Breaking Tradition: Wimbledon Allows Colored Bras for Female Players

Wimbledon Modifies Dress Code to Accommodate Female Players

A Historic Change at the Oldest Major Tennis Tournament

The prestigious Wimbledon tennis tournament, renowned as the oldest among the four Grand Slams, is widely recognized for its strict white dress code. However, the tournament’s organizing committee recently made a significant amendment to this long-standing regulation, acknowledging women’s underwear as an exception to the “white-only” rule.

Since its inception in 1877, Wimbledon players were required to don white attire from head to toe. However, due to concerns raised by female athletes whose menstruation cycles aligned with their match schedule, they have now been granted permission to wear colored bras.

Notably, the realm of sports has been witnessing a growing trend of female players opting for attire with colored bottoms instead of the traditional white.

One of England’s top players, Heather Watson, openly spoke about this change, stating, “The previous reluctance to address this issue openly was unnecessary, in my opinion.”

American tennis prodigy, Coco Goff, also expressed her support, emphasizing the stress caused by the overlapping of Wimbledon and menstrual periods. Goff believes that this alteration will be immensely helpful in alleviating such challenges.

At Wimbledon, where white attire reigns supreme, the strict rules extend beyond clothing to cover hat color, shoe soles, and even sports bra straps that may peek out from players’ tops. The regulations even dictate that hats, headbands, bandanas, wristbands, and socks must all be white, with no more than a 10mm allowance for colored accents.

Although the decree mandating white underwear was reinstated in 2014, the rules were only relaxed this year for female players, marking a notable shift in policy.

Despite the relaxation of rules surrounding underwear, controversy often arose in past Wimbledon tournaments over whether players’ attire adhered to the regulations. However, it remains uncertain how many athletes will take advantage of the revised guidelines this year.

Recently, Ons Jaber from Tunisia conveyed in an interview, “Wearing non-white pants could inadvertently reveal one’s period. Opting for colored bras provides a more suitable alternative.”

In addition to relaxing the underwear policy, Wimbledon introduced a new rule stipulating that underwear should not exceed the length of the skirt worn by the players.

These changes at Wimbledon reflect a significant departure from tradition, showcasing the tournament’s commitment to inclusivity and adaptability.

The Wimbledon tennis tournament, the oldest major tournament among the four Grand Slams, is famous for its white dress code.

Established in 1877, players competing at Wimbledon could only wear head-to-toe white, but as of this year, women’s underwear has been recognized as an exception to the ‘rule’ White’. Given the players whose match schedule overlapped with their periods, they were allowed to wear colored bras.

Recently, in the world of sports, there is a tendency to change the color of the bottoms of female players’ uniforms to something other than white.

Heather Watson (England) said, “Actually, it’s been taboo to talk about it openly, but I don’t think it’s necessary.”

Coco Goff (USA) also welcomed, saying, “I get a lot of stress when Wimbledon and menstrual periods overlap,” adding, “This measure will help in that regard.”

At Wimbledon, where only white can be worn, this rule also applies to the color of hats, shoe soles, and sports bra straps that can be exposed outside the top. There is even a rule that ‘hats, headbands, bandanas, wristbands, and socks are all white, and no color can enter more than 10 mm’.

The regulation that even underwear should be white was re-established in 2014, but was only relaxed for female players this year.

As the ‘dress code’ was applied to underwear, there were often scenes of controversy at Wimbledon about whether or not the dress was in accordance with the rules before and during the match. However, it is unclear how many players will actually take advantage of the relaxed rules this year.

Ons Jaber (Tunisia) said in a recent interview, “If you wear pants that aren’t white, you might end up revealing your period.” A better way would be to wear colored bras.”

Although the rules regarding underwear were relaxed, Wimbledon added a rule that underwear should not be longer than the length of the skirt.

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