The Sleeping Giant
Venus Williams is the subject of this month’s episode of Revealed on CNN. And what is it that we find out about this top SEWTAer?
Breaking up isn’t hard to do
Customer satisfaction, guaranteed: Bjorn Borg and his right-hand pimpster Bibi wouldn’t be the kind to leave you hangin’. If their matchmaking and lucky charms can’t help you through the romance, perhaps you just need an out.
GQ’s 2009 menswear designer: will tennis be their muse?
And then there were six: GQ and CFDA have narrowed down their nominees for Best New Menswear Designers in America down to a sextet of talents: André Benjamin (Benjamin Bixby); Robert Geller; Alex Carleton (Rogues Gallery); David Mullen (Save Khaki); Sam Shipley and Jeff Halmos (Shipley & Halmos); and Yigal Azrouël.
Shipley, GQ EIC Jim Nelson, [...]
Form follows fashion: re-dressing stick figures after australia
The silhouettes of Joe Durica at Stick it Wear?! have transformed after the year’s first slam — a few of them inspired by the last men and women standing in Melbourne.
The Bring Bling logo shows off hoop earrings and curves; the Swiss Superstar draws inspiration from a tuxedo stripe; while Number One has sleeve-covered biceps [...]
Fashion Focus: Sharapova the showgirl
Her name was Lola: The ailing Maria Sharapova sat out this 2009 Australian Open to give her shoulder enough time to heal (she’s back next month). And a version of the Spring Maria Day Dress, a ruffled number whose tiers fade from liquid lime to charcoal grey, might have been the defending champ’s on-court outfit.
Cover-up: [...]
Fashion Focus: Serena William’s laser light show
TSF didn’t put our money on an out-of-form Serena Williams to be an Australian Open finalist this year (that’s why we’re not bookies, we figure), but we put our money down for a buzz-worthy Nike outfit from the American.
Am I in downtown Vegas? For spring, her sleeveless dressfeatures contrast trim around the v-neck and waistline [...]
Fashion Focus: Orange ya glad fer Elena? I am!
Aussie Open 09’s Most Improved Award goes to Ms. Elena Dementieva, who’s languished in Yonex’s utilitarian and generic performance wear for a while now. The creatives seemed to find their stride late last year, first with the “denim” dress at the 2008 U.S. Open, and now this orange-heavy outfit for the first major of 2009.
Mixing [...]
Fashion Focus: Fila’s Last Stand
Stopping on a quarter: The dream run of Jelena Dokic at the 2009 Australian Open ended in the quarterfinals at the hands of No. 3 Dinara Safina. (By the way, TSF is picking Marat’s younger sister to face Serena Williams in Saturday’s final.)
With Dokic’s amazing performance came a chance for Fila to showcase their spring [...]
Oh, Mirka
She’s no Serena: Unlike Serena Williams, second lady Mirka Vavrinec isn’t ready to downgrade just quite yet. Here she is toting a Louis Vuitton Shimmer Comete while watching her boo Roger Federer rub out Juan Martin del Potro in an embarassing 80-minute quarterfinal match. Del Potro, the 20-year-old Argentine, won only only 14 points total [...]
do i really have to choose between marin and janko?
Tournament organizers should know better than to keep spectators on edge to see who comes out victorious in a fight between Serbian Janko Tipsarevic and Croat Marin Cilic. Can’t they both just move on to the next round?
And no, your eyes are not deceiving you. They are both wearing tops from this season’s Fila Collezione [...]
