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What to wear to Wimbledon It doesn’t take much to upset the wardrobe department at Wimbledon. This is as true today as it was in 1905, when the American player May Sutton Bundy, competing in the final in a corset, a crinoline and a floor-length dress, rolled back her sleeves because they were “too long and too hot” and promptly caused an outcry. One newspaper reported that the future King George V cried in the royal box. Let’s hope that the tears were prompted by Bundy beating England’s beloved Dorothea Chambers to the title rather than by her sartorial misdemeanour. If the All England Club dress code remains grueling for players, it has relaxed for onlookers. Technically, “torn jeans, running vests, dirty trainers and sports shorts” are the only items verboten for debenture holders with seats on – and lounge access at – Centre Court, and everyone else can wear whatever the hell they like. In reality, however, everyone, particularly on Centre Court, is notably smart. It’s a dress code that can only be described as Wimbledonian. So what is that? A white dress of sorts The Duchess of Cambridge, an expert in dressing for the occasion (royal tour to Canada? Don a maple-leaf pillbox hat!), is a tennis fiend and often wears white to Wimbledon. In 2012 she could have doubled for a particularly dazzling ball girl in a preppy, cable knit Alexander McQueen dress; in 2014 she rolled out her tennis whites again in a broderie anglaise Zimmerman number; and last year she stepped out in fetching white printed shift dress, also by Alexander McQueen. But white is tricky, especially if your legs are the same colour as your outfit. Too much broderie and you will resemble Miss Havisham’s table cloth; too much shiny neoprene and you’ll take after the disposeable Tesco version. If you like lace but can’t afford Chanel couture, opt for it in cream – cheap white lace always looks cheap. If you prefer more structured shapes, go for a cleaner, Colgate shade. The key is in the accessorizing: never wear a white dress when in the presence of fake tan, peep toe platforms or a Formula One driver boyfriend. You’re aiming for a modern update on Julie Christie in Far From The Madding Crowd, not a baby Kardashian.

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