confuse Nadal and Federer if they meet.

Or Sharapova and Mauresmo.

Hhahahahah, just get some glasses, brother ... and watch for skin color, backhands and body-type.